Search Engines allow you
to type in keywords to find things. Search Engines search by matching the
keywords that you type in their search box. They then return the results in a
search list.
Search Engines:
Bing at: www.bing.com
Yahoo at: www.yahoo.com.au
DuckDuckGo
at: www.duckduckgo.com
Yippy at: www.yippy.com
Search Tips:
Tip No1: Use Quotation Marks
When searching for a topic of more than one
word ie, a phrase, use quotation marks “
“
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
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
Subject Directories:
·
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
·
Trip
advisor at: www.tripadvisor.com.au
·
RAA
at: http://www.raa.net/holidays
·
Totaltravel.com
at: www.totaltravel.com.au
·
Getaway
at: ninemsn.com.au/getaway
·
Peregrine
Adventures at: http://www.peregrineadventures.com/
·
Backpackers World at: www.backpackersworld.com.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
- Flight
Centre at : www.flightcentre.com.au
- I want that
flight at: www.iwantthatflight.com.au
- Airfares
Flights at: http://airfaresflights.com.au
- Rail
- Eurail
at: www.eurail.com
Accommodation wesites
- Wotif
at www.wotif.com
- Stayz.com.au
at: www.stayz.com.au
- Trivago at: http://www.trivago.com.au
- Expedia at: www.expedia.com.au
- Hotels Combined at: http://www.hotelscombined.com.au/
- Booking at: www.booking.com
- Accommodation
online at: http://www.accommodationonline.com.au/
- Roam
Free at: http://www.roamfree.com.au/
- Travel
mate at: www.travelmate.com.au
- Need
It Now at: www.needitnow.com.au
- Rates
to go at: www.ratestogo.com.au
- Best
rates at: www.bestrates.com.au
- Rome2Rio at: http://www.rome2rio.com/
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/
- Western
Australia Tourism at: www.westernaustralia.com
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
