Sites to watch in 2005 - in no particular order...
Quite simply the best place to prepare for your trip behind the Iron Curtain.
The only flight aggregator that works on both PCs and Macs and takes seconds rather than minutes.
Routes are added and dropped, airlines go bust (Duo, Air Polonia, VBird and Volare all went under this year) and keeping up with who flies where is increasingly difficult. WhichBudget.com lists the routes that tend not to show up on Expedia, Opodo and the other major online agents.
Thanks to the Countryside Act, 2005 will see more tracts of land in England and Wales opened up to walkers.
Virgin.net/travel/resortfinder/
Frank and PR-free extracts from the gazetteer travel agents use to advise their customers.
A bargain, even in first class.
The quality of the writing here is not as good as it once was. Still, there are two good reasons to visit - the beautifully illustrated 'Before you die' section and the thoughtful hotel listings.
The best online introduction to the country.
Another aggregator, this time of inexpensive (though not uninhabitable) hotel rooms.
Why isn't every property rental site as good as this?
