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Even if you're an “armchair” traveler, travel sites are fun to explore. Competition is fierce, and travel site owners work hard to provide lots of in-depth information and links to keep you browsing their site! If planning a trip, you're smart to look for travel sites geared to your itinerary and travel style.

You'll find travel sites usually have a slant. For example, some cater to the independent traveler who wants an unstructured, footloose vacation. If you have two weeks, and want to visit Paris, Koln, Florence and Rome, but want to do your own research on sights to see and how long your stay at each destination will be, this type of travel site may be the best place to start. If you want to take a cruise, search out travel sites with a specialty in cruises. Their content will likely focus on cruise-related issues and be of value to you.

Escorted tour travel sites offer structured tours with a guide to fill you in on interesting or historic sections of your destination. These guides are well informed of their particular venue, and can give you an inside look you won't find elsewhere. Travel sites geared to escorted tours usually offer “night life” tours where you'll discover the local hot spots for entertainment which you might otherwise miss.

Luxury oriented travel sites focus on first-class everything. If you want to be in total comfort every step of the way and not have to deal with any arrangements, check out the luxury type travel sites.

Another popular type site is the Cooking class trip. If you'd like to learn the techniques of a foreign cuisine while vacationing, there's a travel website to accommodate you. These cooking travel sites arrange accommodations, usually luxurious, along with daily cooking classes, visits to the local marketplace, wine tastings and communal dining. Now that's a vacation and a half for the avid cook! The aspiring chef can book a trip and earn a Cordon Bleu certificate at the same time.

If you're an “armchair” traveler, the net is wide open. You can make a virtual visit to anywhere you'd like to go! Some travel sites have panoramic photography, allowing you to see what the river Seine looks like from the second tier of the Eiffel Tower at nightfall. You can find panoramic videos of Buenos Aires, the Australian Outback or Vatican City.

Almost all travel sites arrange car rentals, hotel accommodations, rail passes and the like. You'll pay for the service, but you'll relieve yourself of a lot of footwork. Travel sites know their business

And offer a lot of convenience in ironing out the best deals.

So if you're itching to take a trip, check out travel sites likely to suit your style. Subscribe to newsletters to keep up to

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