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Online Reservations

• Expedia
• Travelocity
• Internet Travel Network
• Orbitz -- recommended for car rentals
• Qixo
• Mobissimo -- searches multiple booking sites, especially good for hotels
• Farecast -- fare monitoring and predictions
• FareChase
• Kayak.com
• SideStep
• dohop
• FareCompare
• LowesTravel.com -- recommended for international airfare
• Hotwire.com -- recommended for car rentals
• Priceline -- recommended for hotels (see my Lifehacker article for more details)

Reference Information

• Lonely Planet Travel Centre
• Rough Guide
• Frommer's Budget Travel Online
• tripadvisor -- "Unbiased reviews, articles, recommendations and opinions"
• Rec.Travel Library
• World66 -- an open content travel guide
• Wikitravel -- another open content travel guide
• New York Times Travel -- archives of the New York Times travel section
• VirtualTourist.com

Airlines

• American Airlines
• Continental Airlines
• Delta Airlines
• Northwest Airlines
• Southwest Airlines

Hospitality Exchange (free reciprocal accommodations for travelers)

• Hospitality Clubs -- an open directory project listing of Hospitality Clubs
• TRAVELHOO! -- a great free Internet based database
• Global Freeloaders -- another great free Internet based database
• Hospitality Club -- another great hospitality site
• CouchSurfing.com
• Stay4Free -- Internet based and free
• World Homestay Friends -- cumbersome, but free homestay "ads"
• HOSPEX -- Internet based, but very slow at updating the database
• World for Free -- charges an annual fee to join, despite the name
• Hospitality Exchange -- annual fee to join
• Free-Stay -- annual fee to join
• Travelroomers -- annual fee to join, small number of listings
• Welcome Travller -- no fee to join, but small fee to stay
• SERVAS International -- lots of requirements and fees
• The Guestroom Network
• Be Welcome -- the newest hospitality exchange site, launched in late 2006

Other Accommodations

• Hostelz.com -- information on hostels around the world
• VRBO -- Vacation Rentals by Owner
• ReserveMy.com -- search hotels by location
• HomeAway -- condos and rental houses
• Park Sleep Fly -- book hotels that include free parking near airports
• Late Rooms -- last-minute hotel deals, especially good for UK hotels

Miscellaneous

• Mobissimo.com -- a airfare search engine
• BiddingForTravel -- lots of information on online travel bidding
• BetterBidding.com -- another site with information on travel bidding
• Johnny Jet -- lots of travel links
• Travellerspoint -- a database of locals around the world willing to answer your travel questions about specific destinations
• WebFlyer! -- information on various frequent flyer programs
• Deal Watch -- weekly list of Internet-only travel specials
• Smarter Living -- another budget travel resource with weekly newsletter of Internet airfare specials
• Foreign Languages for Travellers
• Savvy Traveler -- NPR travel radio show
• Roadside America -- offbeat travel attractions
• Hidden Ladnmarks -- more offbeat attractions
• Factory Tours USA -- information about factory tours around the U.S.
• World Climate
• Adventurous Traveler Bookstore -- huge selection of travel books
• Conde Nast Traveler
• Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
• Big World -- travel magazine
• MuseumSpot -- museum information
• Show Caves of the World -- caves around the world
• U.S. Show Caves Directory -- caves open to the public
• Auto Rental Guide -- discounts and links to car rental sites
• Europetrip.com -- lots of European budget travel tips and reviews of European hostels
• Europe Through the Back Door -- Europe information
• SkyScanner - search budget airlines in Europe & Australasia
• Air Miles Reward -- keep up-to-date on airline mileage promotions
• Mileage Workshop -- earn miles without flying
• Travel Home -- check out the Free Frequent Flyer Miles frame for more ways to earn miles
• Airline Toll-Free Numbers and Websites
• Auto Driveaway -- cheap transportation
• Trip.com -- the FlightTracker feature is especially useful for checking flight arrival times
• Igougo -- travelers journals
• Maporama -- dynamic world maps
• World Timezones -- a map of the current time around the world
• World Time Zone -- list of current time around the world
• PCL Map Collection
• SeatGURU -- information on what airline seats are best and worst
• MileMarker -- calculate frequent flyer mileage
• FlyerTalk -- frequent flyer discussion board
• Universal Currency Converter -- get up-to-date currency conversion rates
• Vacation Book Review -- "Books About Places and Travel"
• Festivals.com -- a database of festivals around the world
• Smoke Free World -- a database of smokefree establishments
• Flight Tracker -- real-time graphical flight tracking
• 2camels.com -- "Festivals and Events"
• Multimap.com -- "Online Maps to Everywhere"
• TrekEarth -- travel photography
• BreezeNet.com -- rental car discount specialists
• World Hum
• eRideShare.com
• UNESCO World Heritage Centre -- list of world heritage sites around the globe
• Not For Tourists
• fit for travel -- health information for travelers