I travel my pants off and research trips until I'm blue in the face. Then, I live it packing my bags once every two weeks to wayfare by plane, train or automobile. I'm on a life-long mission to try every trip style---though I'm still working on the Mancation---write about it and inspire your next trip. Behind every trip style is a travel tip and resource. Here's a collection of our front-of-cabin recommendations. As always, we don't recommend it unless we've lived it, loved it and think you'd go gaga over it too!
My Top Picks & Why
- Expedia - Book any trip style through the world's leading online travel provider. {app}
- Design Hotels - An uber-mod selection of 250 indie hotels in over 40 countries.
- Kayak - One of the world’s largest travel meta search engines. {app}
- TripIt - Travel itinerary management tool. {app}
- Hotel Tonight - An app to finds the top last-minute deals in a growing number of major cities worldwide.
- Chefs Feed - Search what dishes mah-jor chefs love in their own cities. {app}
Travel Tools
- Room 77 - The world's first hotel room search engine. {app}
- Seatguru.com - Find out the best seat on the plane, before you fly.
- HipMunk - Visual flight search sorting by trip 'agony.' {app}
Curated Lists [trip style = luxury]
- Tablet Hotels - Tightly edited collection of hotels with a low tolerance for boredom.
- Design Hotels - An uber-mod selection of 250 indie hotels in over 40 countries.
- MrAndMrsSmith - Curated list of stylish boutique hotels worldwide.
- Kiwi Collection - List of properties worldwide for "people who care where they stay."
Travel Flash Sales [trip style = luxe-for-less]
- Jetsetter [join here] - The kingpin of travel flash sales, plus curated hotel collections.
- Vacationist [join here] - A joint venture between Travel + Leisure magazine and Luxury Link.
- Secret Escapes [join here] - Europe-focused travel flash sales.
- Voyage Prive [join here] - Europe-based private travel sales with 6 million members worldwide.
- Find out more here...
Blind Booking [trip style = budget]
- Priceline - Bid on a hotel by location and star rating without knowing hotel name.
- Hotwire - Browse hotel deals by location and amenities, without knowing hotel name.
- Travelocity's Top Secret Hotels - Browse hotel deals by location and amenities, without knowing hotel name.
Group Buying [trip style = budget]
- Trip Alertz - Group buying travel site where prices go down as bookings go up.
- Groupon Getaways {joint venture with Expedia} - Packaged getaway travel vouchers.
- Living Social Escapes - Packaged getaway travel vouchers.
- TravelZoo Local - Packaged getaway, tourism and dining vouchers.
Vacation Rentals [trip style = budget]
- VRBO - Vacation rental site with large presence in Canada and the US.
- AirBnB - Vacation rentals, private rooms and sublets with collections of unique properties.
Trip style = cruising
- Vacations To Go - Find major and boutique brands in one place, plus short-term sales via their 90-Day Ticker.
- CruisesOnly - USA’s largest cruise agency.
- RepositioningCruise.com - Repositioning cruises, most with off-beat itineraries in the off-season.
Trip style = all-Inclusive