Travel Planning Online for Dummies [Paperback]

Noah Vadnai (Author), Julian Smith (Author)

Book Description

Series: For Dummies (Computers) | Publication Date: March 8, 2000

Planning your next family vacation? Hit the road before you even leave the house with Travel Planning Online For Dummies, 2nd Edition, the fun and easy way to ensure a great trip and get the best prices.

Whether you're traveling for business or pleasure, alone or with the family, this book explains in clear language how the Internet can be your virtual travel guide with information that enables you to...
* Find online city guides and travel brochures
* Buy plane tickets, book hotel rooms, and rent cars from your home computer
* Use advanced search tools for effortless travel: check weather forecasts, find interactive maps, consult ATM locators, and research major attractions
* Consult newsgroups, chat rooms, and mailing lists to find first-person reports of the places you plan to visit
* Locate loads of predeparture advice and services on everything from passports and visas to travel advisories and health resources that can help guarantee a successful trip
Included in the second edition of this popular book is a collection of great travel Web sites, reviewed and organized by topic. The bonus CD-ROM includes this directory in an interactive format as well as an evaluation version of Personal Passport and a trial version of Electronic Travel Desk, which help you find special vacation deals, book flights, and check schedules.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Many sites are described in detail, including what you can expect from them and when to act cautiously. -- Paul Grimes, Syndicated Columnist & Condé Nast Traveler Editor

From the Publisher

With this book in hand, readers can use the Internet to plan business trips, family vacations, and dream getaways quickly and painlessly. Would-be travelers learn how to find travel information and schedules, make reservations, and find bargains that stretch their budgets further. The CD-ROM includes travel-related software, trip planning utilities, and more.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 2nd edition (March 8, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764506722
• ISBN-13: 978-0764506727
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,238,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Have made it without it!, December 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Travel Planning Online For Dummies (Paperback)

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!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Useful Reference, March 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Travel Planning Online For Dummies (Paperback)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshingly usable even for the novice net user., February 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Travel Planning Online For Dummies (Paperback)

This book manages to unravel what would normally be a mind boggling endeavor. It manages to guide you through every conceivable travel need you might have in a very understandable and usable fashion. More than just being my own travel agent, I can now feel confident that I can use the net as a safety net for any circumstance that may arise whether it occurrs before or after I start my trip. I use this book to cover all the bases of travel (from my home base or from anywhere I have access to a computer). More vital to pack this than even your contraceptives.