Priceline and its name your own price program is actually a great way to book a trip as long as you are patient. My advice is to start early and inch up your price until they agree to it.

Some sites are known as blind sites because the names of airlines, hotels and departure schedules are hidden until purchase is complete. Flight tickets are usually nonrefundable and there are no frequent-flyer miles available.

With this economy, luxury travel is hit the worst and that means huge savings with LuxuryLink.com, a discount site that helps you book luxury travels. Check it out if you want to splurge a little.

Two sites you should look into is LastMinute.com and LateRooms.com. The former works with many companies within the U.S. and the latter is better for overseas travel.

Even if a United States address on a credit card prohibits you from making a reservation with your card, you can often make travel deals inside the country you are traveling to once you are there, especially for short air flights, car rentals or even hotels you may want to stay at during short excursions from your main base.

Keep in mind that there may be hidden fees attached to any reservation made in a foreign country, especially in regard to car rentals because of insurance policies covering foreign drivers, etc.

With all the social networking sites springing up on the web, it was only a matter of time before people started posting messages about travel sites and agencies.

Keep an English-foreign language dictionary handy when traveling in a foreign country. Keep important telephone numbers in your wallet or purse, and a copy back at the hotel in case your wallet or purse is lost or stolen.

It’s nice to see that the Travelocity promotional code is converting, which means that everyone is taking notice of the good savings and using them.