There’s so much information on travel out there that it can be a bit daunting to find exactly what you’re looking for. That’s why I created this page with my favorite travel booking sites as well as some kick-ass deals. Some of the links on this page are affiliate links. If you book something through them, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. If you’d like to support the site and keep all of its content free, this is a great way to do so.
If you have any questions about the things you find here, don’t hesitate to contact me.
Click on what you’re looking for in the index or simply scroll down the page for an overview of the sites I use.
I’ve also added a few permanent deals that might be interesting.
Below are a few deals for sites I don’t use that often but that may come in handy for you.
In this section, you’ll find things such as rental car deals, discount train tickets, and great bus booking offers.
Booking.com is my go-to website for when I want to book a hotel or for when I just want to check out pricing and options for a specific trip. I love the flexibility they offer. You often only need to pay upon arrival and usually you can cancel up until two weeks, one week or even one day before you’re supposed to check-in without any charge.
Whether I stay at a hotel or an apartment, depends on the kind of trip I’m doing. Whenever I opt for an apartment, Vrbo is my go-to booking site. I always make sure to book a place that has had several positive reviews and have never had any issues with it.
Read all about how to use airbnb here
I only recently discovered Kiwi but love it already. You can just enter your departure destination and what dates you want to fly, and Kiwi will give you all of your options on a map together with the prices. It’s super handy if you’re just looking to get away and it doesn’t matter to much where you’re going. And if you want to combine multiple destinations, the Kiwi NOMAD tool gives you the cheapest possible route between them!
I usually check Trip.com after to make sure I’ve found all possible options. While Trip.com doesn’t allow that much flexibility in searching, it does bring up a lot of the smaller or budget airlines.
Viator is a tour booking company that works with local tour operators. So the experience is different every time, but I’ve now done several tours with them and it always went smoothly. The benefit is that you know what to expect as you book under their terms, and they offer tours worldwide.
FOOD TOURS! I love food, I love learning about local food culture and I love discovering the best places to eat anywhere. Eating Europe Tours offers all of this in a few hours. I’ve done three tours with them so far and absolutely loved all of them.
Read my review of their Prague tour.
Read my review of their Rome tour.
GetYourGuide offers tours, skip-the-line tickets, city passes, transfers, and other experiences around the world. I love the user-friendliness of their platform. It’s super easy to see what’s included and what not and the booking process only takes a few minutes.
DiscoverCars is a car rental booking platform that lets you compare more than 900 car rental companies at over 53,OOO locations all around the world. Using them means you dont have to check all the different rental car sites to compare prices and packages. Pretty handy!
I so prefer taking the Eurostar to go to London over flying there! I get in at Brussels South and get out again at St. Pancras, in the middle of the city. Much easier than dealing with airport hassle and luggage restrictions, plus, the trains have electricity sockets and all the new ones have WiFi too!
Like I take the Eurostar to go to London, I take the Thalys for Paris or for traveling to cities like Amsterdam and Cologne. It can be a bit more expensive than the regular train, but it isn’t always, and it usually is much faster. Not to mention that you get a little table to work on and… electricity sockets :D
NMBS is the Belgian railroad company, but with NMBS Europe you can book trains all over Europe, including regional trains and Thalys, TGV and Eurostar. Just input your departure and arrival destinations and it’ll give you all the options, including the option to buy your ticket.
SafetyWing offers flexible travel insurance you can even book when you’re already on your trip. They were one of the first -if not the first – insurers to cover COVID for travelers. I’ve had to use them several times now and have always been happy. Their prices and coverage are good and their support team always replies quickly.
The TransferWise Borderless Account is great as it allows you to have virtual bank accounts in different currencies, which means you can avoid fees when accepting payment in other currencies than that of your regular bank account. You only pay a small fee to transfer money over.
Read my review here
or
Sign up via my link and get a €500 transfer free of charge.
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Hi Sophie,
Was just searching for travel related information and came across your blog site.
Keep up the good work.
Bob
Thanks Bob!
Nice resources you mentioned on this page Sofie. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Osvaldo! I appreciate it:)
Wonderful resource list.
Thanks! I’ve got a new one coming up soon…
Great selection of resources. Looks like everything any aspiring traveller will need. You mentioned above that you were looking to change computers. Well a few months ago I moved away from Windows and got my first Mac, it is a Macbook Air. I have one thing to say about it, I LOVE IT! So much faster and more reliable. I get things done a lot more efficiently. It is also light weight, small and ideal for travel and blogging. It may cost a lot more than a Windows computer but for me at least it is worth the investment.
Shhht, I actually still need to update this page but WordPress keeps messing up the code so I’ve kind of avoided it.
I already bought a new computer – an HP Folio- and I’m happy with it. I should add it together with my new camera.
I don’t want to hear about your Macbook Air, I’ve doubted SO long over the HP and the Macbook. Then my dad kind of persuaded me to go for the HP even though he is an Apple fan himself and when i’d finally made my decision he was like: “Maybe you should buy a Macbook”. I could kill him:D
The HP Folio I have is also super fast and light though. It’s 14″, which I love as well.
Oops, sorry :-(
I’d be interested to know of your new camera. I changed my compact to a Nikon late last year and wish I hadn’t since I think the quality is poor. I still have a quality bridge camera but that can sometimes be too bulky to carry around.