With over fifteen years of travel under our belts, we have made a few bookings. Using our own travel resources we are able to share great traveling tips with you.
Sorry to upset any travel agents out there, but we haven’t used one in years! Nowadays with travel resources at your fingertips its easy to book everything online yourself. Here is a list of our preferred booking platforms.
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Flight Bookings.
Probably the largest flight booking platform in the world. It’s great because it shows a calendar of prices per departure day. So you can choose the cheapest option if your dates are flexible.
Similar to Google Flights, Expedia is one of the world’s leading full-service online travel brands, helping travelers easily plan and book trips with the widest selection of vacation packages, flights, hotels, rental cars, rail, cruises, activities, attractions, and services.
WayAway provides travelers with the best rates on airline tickets. Users can also purchase the WayAway Plus membership plan, which gives cashback on flights, accommodation, car rentals, tours, and more.
Trip.com provides a one-stop travel booking services in 20 languages through the website and mobile app. It offers flights, hotels, train tickets, tours and car hire.
Accommodation Bookings
Agoda makes discounted rates available to around 2.9 million hotels and private homes around the globe. Not only does it compare prices between the major booking platforms, but you can also search for local and international flights for the best rates.
Travelers around the world use Tripadvisor for places to stay, things to do and restaurants to eat at. Based on the reviews and guidance from others. With more than one billion reviews Tripadvisor is an excellent platform to find deals on accommodations, book experiences.
Booking.com probably has the most inventory in the world. If you are a regular client you will have a higher “Genius” ranking and benefit from greater discounts.
Excursion Bookings
Get Your Guide helps travelers find the best things to do wherever they’re headed, including skip-the-line tickets to the world’s most iconic attractions. A great travel resource covering just about every destination out there.
Viator is a Tripadvisor company. They makes it easy to find and book excursions. With access to the world’s largest selection of high-quality experiences we are sure you’ll find something that intrigues you.
Big Bus Tours is the world’s largest operator of open-top bus sightseeing tours. They currently operate in 23 cities across the globe. The tours incorporate the top sights of each city and travelers can hop-on and hop-off at major landmarks.
Tiqets is the largest online ticketing platform in the world. Tiqets offers directly bookable, instantly available, and completely mobile tickets for museums, shows, and attractions all over the world.
Travel Insurance
Insubuy has been in business for over 20 years. It is currently the largest provider of visitors insurance which provides medical coverage as well as emergency medical evacuation, repatriation of remains and travel-related coverage.
VisitorsCoverage is a Silicon Valley-based insurtech company which provides travel insurance for millions of global travelers in over 175 countries.
Transportation
An Award winning car rental comparison website with a great Trust Pilot rating. A great way to find and compare car rental deals globally.
Rail Europe is probably the leading distributor of European rail tickets. They provides access to an array of rail services from over 50 European train companies.
FlixBus offers safe and comfortable long-distance travel in Europe. Since its founding in 2013, FlixBus has created the largest transport network in Europe, covering 26 countries and serving more than 60 million passengers.
Search and compare cheap buses, trains, and flights.
OMIO is a platform on which users can search for and book travel tickets. Trains, buses and flights in Europe are compared in one search.
Travel Compensation
Experiencing a cancelled or delayed flight is just the pits! Airhelp assists travelers to receive up to €600 in compensation from airlines due to flight delay, cancellation, or denied boarding. They take care of all the hassle…fill in your details to see if you qualify!
Airport Lounge
Long layovers? Not a problem! Wine, dine and relax like a VIP in a variety of airport loungers across the world. Priority Pass – a club that is simultaneously inclusive and exclusively for those who value a little piece of civilization on their journey.
eSim
Airalo is the world’s first and largest eSIM store with eSIM plans for 200+ countries and regions world-wide. Avoid nasty data roaming charges and connect the moment you enter the country. We have used their services on many occasions.
Thanks for taking the time to look through our travel resources. We hope they have gotten you the best deal on booked flights, accommodation or excursions. If you have not decided on a destination yet and are still doing your homework, then check out our Travel Article’s section for some inspiration or our Travel Shop to see what travel items we recommend.