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Travel Ratings and Reviews

These are the sites we know about that have ratings, reviews, opinions and comparison shopping information for travel products and services. Almost all major online travel agencies and many travel guides also have some sort of ratings section or feedback from customers on travel services and products.

General Travel

The Good Web Guide - Travel and Leisure They are one of the best websites we have found that evaluate travel and leisure websites. They also evaluate many other categories of websites.

Consumer Reports - Travel. Some free reports but most require an Online Subscription. Everyone knows Consumer Reports magazine. Their online site has access to past articles and evaluations including those related to travel and vacationing. You can subscribe to the online version of their magazine for monthly fee and gain access to online travel reports.

Consumer WebWatch - Travel. "The Consumer WebWatch mission is to investigate, inform, and improve the credibility of information published on the World Wide Web." This is a service of Consumers Union. We take you to their WebWatch travel section.

Epinions.com - Hotels and Travel Section. They have opinions on consumer products and services and they let you share your opinions as well. We drop you off at their Hotels and Travel Section. See below for other specific travel drop-off sections at their site.

ReviewCentre - Travel Although based in the United Kingdom, they have world wide coverage.

TripAdvisor.com. Excellent website with unbiased reviews of hotels, vacation packages and resorts. First select a destination region of the world, city or country. Their reviews and ratings are on that place's information page. We also like their links to major travel sites that take you right to the related page so you don't have to drill down (just like we do!).

Viewpoint-Travel. Consumer reviews of travel products and services worldwide.

Travel Agencies/Services

The Good Web Guide - Travel and Leisure They are one of the best websites we have found that evaluate travel and leisure websites. They also evaluate many other categories of websites.

ConsumerSearch.com - Internet Travel Sites. They have selected the best travel sites in various categories. They have also rated websites that review travel sites "Travel Web Sites -Reviewing the Reviewers".

Forbes - Best Travel Sites. This is Forbes magazine's review of travel sites and their pick for the best 13 of them.

J.D. Power - Travel Web Site Ratings. They are a well-known consumer survey company. This is their Independent Travel Web Site Ratings page.

Kiplinger - 25 Best Travel Sites. This is their selection of the top 25 travel websites.

ReviewCentre - Travel Agency Reviews. Although based in the United Kingdom, they have world wide coverage.

USAToday - Best Travel Search Website. USAToday picked Kayak when they did this evaluation in May of 2006.

eSmarts- Best Travel Agencies. Based on the ability to give you the lowest priced tickets.

BizRate.com - Travel Services. This will take you to the BizRate.com Travel Services section

Airlines

J.D. Power - Airline Ratings. They are a well-known consumer survey company. This is their Airline ratings page where you select an airline class to view ratings for that class.

ReviewCentre - Airline Reviews. Although based in the United Kingdom, they have world wide coverage.

Viewpoint-Airlines. Consumer reviews of airlines worldwide.

TravelQuality.com. They have passenger reviews of airline service, cabins, lounges and guest reviews of hotels. They have pictures submitted by passengers of things like the interior of aircraft on flights they have flown and of airport lounges. They have a forum for airlines and hotels. This is a small website run by a person in Holland and has not gotten much notice. The forum shows a few posting in 2007 but most are earlier going back to 2003. However, they have the latest worldwide airline news updated every 30 minutes with good coverage of the United States. This service is provided by moreover.com. You click on a headline and are taken to the actual newspaper, or magazine article.

Airline Tickets

Internet Travel Tips- Airline Ticket Comparisons. They provide an opinion on which airline ticket web sites offer quick and easy selections of flight options to determine the best trade-offs between total flight time of traveland price.

BizRate.com - Airline Tickets. This will take you to the BizRate.com Airline Ticket section

Hotels, Motels, Resorts

Consumer Reports - Best Hotels for Any Budget. Excellent article on finding the best hotel from budget to luxury accommodations.

J.D. Power - North American Hotel Ratings. They are a well-known consumer survey company. This is their North American Hotel Ratings page where you select a class of hotel to view ratings for that class.

Viewpoint-Hotels and Resorts. Consumer reviews of hotels and resorts worldwide.

Epinions.com - Hotels and Resorts. This is their section with consumer opinions on hotels and resorts.

Expedia - Hotels - Traveler Reviews Reviews by Expedia customers of hotels.

Internet Travel Tips- Hotel Price Comparisons. They do an excellent job comparing websites that give you the best hotel prices in their Comparison Section.

HolidayWatchdog.com. Worldwide consumer reviews of hotels and resorts. Use their search box and enter a city or hotel name + city.

BizRate.com - Hotels, Motels, Resorts. This will take you to the BizRate.com Hotels and Motels section

Car Rentals

J.D. Power - Rental Car Ratings. They are a well-known consumer survey company. This is their Rental Car Ratings page.

ReviewCentre - Car Rental Reviews. Although based in the United Kingdom, they have worldwide coverage.

Viewpoint-Car Rentals. Consumer reviews of car rental agencies worldwide.

Internet Travel Tips- Car Rental Price Comparisons. They do an excellent job comparing websites with the lowest car rental prices in their Comparison Section.

BizRate.com - Car Rental. This will take you to the BizRate.com Car Rental section

Cruises

ReviewCentre - Cruise Reviews. Although based in the United Kingdom, they have worldwide coverage.

Viewpoint-Cruises. Consumer reviews of cruises worldwide.

Epinions.com - Cruises. This is their section with consumer opinions on cruise lines.

Cruise Critic.com. Anne Campbell and her staff have put together an excellent website covering cruise lines. A good place to find the latest cruise information and critiques and tips. You can also book with them.

CruiseOpinion.com. The most comprehensive Cruise Opinions website on the Internet. Organized by cruise line and ship. Passenger feedback from thousands of cruises.

BizRate.com - Cruises. This will take you to the BizRate.com Cruises section

Theme Parks

ReviewCentre - Theme Park Reviews. Although based in the United Kingdom, they have worldwide coverage.

Epinions.com - Theme parks. This is their section with consumer opinions on theme parks.

Theme Park Insiders This is a comprehensive website that covers all the major theme parks in the world. They also have feedback from both workers at the parks and visitors to them.

Themeparks.com This is a comprehensive website that covers all the major theme parks in the United States. They also have feedback from visitors to the parks and a ranking of the top ten theme parks in the United States. Here is their Special report page.

Tour Operators

ReviewCentre - Tour Operator Reviews. Although based in the United Kingdom, they have worldwide coverage.

Epinions.com - Tour Operators. This is their section with consumer opinions on tour operators.

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