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Best Travel Resources and Websites for Travel Planning

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Best Travel Resources and Websites for Travel Planning

Does the thought of planning a vacation feel like another chore in your already jam-packed busy day? I can relate. Creating a dream vacation can be fun with the right travel resources. If you are new to travel planning, start here. Scroll down if you need time-saving hacks and do not want to search google for them. Be sure to bookmark this page and refer back to it often.

Travel Preparation and Safety

U.S. passport and international travel information for U.S. citizens traveling and living abroad

Project Visa Visa and embassy information by country

Check Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for travel health notices including vaccines needed by the country

Utilize Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to register your travel plans with overseas embassies

How To Avoid Pickpockets In Europe is a comprehensive list of cities known for pickpockets, techniques used, and how to protect yourself

Roam Right provides travel insurance to independent travelers

46 Travel Safety Tips for Globetrotters

Travel Packing

Check my Amazon.com travel shop for travel packing essentials

Travel Packing 101: How to Pack for Everywhere

Check World Standards for plug, socket, and voltage by country

What to Wear on Holiday provides clothing advice and holiday packing lists for 138 destinations worldwide

Get advice from women to women on what to wear by destination at Journey Women

Transportation

Discover how to get anywhere by plane, train, bus, ferry, and automobile on Rome 2 Rio

Flight

Expedia and Google Flights are two great flight search engines to help you save time, energy, and money on airfare

Check all the nonstop flights from any airport on FlightsFrom

WhichBudget is a search engine locating budget flights

Browse airfare deals on Secret Flying and Fare Deal Alert

How to Find the Best Flight Deals

Travel Hacking Airline Stopovers

39 Tips for Airport Survival

Guide To Sleeping in Airports

Apply for TSA PreCheck and Global Entry

TSA prohibited and restricted baggage items

Train

Find worldwide train travel information, guides, and journeys to explore on Seat 61

Bus

Greyhound provides bus travel in the US, Canada, and Mexico

Auto

Auto Europe search engine for domestic and international rental cars

Check BlaBlaCar ridesharing when you need to get from A to B and the transportation options are limited

Utilize TravelMath to plan a road trip including driving distance, driving time, cost of driving, halfway point, and best stopping points

Accommodation

Search Hotels.com for the best lodging price AND earn free nights

Rent a private room at a lower rate than most hotels through Hostel World

Reserve a campsite at Reserve America

Store luggage at Stasher.com, and use code HOST for 10% off

Tours and Activities

Get Your Guide and Viator has a huge selection of tickets to attractions, tours, and day trips

Save on tour packages with Tours 4 Fun

Travel Apps

Google Translate can translate 59 languages offline and text in images

Google Maps allows you to be your own tour guide with GPS navigation to bookmarked attractions

TripIt organizes all tickets and reservations in one itinerary

GlobeConvert converts currency, temperature, speed, and more

Flush Toilet Finder is the quickest, simplest way of finding a public bathroom or restroom.

Stasher allows you to find and book luggage storage on their map.

Time Buddy is a visual world clock, time zone converter & meeting scheduler

TrabeePocket is a travel expense tracker

Communicate without words using ICOON Global Picture Dictionary

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