by Simon Ng on May 27, 2010
When I plan for a trip and need to gather travel information, TripAdvisor is definitely the first website I check out. If you haven’t heard of TripAdvisor, it is the world’s largest travel community with over 35 million reviews and opinions. It offers free travel information including hotel/restaurant review and place-to-go information. The best is [...]
by Gaurav on May 17, 2010
Imagine using your iPhone as a replacement for your wallet – pay for shopping, travel, dining and just about any other expense using your iPhone. Is it possible? Oh yes! An internet rumor suggests that Apple has tied up with Visa and DeviceFidelity to turn your iPhone into a credit card that could be used in restaurants [...]
by Simon Ng on March 17, 2010
Trip Tracker for the iPhone is a wonderful application that the frequent flyer will love! Developed by PageOnce, the app targets to be your one-stop place to manage all your trip itineraries. It lets you manually build your trip plan by adding your flight, hotels and car rental information. But if you own frequent flyer [...]
by Simon Ng on March 10, 2010
Not sure where to buy a book in San Francisco International Airport or looking for a fine restaurant in New York LauGuardia Airport? Featured in Apple’s recent iPhone commercial and developed by Mobility Apps, GateGuru is an iPhone app targets to be your personal guide when you’re in any of the top 85 US airports.
Just [...]
by Simon Ng on January 31, 2010
TripIt is a website that offers an orderly travel planning solution over the Internet. You can organize trip details into a master online itinerary; automatically include maps, directions, and weather; book restaurants and theatre tickets; and of course access your travel plans online and share them with trusted friends or family. Moreover, you can check-in [...]
by Simon Ng on January 3, 2010
Yelp is a networking site whose aim is to “connect real people with great local businesses.” It is visited by millions of users every month who offer and share reviews of local businesses in US, Canada and UK. You can rate businesses, find special offers, lists and also talk with other Yelpers. If you have [...]
by Simon Ng on January 2, 2010
Kayak is a travel search site that helps people find the best travel choices by searching the data from hundreds of travel sites. Kayak provides you options, based on your travel preferences, of where you want to book your hotel, rental car and airline. Then, you can book it from the agent of your choice.
The [...]
by Simon Ng on November 8, 2008
I was back from Japan a couple days ago. The vacation was really great. I travelled to Osaka, Kyoto, Toyama and Nagoya for more than a week. Dear readers, thanks for stumble upon my blog and leaving me comments. I’m trying to reply them one by one. Please do check back soon.
Over a week’s stay [...]
by Simon Ng on July 20, 2008
Every time I planned a trip, I try my best to document all necessary information in a sheet of paper. I call that paper as my travel cheat sheet. This sheet of paper (of course, sometimes I need more papers) contains information about:
The brief itinerary
Hotel information (including address, phone number, email, website)
Map around the hotel [...]