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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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FLIGHTS
ACCOMMODATION
Booking.com
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.
Momondo UK
Momondo streamlines travel planning with its comprehensive search across multiple sites, ensuring users find the best deals on flights, hotels, and car rentals. Its user-friendly interface and powerful filters tailor searches to individual preferences, making trip organization both efficient and cost-effective.
Vrbo
Vrbo is the world’s leading marketplace for vacation rentals, with over 2 million paid listings of vacation rental homes in 190 countries. Vrbo offers an extensive selection of vacation homes that provide travelers with memorable experiences and benefits, including more room to relax and added privacy, for less than the cost of traditional hotel accommodations. Vrbo offers vacation rentals ranging from simple apartments to luxury and unique options (even castles).
ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES
GetYourGuide
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.
Go City
With Go City passes, travelers can visit bucket list attractions, enjoy top tours, and discover plenty of hidden gems — all of which are handpicked by local experts. Go City allows travelers to avoid multiple entry fees and paper tickets. With Go City, it's one price, one pass, and everything travelers need, right there on their phones.
Viator
Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is the world’s largest experiences marketplace, connecting travelers with tours and activities that they will remember for a lifetime. Viator offers more than 300,000 experiences throughout 200 countries, including wine tastings, walking tours, cooking classes, catamaran rides, tickets and passes to popular landmarks, as well as travel and transportation services, such as bus tours and day trips.
TRANSPORT
VEHICLE RENTAL
CELL & DATA
DrimSim
Drimsim is the first universal SIM card and free app for travelers. Drimsim is a real SIM card. It’s a plastic card with a chip, just like any other, which you can insert into your phone, tablet, or router. The difference is that it is not tied to an operator. Drimsim operates in 229 countries, provides stable communication, a fast Internet connection, and prices similar to those of local operators.
INSURANCE
FINANCE
N26
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.
