Websites and downloadable content related to travel online.
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Where to find routes and times of public transportation in Croatia?
Where can I find information about inter-city public transportation in Croatia. I mean buses, trains and maybe ferries?
I need to be able to see information about the route, estimated time, price and ...
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How to book a multi-part flight with Turkish airlines?
I've found some interesting flights using Matrix Airfare Search that involve Turkish Airlines. The problem is that these flights are like this:
Go: MAD - DEL
Return: BOM - MAD
Matrix Airfare Search ...
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Someone else is booking international ticket for me using their credit or debit card. Do they need to be present physically at the time of check in?
if someone else is booking international ticket for me using his credit or debit card. Do he need to be present physically at the time of check in ?
Suppose I am coming back from Singapore to my ...
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Filtering out change of airport flights in Google Flights
Is there an easy way to filter out flights that require a change of airport when searching using Google Flights?
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The most difficult countries to travel in?
Now at first sight that's a subjective question. But I'll explain now that it's not. So please don't answer subjectively either!
Pamir Highway between Dushanbe and Khorog, Tajikistan
When papers ...
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What are some good resources for sailing in Greece?
I will be sailing in Greece for two weeks later this summer. The trip is lead by an experienced captain, but I'm looking for good resources to help me prepare. Specifically, I'm interested in ...
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Websites for car relocation in Europe?
Is there a good website for car/camper relocation in Europe ?
I mean, those companies that allow you to rent a car/camper for free from point A to point B.
Let's say between Netherlands and ...
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Any travel booking sites that let you search for a mixed itinerary?
Travel sites that search all the major air lines are a dime a dozen. And in some localities, there are travel sites that at least pay lip service to searching major bus carriers.
But are there any ...
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Is there a plane+train journey planning service? [duplicate]
Several months ago, I snagged a very cheap flight from London to Brittany (Quimper). I'm trying to persuade some friends to come out at the same time, but as it's much nearer the time, the flights ...
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Does eurolines provide a map (list or other resource) with origin / destination cities (or locations)?
I am assessing my needs to do some travel and one of the options I am considering is bus. I went to the eurolines website but they don't seem to have an origin/destination table to see where they ...
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Do the vacation packages in Expedia.ca and Aircanadavacations.com have an included tour?
As in the title, I haven't booked vacation package before.
So I am getting little confused, what is really included in their vacation packages?
Is it just the hotel and flight ticket? Do they have a ...
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Why does Google suggest roundabout routes in Berlin?
Have a look at this way to get from point A to point B as proposed by google maps:
http://goo.gl/JuV4K
Why does it use S5 and S1 and then some walking instead of using U1? Won't using U1 be faster ...
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Website/app with list of best low-cost flights deals within EU by city/airport?
I am looking for a website/application that will allow me to monitor some airport or airports in some area and send me the deals when something is interesting (much cheaper than average) to my mail.
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Interactive map for mixed bus-and-walking journeys in Greater London
I need to plan a travel in Greater London (within the M25) over multiple destinations via buses and by walking.
Many online tools, including Google Maps and TFL website, enable finding the best ...
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What is a good website to find hotel deals in the US? [closed]
Is there a good website that I can use to access cheap USA hotel deals? I'm trying to find a site that is reputable and has a wide range of hotels to choose from.
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Is there a list of free accomodation resources?
I want to travel abroad cheap, and I would prefer to find some place to stay through a person or website, rather than book a hotel or hostel. There is couchsurfing.com, which I know about. Can you ...
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Where to book Indian train tickets online?
I've read that trains in India are very busy and its best to book in advance. So where is the best website to book online? I've found the site www.cleartrip.com and www.makemytrip.com - both of which ...
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Does browsing ticket sites in incognito mode and/or from different IP's result in cheaper ticket prices?
I stumbled across a discussion yesterday where industry insiders share tips relating to their respective fields. Someone who works in e-commerce stated :
"When purchasing items on the internet ...
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Where does Google Flights get its data from?
Has anyone ever booked a flight with Google Flights? I am just wondering where they get their prices and data from, and if I might find a cheaper flight by using something like Expedia or ...
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What's a good alternative to Dopplr?
From the Dopplr website:
Dopplr is a service for smart
international travellers. Dopplr
members share personal and business
travel plans privately with their
networks, and exchange tips on ...
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Which Lastminute.com local site has lowest prices / best selection?
Which Lastminute.com local site provides the lowest prices and best selection of routes? Is there any system? (possibly depending on region)
Background: I noticed that the localized Lastminute.com ...
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What are the most effective rideshare sites in the US?
Recently, I have been traveling from upstate New York to NYC quite frequently and would like to find a site that is more effective than craigslist in attracting reliable rideshares for splitting gas ...
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How can I do a “broad” search for flights?
Several airline and trip planning sites will allow you to check "I am flexible with my dates" or a similar option. Is there any way to also search more broadly for location?
For example, if you ...
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When booking through online travel websites, how do I know if the airline will treat multi-flights as separate trips or a single trip?
For example, this is one of the search result in Expedia for SIN-SFO flight in September:
The proposed trip will have two flights, Singapore to Manila and Manila to SF. How do I know if the airline ...
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How do I get a free Hostelworld Gold card?
I heard that Hostelworld gives out regularly free Gold Cards. But how can I get such a card? I couldn't find anything one their homepage.
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Is there a tool to find all nonstop flights to one destination?
Assume that you want to go to Oslo. You want to aggregate all airports that are 100 kilometres from Oslo. This includes at least Gardemoen, Rygge and some others probably.
Is there any service that ...
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Apartment in Berlin for long stay (Two months) [duplicate]
I am looking for a good apartment in Berlin for a family of two, can anyone provide site where I can find such options(I would prefer direct contacts rather than some booking sites).
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Low cost airlines search engine?
With wheretowhen.com dying a few years ago and, now, airninja.com having become a regular (non-budget) flight search engine, is there any website left which lists the routes of budget airlines and ...
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Search engine for bicycle rentals
Many websites compare car rental prices.
Are there any such websites for bicycle rental?
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Best world destinations for dating - a website? [closed]
During a recent trip to Zacatecas, Mexico, I noticed many people (particularly women) staring at me. There was also a notable lack of other Caucasians around, even in comparison to Guadalajara, ...
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Web 2.0 style tourism bucket list sites
I'm in the early stages of planning a three week trip to Japan, and I'm still working out where to go. There's a couple of things on my "to do" list, but I want to find out if there's any activities ...
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Is there a site with a list of active airline discount/coupon codes?
Ideally I'm after one with an alphabetical list of airlines, and available discount codes, with descriptions, without having to click through and manually check the conditions of each one, or test out ...
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How can I calculate the sun rising time for a specific point on earth?
I'm looking for a tool, application, etc. that allows me to calculate the sun rising time for any specific point on the earth. I've found a lot of such tools, but all of them do not take mountains, ...
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Road trip planner online
I'm considering a cross-country (USA) road trip sometime in the near future -- the consideration of it keeps me alive until I can get out on the road... I messed around on Google Maps, but it stopped ...
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Is there any travel management software / webportal available?
All my sportive trips such as biking or hiking, I enter in an online portal called www.hikr.org. This portal allows to enter tour description, mark waypoints, and share the tour with others. ...
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Public transport journey planner for Lille?
Normally when I'm looking for a public transport trip planner, I try google maps first. If Google have coverage for the city, it's often a good start, and I can find out the official one later (eg by ...
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Weather map for India including monthly averages?
Where can one find an online weather map of India, including monthly averages of temp & rain, as well as live forecast?
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What is the difference between i-ticket and e-ticket in India's online train ticket reservation?
What is the difference between i-ticket and e-ticket in India's online ticket booking?
When we book online train tickets in India through the Government website of www.irctc.co.in, we have a option ...
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Why is buying an airline ticket from the company more expensive than from an aggregator like Skyscanner? [duplicate]
I mostly travel with StarAlliance - SAS since its offers fit my business needs the best. I have been using the Skyscanner website, but yesterday, I bought my ticket directly from the SAS website.
I ...
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Is it possible to aggregate different hotel bookings in one search?
When you search for a hotel in a given period and for some reason that period is a special period, finding a hotel can be tedious. If for example the first day a hotel is full, you often will get a ...
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Why are Moroccan HI hostels not listed on hostel sites?
I stay almost exclusively in hostels when available and use sites such as hostelworld.com or hostelbookers.com to find hostels.
When looking for a hostel in Casablanca no hostels could be found on ...
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When I purchase flights with an online travel agent, is there an “e-ticket” I must print out?
I've always bought my tickets through travel agents in the past but this time I've bought two flights on two different websites.
Now in the emails they've sent me there is my itinerary but also quite ...
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How does rideship.com work? [closed]
My son is a junior at a state university in New York. He flew to miami for spring break. he returned home utilizing a ridesharing site called rideship.com. What are the experiences that people have ...
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Is there a centralised website for bus travel in Brazil?
In Argentina, for example, plataforma10 was generally the go-to website for travellers for bus companies - while it didn't do every company, it had most of the big ones, and to all destinations in ...
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Why airline websites charge more money than discount travel websites
What is the reason that when you book a flight between 2 destinations from an airline website (aircanada.com), the prices are much more than when you book the same through a discount website like ...
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Is there a list of online public transportation planners?
For Oslo in Norway you can go to ruter.no, punch in where you are and where you want to go. It then gives you options on how to get from point A to point B using various public transportation (and ...
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How to safely find an holiday apartment for renting in NYC?
We get horror stories about apartment renting in the US in the papers here in Australia periodically. However we're potentially looking to stay in NYC over New Year's with a few friends, so apartment ...
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a webservice for finding the flights by country [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I do a “broad” search for flights?
Do you know any webapplication/service which allow me to specify the contry/state for destinations and arivals and ...
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Is there any common website for Spanish intercity bus timetables?
As I wrote in an answer some time ago, there are, in my opinion, very good bus connections in Andalusia (and elsewhere in Spain). But I don't know of a single site where you could easily check the ...
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What causes experts at sites like FlightFox to be so much cheaper than search engines?
I was looking at this: https://flightfox.com/contest/57321
And I checked the dates on Momondo, and it cost around $1400. (I only checked one set of dates though)
The searcher expressed that they'd ...
