Best Travel Deals and Social Media

Social media for travel fanatics! I came across a community site for travel enthusiasts – yep yet another social media site. You join up and share best travel deals with other users and, like Digg, they vote the deal up or down.

It’s an interesting concept actually. If you are a frequent traveller, or just come across a fabulous travel package you want to share, you post about it on the site like you would any social media site. Other site users decide if the deal is hot or not. The site claims it is ok to shamelessly plug your own travel deal site on it by offering your own travel deals – as long as you stay on topic and don’t spam the site. The posts appear to be monitored regularly, I couldn’t find any spammy looking posts so far.

I also couldn’t find many Canadian travel deals listed – the site seems to be too new for many to have been posted yet.  Searching by category, I found no listings. But by using the search feature on the site, I typed “Canada” and found some relevant listings.  I’d like to see an RSS feed per country or travel type in the future! Easier to keep track of potential offers I’d be interested in.

This offer by Air Canada caught my eye – Worldwide Fare Sale Starting at $95 one way from Air Canada. It expires tomorrow, May 21, 2009. But you can book for any time until December 2009. Hurry on over to the Air Canada site for that!

All in all, I think the site is very useful for finding the best travel deals. Don’t let the current economy get you down, you really can find a fabulous deal for this year’s family vacation!

Rental Homes – Immerse Yourself Travel

If you are considering a family vacation and want to do everything but still keep things as low cost as possible, consider a rental home. Rental homes are usually found in typical residential areas of popular tourist cities across the globe. Instead of booking a typical and boring hotel room or timeshare condo, consider a rental home.

Rental homes are very unique and some are even themed, like a Sante Fe rental home. These homes are beautifully landscaped and decorated.  You would definitely be spoiling your family by choosing a vacation home instead of a usual hotel room. Cook at home, dine in the fabulous open air of your own back yard while you are on vacation.  Even better, immerse yourself in the local traditions and community by being right in the middle of it all!