When planning a trip , do you do a lot of research on the net.?

I do. Although I only get to travel locally. But then, you are spending money here so you might as well get value for your money. There is a dependable local forum I am following where people who visited that place share their experiences, what places to see, contact persons for van rentals, feed backs on hotels, where are the best places to eat, what would you buy as souvenirs. They pretty much provided viable information for would be travelers like me. We usually travel when domestic airline companies offer seat sale fares. Sometimes, you only pay for taxes and that's it. Then we work our schedule on it. Then from insights on forums, we basically know what amount we would be spending for our trips. My cousin was really impressed when we had our trip together. She use to plan their trips overseas, when they got here, she was just so relaxed. I had all the activities laid for them. By far one of the best trips they had so far.

Ofcourse I do! I think you really do yourself a disservice now days not to. There may be a new business or locality near where you are going that you could miss other wise. And, you never know the discounts and specials you might find out about if you do some research ahead of time. You just never know.

I only do a bit of research on the country I wanted to visit, for example, the landmarks, places of interests and hotel reviews. I also willl do some investigation on the country's culture, safeness and write down the emergency contact of the area that I'll be traveling. Cheers.

I love Trip Advisor! I check it everytime I plan a trip and while I look for good hotels to stay.. They carry a lot of reviews from other travelers which is really really helpful, than just looking at the reviews on the site of the hotel, which tends to be really biased. Hehehe. I like researching in the net if I'm going on a trip, around 2 to 3 weeks before the planned trip, cause I want to know what to expect, where to go, and what to do. Plus, I get to read a lot of travel blogs, which are really really great.

Yes, I research a lot. I've used Trip Advisor, too, and usually I read reviews on hotels. I go for economy with quality, so it takes a lot of research. Also, we usually tour on our own, so without tour guides we search which places to go to and how to get theres.

hi It looks nice for me that you are taking much time for planning a travel.It is a real fact that E-booking is cheaper than the counter booking,It means it will save money atleast via reducing the travel expenses made to reach the counter,as well as it will save time which in turn is money too in other words. For Me,I wont plan a lot on travels because I feel comfortable on the jeourney what ever the way it takes.Only matter is I will look for the ticket thats it Thanks and regards

well i'm not a traveler and to be honest i don't like traveling. ive been to places, i appreciate beautiful spots but the thought of sitting on a bus or private vehicle for hours is killing me already. hehehehe.. but i prefer not researching anything about the place except if it's dangerous or not. i like to see the place by/on my own. then ask if there's nothing to check once i get there. hahahaha.. well goodluck to your daughter's trip.. i'm planning to go to somewhere in May too since it's my birth month.

Hello Suehan1 yes!! I do a lot of trip research, I´m in Mexico, and next May, if God allows it, I´ll be at Fatima, Portugal... I´m planning this trip since 3 years ago... ups! I search everywhere, I booked online, I bought tickets online... I do a lot of research... the web is just wonderful, because the world is no longer unreachable.... =) Blessings to you and your daughter!... Dainy

Trip Advisor is a very popular travel guide website though I have personally never use it before but it seems like they are good. It is always good to have some knowledge about the particular city where you are going to travel. It saves time and money.

Research is a must when planning anything. First I try to decide where I am going and what is around the area I am going. I plan on going to Las Vegas for my 25th birthday in June and I have been doing a lot of research on the internet about hotels, shows, and everything. I think the internet is real good because you can find out about certain things and it can help with planning on how much money to bring as well..

Yes, right, i have the habit of traveling on holidays and first of all, i will chose the destination online according the time i have.If i have a long holiday, i like to go far away from home, if it is short, i will go somewhere near my city. All this ,need i to do a lot of research on the net. It is very useful. There are many sites that give suggestions about the hotel, attractions and the most important, it can save money. There are many people like traveling through travel agency, and everything is arranged by them.I don't like that, it was lost the happy of traveling.It is the process that find the value by ourselves.

Hi Sue, To answer your question, yes you need to do a lot of reseach if you are planning a trip especially if it's a foreign country and only few people speaks in English. You need to know the routes to and from your hotel and how to get to places you wanted to visit. Everytime i travel i always check the same site as mentioned, you get to know a lot of ideas, reviews and such. It's a very helpful website and I would surely recommend it to people who has not been to their site. They have great travel information.

I also do a lot or research on the net. First, I will see some posts. Second, I find which palces are worth travelling. Third, I will study the position of these places, including how to go there, surronding environment and so on. Fourth, I will booking tickets and hotels on line for saving money.

I'm not fond of doing researches on places we're planning to go to. It is my elder sister who will do the booking and researches on our destined place. Yeah, I greatly agree that booking ahead via online will help you save much more than have it over-the-counter. This is because there are a lot of promos that airlines offer online depending on the flight schedule. Since I only rely on what my sibling has researched, it is my first time to hear about Trip Advisor and would like to thank you for sharing it with us.

When planning a trip I am most interested in the cost of getting there like international flights, accommodation like guest houses and sightseeing opportunities. I look at Lonely Planet Destinations and the Thorn Tree for information. I check Flight Scanner to find affordable flights. I do an Internet search for the destinations that I am planning to visit. In addition I read travel guide books on my destinations. Sometimes I visit a few countries on the same trip. Sadly I did lot of research about Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island but then my flight got canceled. To make up for it I booked a trip to Vancouver and that airline kept having strikes. Therefore I didn't want to read too much about British Colombia just in case. I have seen the site called Trip Adviser. I have been to Los Angeles three times and think there is a lot to see there. I hope that your daughter will really enjoy her trip.

Yes, i have to do my research online since i'm not doing any bookings with travel agencies or joining any tours. Most of the time, i will be looking around for forums, tourist attractions for that country before going deeper into lesser known areas. Trip advisor is really a good site for information, but there's only limited sources when it comes eating and shopping or whatever. I only need to get the basics known, while rest of my journey shall be explored when i'm there physcially.

Yes, sometimes I do. My family and I traveled to Tunisia last year. Before we planned that trip we made a lot research.

I only use Trip advisor for the ratings of hotels. As for the tours and attractions, I usually visit the tourism board of that particular country to get some ideas and after that I search for travel agencies or tour operators to see who has the widest range of tours and who has the cheapest rates. And usually when I speak to the travel agents, I ask for tips and advises.

Yes I do and i learn this from bad experiences. Once i went to a hill station and on the same day I had to come back to my city to attend an important marriage ceremony at night but I wasn't aware of the weather situation over there and snowfall started and traffic blocked for 4 long hours! and at the end i missed the event. After a week or so a friend of mine told me about an alternative route which he found by reading a post on a blog and i felp pity for not doing research before going to the hill station.

I do lots of research online when I go on a trip. In fact, that's the only type of research I do when traveling. The reason for that is the internet is the most up to date when it comes to finding out information on a destination or a hotel and it is also the best place to get reviews. Reading other people's reviews are most important when it comes to researching a location you are traveling to or a hotel you are staying at. You can also use Expedia for reviews and deals and travel information.