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Travel Deals From Orbitz

Alex — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:42:14 +0000

Orbitz Travel Deals

Orbitz.com recently released several great exclusive deals on flights, hotels, and rental cars. Check out the list below, and click the links to book the deals with Orbitz. Act fast, as most of these expire in August or September.

Flight Deals

Hotel Deals

Rental Car Deals

How To Choose a Hostel

reasek — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:19:40 +0000

Hostels are the budget traveler’s best friend. While hostels will never reach the comfort or luxury level of a hotel, they can often come very close. Budget accommodations do not have to be terribly unpleasant, you just have to know what to look for when booking hostels. Stick to known sites such as hostelbookers.com, hostels.com, hostelworld.com, etc and keep a few things in mind:

Read the reviews. Legitimate hostel booking sites will have user reviews. These review can really save you from some unpleasant experiences. Guests can rate hostels and leave brutally honest comments, so make sure you don’t end up booking a place that every reviewer has hated.
Make sure linens are included. Some hostels will charge you extra for towels and even sheets. Nothing is more unpleasant than arriving at your bed, weary from travel, and discovering you have no sheets.
Search out free breakfasts. Good hostels offer some sort of breakfast every morning. It is usually pretty limited, something like bread and weak coffee, but when you are working with limited funds, free bread in the morning can help you cut costs.
Check for free internet. Internet cafes may not seem expensive at first, but when you check your email a few times a day, those costs can really add up. Try to find a hostel that offers free wi-fi or, at the very least, computers with internet access. The internet will probably be almost unbearably slow and the computers will look like they should come with Frogger and Oregon Trail, but it is better than nothing.
Look at a map. You don’t want to book a hostel that is a 40 minute bus ride outside of the city. You will be depending on buses, trains, and walking to get where you need to be, so try to get a hostel that is near the area you plan to spend the most time in.
Read up on security. We would all like to believe fellow budget travelers would not bother us or our things, but that is not always the case. See if the hostel offers a locker for each guest to store valuables such as passports for when you leave the room. This is especially important if you book a shared room. Also, make sure the hostel has security to ensure only registered guests will be allowed within the building.

Orbitz Hotel Promo Code

Alex — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:59:10 +0000

Anyone who is looking to book a vacation in the next two weeks just got a nice Christmas present from Orbitz.com.

Orbitz is offering 10% off on any hotel stay booked on their site between now and December 31!. Simply follow the link below, and use the promo code ORBITZHOTEL10.

Site: Orbitz
Promo Coce: ORBITZHOTEL10

Remember to act fast, this offer expires on Dec 31st.

Hotel Rates Going Down (but Airfares Are On The Rise)

Mike — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:55:35 +0000

The good news is that hotel rates are expected to go down in 2010. The bad news, on the other hand, is that airfare is expected to be on the rise during the same time period.

Hotel rates are expected to fall by 1%-4% for mid-range rates, and 3%-6% for upper-range rates. According to the provided article, the hotels are being forced to cut rates to try and draw customers back into the travel fold.

Demand for air travel is expected to rise in 2010 and the airline industry is looking to capitalize. They are able to take advantage when demand improves because they were able to cut flights during the recession period. According to American Express Business Travel, overall airfare prices will increase by up to 5% for short, economy flights, and 1%-6% for longer, business class flights.

Source: MSNBC