Internet Travel Planner: How to Plan Trips and Save Money Online - Softcover

Shapiro, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762712171 ISBN 13: 9780762712175

Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr, 2002

Synopsis

The Internet has thrown open the doors to travel resource channels that were once accessible only to professional travel agents. Airlines, hotels, and tour companies are all moving onto the World Wide Web as a way to connect directly with their customers. Through these websites, travelers can get personally involved in making their travel plans.
Discover the best insider tips for finding the great deals, learning more, choosing wisely, and saving money. This new edition is chock-full of information on the latest, hottest tips and the newest websites, plus all-new screen shots of the best Internet sites.
Readers can learn how to:
*Find the best travel bargains
*Take advantage of exclusive online deals
*Compare ticket prices and make reservations
*Check schedules for delays and changes
*Join online discussion forums to connect with others who have been there
*Plug into restaurant reviews, newspapers, and weather forecasts
*Stay connected while on the road
Packed with insider know-how, step-by-step instructions, and shrewd travel advice, this guidebook helps readers save both time and money by using the Internet to plan their next vacation or business trip.

About this title

From the Author:

Not only can the Net help you save hundreds of dollars on your next trip, it can enhance your travels with free up-to-the-minute destination information, pictures of hotels and B&Bs, cruise reviews from other travelers, and so much more.

The trick is learning how to find and efficiently use these resources -- that's where "Michael Shapiro's Internet Travel Planner" comes in. Hundreds of travel Web sites are listed, of course, but this book is much more. With clear instruction in plain English, it's a primer on using the Net in general and for travel planning in particular.

Internet Travel Planner is attractively presented with *color pictures* to help you see what these Web sites really look like. In each chapter you'll find First Person features, where Internet veterans explain how they use the Net, enabling you to follow in their footsteps. Throughout the book are features called Siteseeing, where key Web sites are examined in depth. Among the other elements: advice for AOL users (including an entire section on AOL travel resources), a Glossary of key terms, and little Tip boxes.

With all these features, it's no wonder Michael Shapiro's Internet travel books have been praised by Arthur Frommer, Rick Steves and the New York Times.

From the Back Cover:

Michael Shapiro's Internet Travel Planner is your shortcut to online travel planning. Packed with insider know-how, step-by-step instructions, and shrewd travel advice, this guidebooks will help you save both time and money by using the Internet to plan your next vacation or business trip. Learn how to find the best travel bargains, take advantage of exclusive online deals, compare ticket prices and make reservations, check schedules for delays and changes and all without leaving your house. Discover how to join online discussion forums to connect with others who have been there, plug into restaurant reviews, newspapers, and weather forecasts, create your own custom guidebook using free online resources and stay connected while on the road. Whether you want to be your own travel agent or simply learn more about your destination, this guidebook gives you everything you need to become a travel expert.

About this edition

• Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0762712171
• ISBN 13: 9780762712175
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256