TripAdvisor Overview

BookingBuddy is a service of Smarter Travel Media LLC. It is a free service designed to help travelers search all their favorite travel websites with fewer clicks and in less time. BookingBuddy is here to help you.

Five million visitors strong, Cruise Critic is a critically acclaimed interactive community comprised of avid and first-time cruisers who enjoy the fun of planning, researching and sharing their passion for cruising. No other single resource covers the world of cruising as thoroughly as CruiseCritic.com. The Cruise Critic message boards are the most active in the world.

IndependentTraveler.com is an interactive traveler's exchange and comprehensive online travel guide for a community of travelers who enjoy the fun of planning their own trips and the adventure of independent travel.

In October 2001, frequent flyer Matthew Daimler launched SeatGuru.com with a single color-coded interactive airplane seating chart. Having experienced firsthand the vast differences between airline seats, he was determined to collect this useful information and share it with other travelers. Over ten million visitors later, SeatGuru has enjoyed incredible success and has expanded to include more than 700 airplane seatmaps from nearly 100 different airlines.

SmarterTravel.com is the largest online travel resource for unbiased travel news, deals, and timely expert advice. Our experienced editors spend hundreds of hours each week researching the latest and best travel deals, compiling travel guides for destinations worldwide, and offering money-saving tips for travelers.

Travel Library is an internet travel information site focused on building a sustainable community of contributing users to ensure the information we provide is accurate, interesting and up to date. Travel Library provides such an environment where our visitors can share local knowledge and experiences on destinations and travel services around the world.

TravelPod.com was released in 1997 when it was introduced as the web's first site to enable its members to create online travel blogs which revolutionized the way people travel and share their adventures with the world. TravelPod.com remains, as always, a "for the travel community" service.

FlipKey is a leading vacation rental service featuring the world's largest collection of verified vacation rental guest reviews. FlipKey currently features more than 90,000 vacation home rentals offering vacationers the unique advantages of more personal space, superior amenities and ideal locations throughout the US, the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico and Europe.

OneTime is a travel shopping comparison tool that, quite simply, saves you time. Great travel deals are out there, but with so many online travel sites, finding those travel deals can be cumbersome and time-consuming. That's where OneTime comes in.

Holiday Watchdog is one of the top travel information websites in the United Kingdom. Proving travel and holiday reviews written by real holidaymakers of accommodations and tour operators around the world. With hundreds of reviews being added daily, Holiday Watchdog remains one of the best sources of fresh travel content in the United Kingdom.

VirtualTourist is a worldwide travel community where real travelers and locals share real travel advice and experiences. As one of the largest sources of unbiased, user-generated travel content in the world, VirtualTourist is the premier resource for travelers seeking an insider's perspective.

Airfarewatchdog is part of the Smarter Travel Media Network. The site was created by George Hobica, a travel journalist specializing in consumer issues.

TripAdvisor entered the Chinese market in April 2009 with the launch of DaoDao.com, a localized reviews and community site for Chinese travelers. Within the past six months, DaoDao.com has become one of China's top ten web sites focused on travel.

Currently the second largest online travel-related web site in China, Kuxun helps consumers find the best prices on flights, hotels, and train travel throughout China.

FrequentFlier.com helps frequent flyers earn more miles and travel awards through frequent flyer program participation.

Family Vacation Critic is your new best friend when it comes to trip-planning. It features reviews of family-friendly hotels and resorts, lively discussion forums, tips, travel deals and special offers. Get ideas of where to go, and read reports on accommodations, activities and destinations.