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Resource Guide to Book Travel Online

By Marianne Schwab | Best Travel Deals Tips Blog

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Online travel sites are more popular than ever as more and more people are booking their vacations online. But it definitely pays to shop around and know some insider secrets to finding the best travel deals for booking at online travel sites. Your best approach will likely depend on how flexible your travel plans are but as you may already know if you've already explored Best-Travel-Deals-Tips.com is that there are a variety of ways to save money on your vacation.

Here are a few tactics to help you get the price when you book:

Purchase your airline ticket early. Airlines tend to offer the lowest prices on 21-day advance tickets, but advance purchase fares can often be secured in as little as 14 or 7 days ahead of your departure date. If you wait until less than a week before your trip to purchase your ticket, you're not likely to find a good deal and will probably pay a premium on your ticket.

Don't purchase your airline ticket too far in advance. If you are trying to book months in advance and you can't find the fare you want, you just need to be patient. Airfares fluctuate like the stock market and a lower fare may come up at a later date so stay tuned for announced airfare sales. Of course, fares may go up and your best possibility for getting the best airfare is to compare fares to get an idea of an average price for your trip and check several online travel sites over a period of time to see what's happening with rates (including hotels). That way you'll recognize a good deal when they become available.

Compare fares and hotel rates. You can search multiple travel sites for deals. You can speed this process with a comparison-shopping engine, which allows you to sample several airline and agency sites simultaneously.

Participate in reward and loyalty programs. You can leverage money you're already spending on travel into free and/or deeply discounted vacations by choosing a one or two airline brands and be completely loyal to them when you make your travel purchases.

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Online Travel Sites

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Luxury Travel

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Hotels, Bed & Breakfasts, Vacation Rentals

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BED AND BREAKFAST.COM
BedandBreakfast.com is a comprehensive worldwide listing of bed and breakfasts, B&B homestays, country inns, urban bed and breakfasts, guest houses, lodges, cabins, historic hotels, small resorts, guest ranches, farmhouse accommodations, working farms, and ranch vacations. B&B searches allow you to find the ideal bed and breakfast inn, whether you are looking by date, location, amenities, online bookings, recipes, special packages, last-minute availability, or BedandBreakfast.com gift card acceptance. BedandBreakfast.com has great specials, offers, deals, online coupons, and promo codes for online reservations and gift certificates purchased directly with the site.

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Specialty Travel Services

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TELESTIAL.COM - BEST CELL PHONE SERVICE FOR OVERSEAS
Cell Phone Service for Travelers! Learn how to use your cell phone overseas, without paying high roaming rates at telestial.com.

Telestial is a leading provider of deeply discounted international cell phones, pre-paid SIM cards for global coverage and other communications services that allow travelers to easily retain control over costs while staying in touch overseas. Unlike phone rental options, Telestial eliminates problems associated with incompatible cellular networks abroad or being tied to a U.S. network that charges exorbitant international rates.

Working with providers worldwide, Telestial customers can get the same low local call rates that international residents would pay, plus the convenience of an enabled phone prior to arriving in an international destination. Telestial ensures affordable and simple international calling options for business or leisure with a wide selection of phone types and packages.

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Economy Travel Options

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Travel Store, Luggage, Points

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LUGGAGE PROS
Get the best luggage prices at Luggage Pros.com

POINTS.COM
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Travel Insurance

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Travel Guard provides 24/7-customer service with a personal touch through its World Service Center. By owning and operating our own network of assistance companies, we ensure the highest quality in:
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Travel Books & Entertainment for the Road

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AUDIBLE.COM
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