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Here's a start for the New Year --
5 travel sites you need to be on:
1. KAYAK -- the meta-search site for air, hotel, cars, and more
2. FlyerTalk -- maximise your mileage and points schemes
3. Rick Steves -- Travel Dork, yes, but the man knows Europe
4. Lonely Planet -- search and discuss travel planning
5. Bidding for Travel -- How to use Priceline to $AVE on hotels