Top social travel apps
The newly launched Trippy app (free; iPhone) uses your existing social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Foursquare, so your friends and family can help you chart your trave... More
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2011-11-09 19:34:24 UTC By T+L
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2011-10-17 16:40:35 UTC By T+L
Smartphone app: reserve a private driver
When you’re exploring New York or San Francisco, use Uber (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad; free) to get a livery cab on demand—simply point a pin onto a map on the app and your town ca... More
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2011-10-17 16:37:28 UTC By T+L
Smartphone app: DIY tours of Europe
For DIY tours of 22 cities in Europe, try PocketGuide (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad; free), which lets you download detailed tours (written by professional guides) of destinations su... More
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2011-10-17 16:35:38 UTC By T+L
Website: connect with local guides
The site localguiding.com connects users looking to spend a day shopping, eating, or learning about history with guides across the globe. For example, we found tours of London that... More
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2011-06-15 16:58:00 UTC By T+L
How to Dine out on a Discount
Saving while eating out on a trip is easier than ever thanks to the proliferation of deals websites. Yipit uses a metasearch engine to comb hundreds of sites at once, showing users... More
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2011-01-12 18:28:19 UTC By T+L
Best new booking engines
Looking for a new booking engine that factors in more than just price? Hipmunk presents search data as a bar graph (including the time of the layover) and allows users to sort by t... More
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2010-10-25 22:16:18 UTC By T+L
Save money of rental cars with AutoSlash
Once you make your rental car reservation, how often do you check to see if the price has dropped? No one does that. And the rental agencies certainly don't text you if prices go d... More
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2010-09-29 21:23:58 UTC By T+L
Learn (or brush up on) a language online
Livemocha combines online lessons (flash cards, videos, multiple-choice questions) with live conversation and lessons with native speakers. The entire process takes place online—ma... More
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2010-09-29 21:20:45 UTC By T+L
Create a photo and video blog
A supercool, brand-new, ridiculously easy option for blogging neophytes, Posterous lets you post photos or videos without registering simply by e-mailing them to post@posterous.com... More
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2010-09-29 21:17:50 UTC By T+L
Swap for a stylish vacation home
A worldwide house-swapping site that's aimed at the design set, Luxe Home Swap has everything from one-bedroom apartments to sprawling houses. Looking for a two-bedroom apartment n... More
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2010-09-29 21:15:23 UTC By T+L
Arrange a last-minute affordable vacation rental
Not only do you get images, amenities lists, guest reviews, and information about the hosts but AirBnB also provides a user-friendly search mechanism (cities, dates, property type)... More
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2010-09-29 21:03:32 UTC By T+L
Priceline.com for cut-rate rooms
The Name Your Own Price feature of this dotcom-era pioneer of travel deals is still the best place to score a luxury room: choose the neighborhood and star ratings you'd prefer, en... More
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2010-09-29 20:42:59 UTC By T+L
Find bargain fares in Europe on Momondo.com
Denmark-based Momondo pulls from more than 800 travel sites around the world, including low-cost, charter, and regional airlines often ignored by the bigger sites. It's particularl... More
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2010-09-29 20:40:57 UTC By T+L
Get better service when booking on Kayak.com
Book your flight through the airline’s site if Kayak offers you that option—it’ll save you a lot of hassle should you need help from the airline en route. More
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2010-08-16 17:35:34 UTC By T+L
Find the best route from the UK to your final destination in Europe
The newly launched Zoombu allows you to calculate the best way to get from point A to B; case in point: while it’s less expensive to fly from London to Paris, it actually takes lon... More
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2010-08-16 17:26:23 UTC By T+L
Next Great-Value Destination: Europe
With the decline in value of the euro coinciding with the beginning of Europe’s shoulder season, travel across the pond is cheaper than it has been in years. One money-saving optio... More
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2010-08-05 15:15:22 UTC By T+L
Travel-advisory site: CIA World Factbook
Best for: Country background from spies. It's not all cloak-and-dagger at "the Company." The more you know about your destination, the safer you'll be. Use the site's Quick Links t... More
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2010-08-05 15:10:59 UTC By T+L
Travel-advisory site: Safe Travel from New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Best for: State Department alternative. The mix of travel news and specific country information is useful, as is the color-coded risk-level assessment. More
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2010-08-05 15:09:34 UTC By T+L
Travel-advisory site: The World Bank
Best for: Business backgrounders. The Countries section is a boon to anyone doing business overseas, with details about a nation's finances, current news and events, and an economi... More
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2010-08-05 15:08:09 UTC By T+L
Travel-advisory site: World Travel Watch
Best for: Local news. A compilation of news reports from two award-winning adventure-travel journalists who became frustrated by overly general travel warnings and at seeing entire... More
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2010-08-05 15:04:50 UTC By T+L
Travel-advisory site: Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Best for: State Department alternative. Unlike the U.S. State Department's three-tier system (Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, and broad "Country Specific Information"), the Aussies... More
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2010-08-05 14:38:21 UTC By T+L
Travel-advisory site: ipresscenter.com
Best for: Local news. Get the skinny on current events from online English-language newspapers in your destination. More
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2010-08-05 14:35:27 UTC By T+L
Travel-advisory site: Overseas Security Advisory Council
Best for: Daily security updates. OSAC is a partnership of U.S.-owned businesses, other private-sector interests, and the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security that e-ma... More
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2010-08-05 14:34:00 UTC By T+L
Travel-advisory site: World Health Organization
Best for: Health and medical advice. Hypochondriacs, beware. WHO provides health overviews, news of outbreaks and crises, and risk factors for nearly 200 countries. More
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2010-08-05 14:32:27 UTC By T+L
Travel-advisory site: Canada’s Office of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Best for: State Department alternative. The site's Travel Reports and Warnings use a four-tier system and often focus on specific regions of concern rather than tarring an entire n... More
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