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Online Travel Agencies
Reader favorites:


CheapTickets.com
Expedia (USA)/ (Canada)
Orbitz.com
Priceline.com
SkyAuction
Travelocity.com (USA) or Travelocity.ca (Canada)

Air
Reader favorites:


Airfare.com (consolidator)
AirfarePlanet
Air France
Alaska Airlines
Austrian Airlines
L’Avion (all-business class)
CheapTickets - air
Condor (English) or Condor (Deutsch)
Delta Air Lines
Economy Travel (consolidator)
Emirates (UK customers only)
Eos Airlines (all-business class)
Frontier Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
Hotwire.com (Air)
Kayak.com
KLM
Priceline.com
SideStep
Silverjet (all-business class)
Singapore Airlines
SkyAuction.com air tickets
STA Travel
StudentUniverse.com (Discounts for Students/Educators)
TACA
Virgin Atlantic
WestJet Airlines

Hotels (by brand)
Reader favorites:


Accor Hotels
Beaches Family Resorts
Best Western Hotels
Cambria Suites
Candlewood Suites
Choice Hotels
Clarion hotels
Comfort Inn
Comfort Suites
Country Inns & Suites
Courtyard by Marriott
Crossland Economy Studios
Crowne Plaza
Econo Lodge
Extended StayAmerica / Extended StayDeluxe
Fairfield Inn
Four Points by Sheraton
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn Express
Homestead Studio Suites
Hotel Indigo
Ibis
InterContinental Hotels and Resorts
JW Marriott Hotels and Resorts
La Quinta
MacDonald Hotels & Resorts UK
MainStay Suites
Marriott
Mercure
My Paris Hotel
Novotel
Orient-Express Hotels and Resorts
Park Inn
Quality Inn
Radisson
Regent International Hotels & Resorts
Renaissance Hotels and Resorts
Residence Inn
Rodeway Inn
Sandals Resorts
Sheraton
Sleep Inn
Sofitel
SpringHill Suites
Staybridge Suites
StudioPlus Deluxe Studios
Suburban Extended Stay Hotel
Suitehotels
TownePlace Suites
Westin
Wynn Las Vegas

Hotels (booking agencies/consolidators)
Reader favorites:


CheapTickets - hotels
EasyClickTravel.com - hotels
GTA Hotels
HotelClub.com
Hotelopia
Hotels.com
Hotwire.com (Hotels)
OctopusTravel
Orbitz.com (Hotels)
Priceline.com Hotels
Quikbook

Car Rentals
Reader Favorites:

Auto Europe
Budget Rent a Car
CheapTickets - cars
Dollar Rent a Car
easyCar.com
EasyClickTravel.com - cars
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Fox Rent A Car
Hotwire.com (Rental Cars)
Orbitz - cars
Priceline.com Rental Cars
Sixt Rent a Car
Thrifty Car Rental

Vacation Packages
Reader favorites:

CheapCaribbean.com
Funjet Vacations
Hotwire.com (Packages)
Lastminute.com
Neilson Active Holidays
Priceline.com
Site59 last minute packages
Southwest Airlines Vacations
Thomas Cook
United Vacations

Vacation Rentals / Villas and Apartments
EuroRelais Holiday Homes
Marriott Vacation Club International
TripHomes vacation rentals
Vacation Home Rentals

Luggage / Travel Gear
Amazon.com luggage
Bagsbuy.com
Brookstone
Buy.com
eBags.com
Irv’s Luggage Warehouse
Luggage Factory
LuggageGuy.com
Luggage Online
Luggage Pros
The Sharper Image
Samsonite
Tumi

Rail (including Eurail Passes, etc.)
Eurostar deals on Lastminute.com
Orient-Express (luxury rail travel)
Rail Europe
RailPass.com

Cruises
Carnival Cruise Lines
CheapTickets - cruises
cruisedirect.com
EasyClickTravel.com - cruises
Orbitz - cruises
Priceline.com
SkyAuction.com cruises
Travelocity - cruises

Other Travel-Related Services
Go Card (museum and sightseeing discount card)
Priority Pass (airport VIP lounges)
TravelGuard travel insurance
Viator (sightseeing/events)
Visiticket (museum/attraction discount card)

Financial
Reader favorites:

Blue Sky from American Express
Delta SkyMiles American Express Card
ING DIRECT (savings accounts/mortagages)
Hilton HHonors Platinum American Express Card
JetBlue American Express Card
Northwest Airlines WorldPerks Visa

Books, Computers, Flowers, Maps, Music, etc.
Reader favorites:


1-800-FLOWERS.COM
Amazon.com
Apple Store
Buy.com
ComFi (international pre-paid phone cards)
eBay
eMusic (MP3 downloads)
Entertainment Savings Book
GolfCard
Great American Days (adventure/experience gifts)
half.com
iTunes
Lenovo (formerly IBM ThinkPads/PCs)
Omaha Steaks
Pacific Coast Hotel Bedding
Pingo (prepaid international calling cards)
RealNetworks Rhapsody (music downloads)
Restaurant.com (dining gift certificates)
SkyMall
Sony (electronics and computers)
Spa Finder