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The Rise of Travel Forums, Latest Tourism Website Trend


Jun 15

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Vacation rentals, Travel forum

The latest trend on tourism websites is to display reviews that customers write about hotels, worldwide vacation rentals and restaurants. The 2009 traveler wants to have a travel forum where they may voice their satisfaction or complaints about hotels or worldwide vacation rentals. Most travel forums let vacationers express their feelings, as do hotel network sites such as Expedia or Hotel.com. Vacation rentals websites such as Miamihabitat.com also publish reviews by people that actually stay in the rental properties.

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Travelpost, a travel forum owned by Kayak.com, gathers reviews from all different hotel network sites and publish them in a well-done and easy-to-use website. Vacationers can get thorough information and book worldwide vacation rentals through this travel forum site or their favorite hotel network sites. We really love this travel forum site and recommend you use it to plan your holidays.

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The Crisis and the Vacation Rental Industry


Jan 07

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Smart travelers try to find ways to keep traveling such as changing their travel habits, downgrading from a 5 star hotel to a 4 star hotel or becoming experts in discovering the best internet travel deals.

With some time and patience to surf the internet, smart travelers can easily find some great travel deals. The vacation rental industry is a clear winner in this situation because they offer much cheaper and more competitive rates than hotels.

Renting a hotel room in Hawaii can be expensive. Securing a Hawaii vacation condo would be much cheaper. Vacation rentals can also help cut additional food expenditure as guests can comfortably cook at home rather than eating out in restaurants during their holidays.

Vacation rental agencies offer great discounts to lure customers. A Miami Beach holiday rental or a Naples vacation rental is a steal when accounted on a per person basis. Do not hesitate to negotiate to get great holiday deal.

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How to Get Upgrades When Traveling - Travel News


Dec 01

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Flight upgrades are very sought-after nowadays, especially now that airline companies have decreased the number of routes in order to reduce their costs. However, getting flight upgrades has become extremely difficult. An informal survey was conducted among travelers to gather helpful travel tips on how to receive upgrades and fly to London, Hawaii or Miami in business class. It is recommended that travelers check their airline’s terms and conditions to learn about how they award upgrades. It is important to understand if your airline belongs to a network of airlines. If they do, you could use miles that were earned for one airline on another airline of the network, also sometimes known as an “alliance.”

Loyalty plays a role. Try to fly with the same company as much as possible. Airlines rank you in different programs. The higher you rank, the easier or less difficult it is to get upgrades. For example, travelers with a platinum card have priority over travelers with the gold card.

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  • Always present your loyalty cards when checking in and/or purchasing your ticket.
  • Always ask politely and kindly at the airport. Sometimes the staff needs to upgrade fliers to resolve oversold ticket conditions in the economy class. Usually, airline companies reward their loyal customers first, even when offering free upgrades.
  • When loyal travelers are being considered, those who pay the highest rates have priority for upgradable tickets.
  • Being elegantly dressed when requesting an upgrade will improve your chances of receiving one.
  • Airlines usually upgrade people when the flight is full or in an oversold situation.
  • Traveling with kids reduces your chances of being upgraded.
  • In most cases, upgrades are available the day you fly. You may pay for the upgrade for a fraction of the price you would pay for the premium ticket.

Always ask. You have nothing to lose!

Read also these related travel news:

  1. Upgrade Your Hotel During Your Next Trip

  2. Upgrade Your Airport Experience

  3. Upgrade Your Vacation Rentals

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Gadgets for Worldwide Travelers - Sound Oasis Travel Therapy


Dec 01

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Travelers need to take care of their bodies, particularly when traveling to far away destinations. While traveling can be fun, it can be tiring and take its toll.

If you are traveling for business, you may need to set an alarm clock for a business meeting in the morning.

If you stay in a hotel, the concierge may offer wake up call services.

If you stay in a vacation rental home, say a Miami Beach vacation rental, you will need an alarm clock. Bringing your own may be the best option, particularly if it’s the Sound Oasis Travel Therapy, an ideal travel gadget.

The Sound Oasis Travel therapy is a must have travel gadget offering soothing wake up calls that will keep travelers in a good mood and unruffled. This new device applies digitally recorded sound-therapy programs (including jet-lag reduction) to a traditional alarm clock.  It helps you fall asleep gently to a fading, soothing sound and wake up slowly to a comforting sound.

$89 www.soundtherapyworld.com

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