Thinking of going some where, start here.

Whenever I start to think about traveling some where, I want to know the best hotels and area activities to select. So I go to Trip Advisor. This website provides me with unbiased reviews and opinions from people who have already been there. More than 5 million honest travel reviews and opinions from real travelers around the world. The reviews come with a rating and some times photos. The site also features:

• New! Saves - a personalization tool that makes trip planning easy by allowing travelers to save hotel, restaurant, or attraction reviews to personal "My Trips" folders. Travelers can customize and expand their plans by adding maps, photos, their own notes and travel plan details.
  
• Maps - makes finding the perfect hotel, at the right price, in exactly the right location, incredibly simple. TripAdvisor Maps mashup combines hotel popularity, price and availability with a dynamic mapping tool.


• TripAdvisor Inside™- allows millions of travelers to view, contribute, and edit the freshest "guidebooks" available on more than 24,000 destinations worldwide, using wiki functionality.
  
• goLists- a tool that allows travelers to publish and reference lists on everything travel
  
• Hotel Popularity Index - the first index of its kind to dynamically rank hotels worldwide based on the popularity of a given hotel, as measured by both the quantity and quality of content written about the hotel on the Web
  
• QuickCheck - a unique tool that, with one click, checks hotel pricing and availability across multiple vendor commerce sites
  
• TripWatch - the first personalized, time-sensitive e-mail newsletter for travelers planning a vacation, giving customized e-mail alerts on the specific hotels, attractions and cities requested by the traveler
  
• Weekend Getaway Guide - the only free, weekly e-mail guide that personalizes travel research based on a person's specific zip code, giving subscribers suggestions for weekend getaways within an easy drive of their hometown

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When we went to Tahiti we read every single review and it really helped us to select what islands to visit and what hotels to select. It's also great way to come up with your next trip. If you are planning a trip soon, drop me a line I would love to hear about it!