How to Make this Year’s Vacation Stress-Free:
Sunday kicked off the first official day of summer. Travel season. Unfortunately the quest to relax and “get away from it all” is often filled with last minute craziness, anxiety and stress.
Over the next two days we’ll address common travel problems and possible solutions. And if your travel issues aren’t addressed here, send them in. We’d love to hear from you.
Courtesy: Adamina
Four Common Travel Problems
1. Need to book a reasonably priced hotel room. Don’t have time to comparison shop across multiple sites. How to comparison shop in one stop.
2. Looking for something different like a timeshare or bed & breakfast? Where to begin.
3. Need flight + hotel+ car rental. What sites are best for these combo deals.
4. I just realized my passport is expired (or I don’t have one) and need it this week! How to make it happen.
Comparison Shop Hotels in One Step
For anyone who’s ever spent hours or days hunched over a computer in search of the best hotel for the best price… We’ve found your site! HotelsCombined.com. This site allows you to Search Hotel Prices on Over 30 Sites at Once!. Simply enter your search criteria. HotelsCombined does the rest. Results include price comparisons of three competing websites as well as customer rankings of each hotel. Search by price, hotel ratings, amenities or a specific hotel brand. It just doesn’t get much easier.
Where to Find Condos, Villas, B&B’s, Resorts and More
Tired of the same old vacation but not sure where to look? Whether searching for a timeshare rental, resort, bed & breakfast or any other non-traditional vacation–we’ve got the site for you. Check out Vacation Rentals at ABetterStay.com. This site offers the largest global network of vacation rentals! Just enter your search criteria. Then view various pictures of each location and a rating system. You can even search by activity. Want a hotel that offers scuba diving or whale watching? Just enter this in your search!
Flight + Hotel+ Car Rental. Top Rated Choice
When it comes to combo travel packages, there are many sites out there. But who ranks highest? As with most things, it depends upon who you ask.
2008 marked the third year JD Power and Associates ranked Hotwire.com as number one in Independent Travel Websites. Priceline.com came in second. Price and ease of site navigation played big roles in this determination. And both rank high with consumers.
How to get a Passport QUICK
Perhaps the (short-notice) international trip-of-a-lifetime just fell into your lap or you got chosen to attend this year’s conference in Germany–whatever the reason. You need a valid passport. Maybe you’ve never had one. Maybe yours is expired. But you don’t have time to wait weeks for a new one!
Don’t abandon hope just yet. RushMyPassport.com leads the way as the Fastest Passport Processors on the Net!. With this service, you can have a new passport in as little as 24 hours! Yes, you read correctly. Featured on Forbes and MSNBC, RushMyPassport.com is the leader in expidited U.S. Passports. So whether yours has been lost, stolen, expired or whatever… you won’t miss your trip.
Hope these tips help make your summer travel a little easier this year. Stay tuned tomorrow for part two.
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