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20 Useful Online Travel Resources
We all do it. We hear about a new website that is supposed to be this or that and we sign up for it. At first we're skeptical or excited, or both. We begin to fill out our profiles and then we get distracted. We never return to said site. Other times, the exact opposite is true and we find our lives turned inside out because of a website. Had it not been for Craigslist, my life would be very different today. I jotted down the URL in early 2003 when I began a search for a new apartment in New York City. Since then, Craigslist has helped to shape every aspect of my life. I've found jobs, furniture, pets, housing, gigs, bandmates and roommates on Craigslist. By extension of a roommate found on the site, I found my husband. It's no stretch to say a website can change your entire life. And by the same token, a website can completely gut and renovate the way you travel.When I came across Golden Book Traveler's list of 20 Best Travel Websites On The Internet (because the Internet is where websites live), I continued reading past the headline. Some sites listed are ones I stand behind fully. Others are sites I'm now eager to use, including Airbnb, Couch Surfing, Hostel World, Road Sharing and Sleeping In Airports. This list seems promising to me.
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Filed under: Blogs, Budget Travel, Internet Tools, Consumer Activism
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kat Apr 22nd 2012 1:33PM
I'm a big Craigslist fan too, though I still remember the days when a lot more people were wary of interacting with strangers online. But now that Craigslist has been around for a good while and so many of us have had good experiences, I think we're more willing to try sites where connections are made first online. One site I would add to the list: Tripping.com. It's the travel site where you can find local hosts a la CouchSurfing or rent all or part of a home a la Airbnb.