Travel on the Internet

Search tips & travel websites

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:

Google at: www.google.com.au

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 “ “

“port douglas”

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

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 Australia at www.railaustralia.com.au
• 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
• Holiday with kids at: www.holidayswithkids.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/
• Tasmania – Discover Tasmania at: http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/
• 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