Welcome to our travel resources section, a curated list of the best tools and booking sites to help you travel the world. Over the past 20 years of travel, we have used plenty of great companies, but we've also found many terrible ones in the process. Below you will find a list of the resources we return to time and again.
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BOOKING ACCOMMODATION
If you are booking more traditional accommodations, i.e. hotels, hostels or holiday apartments, Booking.com should be your first stop. We use them all the time for ‘home-stay’ options in South East Asia as they have by far the best inventory worldwide, and hotels listed on the site are not allowed to sell rooms at a lower price elsewhere.
Holiday Swap offers a secure platform for global home swapping and hosting, available at just $10 per month per person or through a subscription plan. Our innovative chat feature makes Holiday Swap the world's first truly global social media app for like-minded travelers and explorers.
Hostelworld is the number one resource for researching and booking hostels all over the world. They have a database of seemingly every hostel in existence with accurate ratings and reviews from real users, with a very easy booking system to boot.
FINDING FLIGHTS
ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES
As the leading marketplace for travel experiences, at Viator we believe that making memories is what travel is all about. And with 300,000+ experiences to explore—everything from simple tours to extreme adventures (and all the niche, interesting stuff in between)—making memories that will last a lifetime has never been easier.
No matter where your travels take you, GetYourGuide offers the best way to connect with your destination. Make memories all over the globe with our locally-vetted, expertly-curated experiences. From must-see iconic attractions to unexpected under-the-radar gems, we have something for everyone.
As the leader in small group travel for over 30 years, GAdventures knows how to do it right: flexible itineraries, freedom to roam, safety, peace of mind, and locally based guides.
TRANSPORT
DiscoverCars.com is a leader in online car rental bookings; we compare car rental deals from many companies so that you can choose which is best for your trip.
Direct Ferries is a multi platform service offering a quick and easy way to compare and book ferry crossings to any ferry port in Europe and Africa as well as many ports across the globe. Direct Ferries provides the widest choice of ferry tickets with all the major ferry companies.
TRAVEL & MEDICAL INSURANCE
WorldNomads provides travel insurance for travelers in over 100 countries.
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Excellent value travel / medical insurance for long-term travellers and nomads. Specifically being able to get cover on a month to month basis makes SafetyWing well worth considering.
FINANCE & BANKING
Apart from the free basic account which offers great benefits such as free ATM withdrawals in the EU, zero-fee swiping worldwide and TransferWise integration, the paid N26 plan offers free worldwide ATM withdrawal as well as travel insurance. This might just be the ultimate account for travellers.