Travel Planning Online for Dummies

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Summary: Couldn't Have made it without it!
Review: Although I did learn a couple of new tricks (Flight Tracker in TheTrip.com) I was disappointed I didn't find anything new to save me money that I wasn't already using from reading magazine articles. The car rental information was severely lacking in this book. This is a very mysterious part of the travel industry, with prices jumping $100 a day. I would have liked more insight into why this happens and what the strategies are for getting good rates. Car rental discount codes are not even discussed.

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Summary: Airfare info was good but car rental info was lacking
Review: Although I did learn a couple of new tricks (Flight Tracker in TheTrip.com) I was disappointed I didn't find anything new to save me money that I wasn't already using from reading magazine articles. The car rental information was severely lacking in this book. This is a very mysterious part of the travel industry, with prices jumping $100 a day. I would have liked more insight into why this happens and what the strategies are for getting good rates. Car rental discount codes are not even discussed.

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Summary: A Useful Reference
Review: Even though I spend a lot of time on the Net and I am very good at searching the Web, this book has proven useful whenever I want to find out something travel related. I use it mostly as a quick reference to keep track of URLs and sites. The directory section is my favorite part because I can flip through and find a bunch of sites that have the type of info I'm looking for. The author knows his stuff, but I do sometimes find the numbered lists a bit annoying, but those are in all For Dummies books, so I guess its not his fault.

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Summary: Couldn't Have made it without it!
Review: This book was my bible when traveling around China. I was going to use Lonely Planet, but it wasn't much of a help in planning my trip. Travel for dummies wasn't just a book that I had to plop into the middle of Chgina with, rather I went into China knowing already where and how I was going to go across the country. Even with language difficulties I made it! Mr. Vadnai should be given a raise and asked to write some more!