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DF Members Recommended Travel Websites Jan 29, 2008
Recommended sites by DF Members ought to be more reliable than "commercially" advertised websites. Here we can list the recommended sites (subject to moderation and deletion of 'spam' posts of course)

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craigindubai wrote:We did Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand in April last year. Over Easter if I recall correctly. Absolutely loved every second of it. Cambodia is not to be missed!!!

FWIW, I used two websites to book all of my accomodation. Both were fantastic. Good reviews and pretty accurate in the info they provided as far as I could see. Best thing was that you couls actually look up both and compare rates against each other. Well worth doing as there was significant variations.

www.asiarooms.com

www.wired-destinations.com

Rate them both highly. Also used tripadvisor.com to get a bit of "independent" feedback.


It will help the other members if the poster tells a little bit about their experiences. Otherwise a simple list of the site might meet with Mod's wrath and be deleted as "spam".

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- Wikitravel : quite usefull information , but might be a little outdated (cant rely on all prices)
-Man in seat 61 : Great source for train travel. Accurate information about routes, but booking prices might be higher than other sources.
-Lonely Planet Forum :Very active and helpful community
-Travel Independent : Everything about independent traveling and the links page is the most complete source of travel information
-Couch Surfing : Hospitality website for home stays. great way to find locals
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spoonman wrote:- Wikitravel : quite usefull information , but might be a little outdated (cant rely on all price)
-Man in seat 61 : Great source for train travel. Accurate information about routes, but booking prices might be higher than other sources.
-Lonely Planet Forum :Very active and helpful community
-Travel Independent : Everything about independent traveling and the links page is the most complete source of travel information
-Couch Surfing : Hospitality website for home stays. great way to find locals


Wow, that seat61 site had some amazing tours. I wish I could go on a 40 week tour! Maybe in a few years!
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Concord wrote:
spoonman wrote:- Wikitravel : quite usefull information , but might be a little outdated (cant rely on all price)
-Man in seat 61 : Great source for train travel. Accurate information about routes, but booking prices might be higher than other sources.
-Lonely Planet Forum :Very active and helpful community
-Travel Independent : Everything about independent traveling and the links page is the most complete source of travel information
-Couch Surfing : Hospitality website for home stays. great way to find locals


Wow, that seat61 site had some amazing tours. I wish I could go on a 40 week tour! Maybe in a few years!


40 weeks is quite enough for a round the world trip.
I'm thinking about trans-siberian train from moscow-Ulan Batar-Beijing for this summer.
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Jan 29, 2008
www.Tripadvisor.com - always use this before booking a hotel
www.hotelclub.net - some of the best rates I have found
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Jan 29, 2008
Travel Jungle is a flight booking aggregator with good prices.
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Jan 30, 2008
http://www.kayak.com --> another good aggregator for flights, hotels, etc ..
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Oct 10, 2008
It is a nice forum it is very useful to all who has to visit Dubai. Thank you for this forum to giving a best guidance.
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Flights back home Jan 23, 2009
I was searching around for tickets to fly home in March yesterday and musafir (dot com that is) had a great deal.
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Mar 04, 2009
If you want a site with detailed information on a lot of interesting places world-wide, have a look at www.visit-the-world.co.uk .
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Mar 04, 2009
www.visit-wales.co.uk has information on several places in Wales. Tenby in Pembrokeshire is a beautiful little place, surrounded by greenery and a rugged coastline which is a National Park. That's found on www.visittenby.com
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Mar 08, 2009
www.visit-qatar.com has a fair bit of info on Qatar , just up the road from Dubai.
Is Doha an interesting place? The Corniche looks nice.
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Jul 16, 2009
Hi,

There is more information on visit-dubai.co.uk now.
Visit-the-world.co.uk interlinks a lot of sites with global information.
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Dubai Dependable Tour Guides Aug 15, 2009
Websites you can find dependable tour guides for a unique and tailor-made Dubai sightseeing.

UAEFTG - United Arab Emirates Federation of Tourist Guides
OurExplorer - Independent tour guides in Dubai and UAE
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Re: DF Members Recommended Travel Websites Aug 27, 2010
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Re: DF Members Recommended Travel Websites Sep 06, 2010
Here are:
Dubai Travel Magazine: http://www.dubaitravelmag.com

Dubai Chronicle - Hospitality page: http://www.dubaichronicle.com/category/business/hospitality

Dubai Chronicle - Travel page http://www.dubaichronicle.com/category/life/travel
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Re: DF Members Recommended Travel Websites May 08, 2013
All of the above sites are really usefull.



Thanks

www.wagib.com
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Re: DF Members Recommended Travel Websites Jun 04, 2013
Travel to Malaysia's Sepang Goldcoast. I visited last December and saved over 60% from the hotel price by going to www.goldenpalmdirect.com

You can compare prices from Agoda and you'll find that the Golden Palm Direct website is much cheaper. Its a fantastic 5 star resort, comprising villas on the sea.
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Re: DF Members Recommended Travel Websites Jun 04, 2013
The price is very tooooo much, thanks
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Re: DF Members Recommended Travel Websites Jun 27, 2013
Thanks for the info.
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Re: DF Members Recommended Travel Websites Jun 06, 2014
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Re: DF Members Recommended Travel Websites Aug 01, 2014
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Re: DF Members Recommended Travel Websites Aug 01, 2014
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Re: DF Members Recommended Travel Websites Nov 29, 2015
www.CityDubai.com My recommendation is here :)

www.CityDubai.com
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Re: DF Members Recommended Travel Websites Aug 26, 2016
Nice recommendations !
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