For the independent business person, travel can be anything from a necessary evil to a delightful surprise. Here are three websites that can help you ensure that it’s closer to the latter.
BUSINESS TRAVELLER
The most far ranging and comprehensive resource for the European business traveller, this is the online counterpart of a magazine that has catered to business travellers world-wide for over thirty years.
The website includes city guides, special deals, an excellent hotel and flight booking tool, a travel planner, live flight information. There is a wide ranging section called “Tried and tested”, which includes reviews of hotels and airlines worldwide.
Some content is available only by subscription, but much of it is free. Frequent travellers will be able to decide for themselves whether a subscription will be worthwhile.
The websites of many other print publications offer excellent travel sections, with both free and subscription-only content. Among the most useful we’ve found are the Financial Times, The Times (of London), and the Telegraph.
http://www.businesstraveller.com/
WORLD AIRPORT GUIDE
An invaluable resource for any traveller bound for an unfamiliar destination. This site includes comprehensive information about airports, such as exact location and distance from local cities, driving directions, public transport options, help and information telephone numbers and much more.
The site covers all major airports and many secondary ones. It is an exceptionally helpful resource to prepare for what is often the most stressful part of the journey : landing in an unfamiliar country and having to find one’s way to the client or hotel.
http://www.worldairportguide.com/
KAYAK.COM
Kayak is simply the best travel search and booking tool available online. It searches hundreds of travel sites worldwide and aggregates the results in a single convenient list. Kayak searches flights, hotels, car rental agencies and more.
Several qualities raise Kayak above the competition. It is the most comprehensive travel search engine on the web. It is very fast and easy to use. The search parameters can be easily customized in order to ensure the most relevant results.
You can view price trends for certain routes over a period of weeks or months in order to learn when the best prices are available. Kayak also provides free regular fare alerts delivered via email daily or weekly, so that you can keep track of price fluctuations for routes you travel regularly.
http://www.kayak.com/
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And you? What websites do you use to help you with your travels?