Amazon.co.uk Review
If you buy tickets and other travel services on the Internet, you typically spend more per purchase on travel than on anything else you buy online. That's just one reason to keep familiar with the travel sites. Ed Perkins, a syndicated travel columnist and Expedia staff writer, shares his knowledge of online travel resources in
Online Travel. You get the inside scoop on Expedia, as you would expect, but you also find out the best independent sites for hotel bookings, temporary home swaps and cruise arrangements. The book describes sound bidding strategies for auction sites, and explains how reverse-auctions like Priceline.com work (more specifically, how you can end up paying more than you have to). If there are any shortcomings, one would be a lack of references to sites where you can do cultural and historical research into your destinations. And the book over-focuses a bit on North American travel.
A lot of the value in this book--and there is plenty of it--comes from information that has nothing to do with the Internet at all: for example, the differences in the ways various airlines operate premium economy-class sections. Eva Air is touted as the best premium-economy deal in the world, and easy ways to get hotel discounts are revealed. That's the kind of information only an experienced writer could share, and a perusal of this book is likely to make your next travel experience less costly and more comfortable. --David Wall
Synopsis
Explains how to make travel plans online, including reservations, getting the best deals on airfare, negotiating rates at name-your-price auctions, and locating cyber-tours, guidebooks, and travel agents.
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