PLANNING WEBSITES

FODORS.COM This is a great website for researching destinations and getting hotel & restaurant recommendations.
Also, the message boards here are excellent—you’ll find lots of tips about your destination!

FROMMERS.COM This website also has excellent information about destinations and great hotel & restaurant reviews.

TRIPADVISOR.COM Interested in feedback on a specific hotel? This website has reviews of resorts from tons of real travelers who have been there.
Don’t book before you check Tripadvisor.com!

MYTRIPREPORT.COM This website has trip reviews and photos from destinations and hotels all over the world.
While it doesn't have the sheer number of reviews that tripadvisor.com does, some of the reviews are very thorough, cover multiple destinations and attractions (not just hotels) and include photos.

VIRTUALTOURIST.COM This is a huge community of travelers who have posted their vacation photos and tips on what to do and see in particular locations. Want to see what the place you’re going looks like? You’ll probably find photos here!

CRUISECRITIC.COM I've been told that the message boards on there are to cruising as The Knot is to wedding planning (thanks, BostonChickie!).
If you're interested in a cruise, start researching your options here.

MOONRINGS.COM Moonrings provides a "honeymoon planning service" designed to help you decide where you want to go and how much you can spend.
They also act as travel agents, but you can do purely research here if you like.

DEBBIE'S CARIBBEAN RESORT REVIEWS This site (like TripAdvisor.com) has reviews of resorts all over the Caribbean and Mexico. Very helpful!

Here's a link to a great collection of travel websites (from Travel & Leisure). There are some very useful sites here! LINK TO COLLECTION OF TRAVEL WEBSITES

WEBSITES THAT OFFER GOOD DEALS ON YOUR HONEYMOON

EXPEDIA.COMDiscounted plane tickets and hotel rooms are available through this reputable online company. You can also book cruises and vacation packages here!

ORBITZ.COMDiscounted plane tickets and hotel rooms are available through this reputable online company. You can also book cruises and vacation packages here!

TRAVELOCITY.COMDiscounted plane tickets and hotel rooms are available through this reputable online company. You can also book cruises and vacation packages here!

LUXURYLINK.COMLuxurylink offers amazing packages on romantic and luxurious vacation destinations. You can bid on their auctions or simply purchase packages outright. Many packages include perks like massages and excursions!

PLEASANTHOLIDAYS.COMIf you want to go to a tropical destination (including Hawaii, Tahiti, Mexico, Fiji, Australia or the Caribbean), Pleasant Holidays offers great packages and discounts. You can book online or over the phone.

UNITEDVACATIONS.COM (UNITED AIRLINES) United Airlines has a section of their website devoted to vacation planning, specials and packages. There are often good deals to be found here! You can book online or over the phone.

HOTWIRE.COM You can find heavily discounted vacation packages and flights here, if you're flexible on departure dates.

PRICELINE.COM Submit a bid for a honeymoon destination and see if a company will offer you something in your price range!

PANDAONLINE.COM A great place to book inter-island flights in Hawaii. They also have travel packages!

APPLEVACATIONS.COM Apple Vacations offers great packages to Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean and Costa Rica!

CHICRETREATS.COM Chic Retreats has deals on smaller, cool hotels all over the world. These places are really gorgeous and unique-- and many of them are a great bargain!

LYNOTTTOURS.COM Lynott Tours offers vacation packages and guided tours of Ireland, England, Scotland, Australia & the South Pacific!

CRUISECOMPETE.COM Cruisecompete.com offers some of the lowest rates on popular honeymoon cruises!

IEXPLORE.COM In association with National Geographic, this site offers adventure tours to the far reaches of the globe, including hiking in Peru, culinary tours to Italy, cultural tours in Thailand, safaris, wildlife viewing, mountaineering, and sailing and yachting!

VACATIONOUTLET.COM Search for packages according to particular destination and travel dates, or peruse the inventory by destination & area of interest!

CRUISEQUICK.COM As Knottie BostonChickie says, "cruisequick.com is to no frills cruise booking like discount bridal is to gown shopping."

UNTOURS.COM This site offers European tours that combine air and ground transportation with stays in apartments and farmhouses-- a cost effective way to stay in Europe! Recommended by Knottie Tinkerham.

NEWADVENTURES.COM Want to go to Africa or the Seychelles? Interested in going on safari or touring the pyramids on your honeymoon? New Adventures offers lots of different, affordable packages. Recommended by Knottie GarrisonGirl!

DISCOUNTALLINCLUSIVE.COM If you're interested in a Caribbean or Mexican all-inclusive resort, you can find really good prices at this website.

TRAVELBATTLE.COM On this site, you enter infomation about the trip you'd like to take. That info is emailed to 4 different travel agents who compete to get you the best price.

CRUISE411.COM Cruise411.com has some great rates on cruises-- plus articles about ship updates and launches.

HONEYMOONFINDER.COMHoneymoonFinder lets you browse through a list of potential destinations and then offers information and pricing on those places.

WHERETOSTAY.COM WhereToStay.com has great info on the Caribbean and Hawaii. Check out the hotel reviews, travel packages, island information and feature articles about specific resorts.

LIBERTYTRAVEL.COM Liberty Travel offers cost effective travel packages, including cruise deals.