This detailed and comprehensive book offers pre-departure travel tips, historical background, information and tips about popular activities, lodging, dining, as well as a listing of events and holidays. It includes the author's expert advice on must-see sites and how to get the most out of a short trip. Helpful maps and stunning color photography punctuate the indepth text.

The book also serves as a perfect memento for the armchair traveler or for the visitor who has just returned.

About The Author
Melanie Etherington lives on Antigua and has produced and published many visitor-related magazines for various regional tourist boards, hotel associations, and airlines serving the island.

“In the beginning was the word and the word came from Street. Since 1964 all other guide authors have followed in Street’s and Iolaire’s wake, avoiding the rocks and shoals Street and Iolaire discovered.”
—Patience Wales, Editor, Sail

A lot of the value in this book--and there's plenty of it--comes from information that has nothing at all to do with the Internet: for example, the differences in the ways that various airlines operate premium economy-class sections. Eva Air is touted as the best premium-economy deal in the world, and easy ways to get hotel discounts are revealed. That's the kind of information that only an experienced writer could share, and a perusal of this book is likely to make your next travel experience less costly and more comfortable. --David Wall

Topics covered: A travel columnist with knowledge of how to get bargains reveals the resources that he uses on the Internet, including Expedia, Priceline.com, and other big and not-so-big travel sites. You'll find details on where discount travel services come from, and how you can save money by knowing where to look.

Book Description
Where are the best travel deals on line? How can you traverse the fine print of travel industry rules and restrictions to your advantage? Where can you get the most reliable advice? No mere Yellow Pages of travel-related Web sites, ONLINE TRAVEL focuses on helping do-it-yourself travel planners thoroughly understand and exploit their best options on line. Written by syndicated national columnist and travel expert Ed Perkins, ONLINE TRAVEL takes readers inside the travel industry before unloosing them on the Internet. A winner of the Traveler's Advocate Award from the American Society of Travel Agents, Perkins decodes much of the arcana of industry terminology and practices, arming consumers with the whats, whys, and how-to's for getting the best deals-and avoiding mistakes. He guides the online travel buyer through recommended resources-everything from sites for individual airlines and hotels to independent booking services, including Expedia.com-explaining their advantages and limitations, and offering "Inside-the-system" tips for getting the best service and prices. With ONLINE TRAVEL, anyone can plan and book their next excursion like a pro!