The process of booking the family vacation has, in the past, been a simple one. However, there are now a number of internet resources available that give people the option of selecting the individual components of a break themselves, without the need for an anonymous third party to supply a package deal. Hotels, resorts and flights can be booked with a great deal of planning and communication between members of a family.

The financial difficulties many people find themselves in currently are threatening annual vacations. Disposable income is being threatened due to the freezing of salaries and the quickly rising cost of living. Many are being forced to forego luxury purchases in an attempt to balance the household finances. However, with some proper research and the use of the internet, a family can save enough money to make a break a financially viable option.

The advent of the customer review website now makes it east to check out thousands of locations around the world in one place. Furthermore, the reviews are written by fellow vacationers with an unbiased attitude to the resorts, activities and hotels that are being reviewed. They are easy to use and include a scoring system and options for communication with contributors.

Locations, countries, cities and resorts can be searched for using the user-friendly automated options of these websites. Overviews are available, including the availability of shopping, restaurants and general things to do. These parts of the sites are factual and are often written by professionals in an objective manner.

Once a destination has been found, the first thing to organize is the flights. This can be done on the review websites on a comparison basis. The user simply enters the date of travel, the home airport and the destination airport. After a brief automated search, a number of flights matching the criteria entered are displayed with the cheapest appearing first. In some cases, there are links to the airline websites allowing people to book immediately.

Once the fights are taken care of, the accommodation can be arranged. This is where the interactive features of websites come into play. These sites work by independent, ordinary travelers submitting reviews on areas of accommodation such as service, staff friendliness, facilities and the rooms. There are also scoring systems which are averaged out, giving each place an overall score, usually out of five or ten.

Traditional tour operators produce a lot of literature, marketing material and glossy brochures, detailing all the aspects of vacations including the hotels. However, this information is biased and only focuses on the positive areas of accommodation in order to entice customers to buy. Review websites give people first hand information on what staying in particular places has to offer. Personal accounts are usually honest and unbiased.

Many of these sites offer discounts at the point of booking. However, there are a number of discount coupon websites that offer a selection of cost savings for airlines, vacation companies and hotel chains. A family can save a lot of money by searching the web for discounts before making and purchasing decisions.

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