How to search the Internet using a Search Engine
Search Engines allow you to type in keywords to find things. They can be good at finding travel information on various destinations as well as finding information on specific hotel accommodation, airline flights, car hire, passport and visa information.
Search Engines search in different ways. To fully utilise a search engine, look for the Help notes or Search Tips on the homepage or search page of the Search Engine you are using.
Recommended Search Engines on the Internet are:
Google at www.google.com
Yahoo at: http://search.yahoo.com
iBoogie at: www.iboogie.com
Altavista at: www.altavista.com.au
Clusty at: www.clusty.com
Searchcube at: www.search-cube.com
Exalead at: www.exalead.com/search
Bing at: www.bing.com
URL.com at: http://search.url.com
Search Tips:
Tip No1: Use Quotation Marks
When searching for a topic of more than one word ie, a phrase, use quotation marks “ “
“port douglas”
“port elliot”
sydney accommodation apartments ”6 people”
Tip No2: Search in a specific field on a webpage & identify your keywords.
Some search engines allow you to search in a specific field of a web page. In Google you can search
intitle:”Port Douglas” accommodation “self contained”
intitle:”port elliot” “south australia” accommodation “3 bedrooms”
How to search the Internet using a Subject Directory
Subject Directories classify the Internet into various categories. Most will have a general Category for Travel. This general category is then broken down into sub-categories. For example:
Travel>Destinations>Oceania>Australia>Queensland>By Locality>Port Douglas>Accommodation
Recommended Subject Directories & (Travel information) on the Internet are:
· Yahoo Directory at: http://au.dir.yahoo.com
· Yahoo Travel at: http://au.dir.yahoo.com/recreation/travel/
· DMOZ at: www.dmoz.org
· Webwombat at: http://www.webwombat.com.au/travel/
Recommended Travel websites
· Lonely Planet at www.lonelyplanet.com
· Rough Guide at: www.roughguides.com
· Frommers at: http://www.frommers.com/
· Fodors at: www.fodors.com
· Pilot Guides at: www.pilotguides.com
Specific Australian Travel Websites
· Zuji at: www.zuji.com.au
· CitySearch at: http://adelaide.citysearch.com.au
· Expedia at: www.expedia.com.au
· RAA at: http://www.raa.net/holidays
· Travel Australia at: www.travelaustralia.com.au
· Totaltravel.com at: www.totaltravel.com.au
· Getaway at: ninemsn.com.au/getaway
Peregrine Adventures at: www.peregrine.net.au
Airline & Rail Websites
Qantas at: www.qantas.com.au
Virgin at: www.virginblue.com.au
Jetstar at: www.jetstar.com.au
Webjet at: www.webjet.com.au
Tiger at: www.tiger.com.au
Flight Centre at : www.flightcentre.com.au
Tiger Airways at: www.tiger.com.au
I want that flight at: www.iwantthatflight.com.au
Airfares Flights at: http://airfaresflights.com.au
Rail Australia at www.railaustralia.com.au
Eurail at: www.eurail.com
Cheap Accommodation & Airfares
Wotif at www.wotif.com
Travel mate at: www.travelmate.com.au
Need It Now at: www.needitnow.com.au
Quickbeds at: www.quickbeds.com.au
Rates to go at: www.ratestogo.com.au
Best rates at: www.bestrates.com.au
Standby rates at: www.standbyrates.com.au
Tourism Commissions
Australian Tourism Commission at: www.australia.com
South Australian Shorts at: www.shorts.com.au
Victoria Tourism at: www.visitvictoria.com.au
New South Wales Tourism at: www.visitnsw.com.au
Queensland Tourism at: http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/
Northern Territory Tourism at: http://en.travelnt.com/
Tasmania – Discover Tasmania at: www.discovertasmania.com.au/home/index.cfm
Western Australia Tourism at: www.westernaustralia.com
Australian Capital Territory at www.canberratourism.com.au
Overseas travel
Smart Traveller at: http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/
Currency Exchange at : www.xe.com
Oanda.com at: www.oanda.com/convert/cheatsheet
Travel Doctor at: www.traveldoctor.com.au
