Tuesday 22 August 2006 by Edward.

You want to take that return trip for two, by plane, from Seattle WA to Boston MA, between 18-25 September. Airlines aside for a moment, is there a BEST TIME to buy your ticket? According to Farecast.com there is. Now. This site will tell you when to buy or when to wait, with a %-confidence assigned to its recommendation. Farecast keeps track of a 64-day history of each flight and displays a graph of prices. The low fare and average fare for the period is noted, along with price volatility. The site currently holds 55 US destinations.

A really neat feature is an RSS feed for each flight. Farecast.com brings the latest airfare predictions to your desktop.

Farecast.com is working to include more detinations, to add one-way airfares, integrate results with airline bookings, increase server capacity, and extend browser platform compatibility.

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Tuesday 22 August 2006 by Edward.

Many tourists want to create their own travel plans. That includes looking for a place to stay. Finding a special, unique place to stay just got easier with DirectoryOfHotels.com, where they say “Escape the Ordinary”. The website directly connects discerning travellers, that’s you and me, with all sorts of accommodations — boutique and small hotels, resort hotels, spa resorts, all-inclusive hotels, eco-resorts, chateaus, bed & breakfasts, and more.

DirectoryOfHotels is an independent guide of hotels and travel information created by a team of people who love to travel. The website earns income from membership fees from listings — basic listing US$10.00 per month, featured listing US$29.00 per month. Accomodations in the directory have been screened for approval. They represent something special, something unique for the traveller.

I explored the site. In Hotel Finder I selected Canada as my destination. Six of Canada’s ten provinces were displayed. Of these, four had active links: Newfoundland, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec.

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Tuesday 22 August 2006 by Edward.

Whether you walk, hike, run, ski, scavenger hunt, or golf on your vacation, you may find that your hotel will hook you up with a GPS. Hampton Roads’ Daily Press reports that Hyatt, Four Seasons and Marriott hotels, among other hotels, give their guests tools to navigate and have fun.

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