When people planned trips before the advent of the internet they basically had to roll the dice. If they were lucky, they might have access to a friend or travel agent that had visited the city in the past few years. But more often than not, information about local accommodation, resorts and restaurants was hard to come by.
Fortunately, today's tourists can turn to travel review sites. If you have never visited one, a travel review site is a forum where tourists can go to post their comments and reviews of accommodation and resorts all over the world. They are free to use and can often be accessed without a membership account.
What to look for? At present, there are a handful of full service travel review sites on the internet. These sites provide information and customer reviews on hotels, resorts, restaurants and more. As a shopper, probably the most important consideration for summer holidays in France is the price, which is why any top review site should provide current price comparisons on airfares and travel accommodation.
It is also important to check on package or bundle deals. These deals offer tourists good discounts if they book airfares and hotel accommodations with the same company. On average, a shopper can save two or three hundred pounds if they book a bundle trip in advance.
When it comes to the actual reviews, we recommend that you consider each review individually. Because they allow anyone to post their opinions, it is not at all uncommon to encounter phony reviews posted by employees who are looking to drum up extra business.
