马山羊粪汤:十大实用旅游网站

（文章来源:BudgetTravel.com）旅者的大小事项，互联网本能帮我们轻松搞定，但海量的服务似乎有过剩的倾向而并不实用。很可能当你终于找到适用的信息时，已经有大把的时间被浪费了。而我们Budget Travel团队，几乎天天都在与新兴或成熟的各类旅游网站打交道。

So when it came time to line up our favorites, the task was easy -- we just turned to the sites we keep revisiting because they're so darn helpful. Our top picks can help you avoid overpaying for airfare (Bing Travel), bag the primo room at a hotel (Hipmunk), and never miss a deal on a rental-car reservation again (AutoSlash).

所以我们毫不费力就能选出心目中的十佳。看看我们的常用访问的网站列表吧，它们真是太棒了！无论是通过Bing Travel订购廉价机票，或者是Hipmunk上抢先订房，又或是使用AutoSlash预约汽车租赁，我们的首选也会是你的明智之选。

Some of our favorites are as useful as a mind-reading tour guide (Plnnr); others are as handy as having a personal secretary track your frequent-flier balances (Award Wallet). Put them all together, and they become Budget Travel's picks for the best the Web has to offer.

你会发现Plnnr简直就像有读心术一样，为你提供行程指南；Award Wallet就像私人秘书一样为你检查账户中的常旅客积分。Budget Travel从旅行的方方面面，为你精心挑选出这份名单。

For Planning

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1. Bing Travel

1.Bing Travel (必应旅行)

Buy plane tickets at the best possible time.

在最佳时机订购机票

Like other booking sites, Bing lets you comparison-shop for tickets across more than a hundred sources. Yet unlike most other sites, it also analyzes historical data to predict whether the price you see on the screen today is likely to rise (or drop) in the coming week, clearly marking the bargains with a big, green Buy Now icon. What's more, Bing is the only airfare search site to have its predictions independently audited. With an accuracy rate of 75 percent, it's not perfect -- but those are better odds than blind guessing gets you. bing.com/travel.

和大多数订票网站相同的是，Bing能让你对比数百个来源的购票通道。而Bing出众的地方在于，它能通过对历史数据的分析预测出你当前看到的价格，在未来一周内的变化趋势。当Bing预测该航线价格近期内将上涨，就会放出绿色的“现在购买”图标提示。值得一提的是，Bing是唯一一家拥有独立审计机制的票价预测网站。尽管它并不完美，只有75%的准确率，但也要比你盲目的估计靠谱得多。’

网址：bing.com

2. AutoSlash

2.AutoSlash

Lock in the lowest rate on rental cars.

锁定最低租车价格

Here's how it works: Reserve a vehicle from a favorite agency through the AutoSlash site, and the site will instantly begin tracking rate changes for your reservation. If a sale pops up later -- snap! -- it automatically locks in the lower price on your behalf. You can even use AutoSlash if you've booked independently. Just enter your confirmation number, and the site will notify you when it's found a lower rate (which you'll have to rebook on your own). Neither AutoSlash nor the company you first booked with charges a fee for the service. autoslash.com.

AutoSlash是这么运作的：在该网站选择最心仪的租赁商预约一台车，AutoSlash就会根据你的预约情况，立马开始跟踪租金的变化情况。当有促销信息出现，立马hold住，它会自动为你锁定最低价。当你未使用AutoSlash预约租车时，它同样好用。只要输入你的确认号码，一旦有更低的租金你就会立马收到通知，只需要自己再预约一次。而无论是AutoSlash还是你先前预约的汽车租赁商，都不会从此项服务中收费。

网址：autoslash.com

3. Fly or Drive Calculator

3.Fly or Drive Calculator

Determine the cheapest way to reach your destination.

找出花费最少的交通路线

Coupon site befrugal.com crunches data from sources such as AAA and Google Maps to power its Fly or Drive estimator (found in the site's Tools & Calculators tab). The more details you supply -- the make and model of your car, the number of travelers in your group, whether you'd be springing for a taxi to the airport -- the more accurate the estimates. For the eco-minded, it even includes a carbon-footprint estimate for each mode of travel. (Note: The calculator only works for trips within the continental U.S.) befrugal.com/tools/fly-or-drive-calculator/.

优惠券网站befrugal.com从美国汽车协会和谷歌地图收集数据，支持自身的“飞行或驾驶”评估器（位于该网站的工具与计算器标签页下）。你提供越多的细节，比如你的车型与品牌、同行人数、搭乘出租车去机场，它提供的评估结果就会越准确。这个网站还低碳的很呢，对每种旅行模式都能计算出相应的碳足迹。（提示：目前该评估器尽显美国大陆旅行使用）

网址： befrugal.com/tools/fly-or-drive-calculator/

4. Plnnr

4.Plnnr

Get instant itineraries tailored to your tastes.

快速获取为你量身定做的行程表

Whether you have a full week or a few hours, Plnnr can craft a (free!) customized point-to-point trip guide for 20 popular urban destinations across North America and Europe. You supply the length of your stay, desired activity level, and interests (such as outdoors, kids' activities, and culture), and the site spits out a fully formed itinerary, factoring in each attraction's opening and closing hours and travel times between spots by taxi or on foot. You can further fine-tune the results by adjusting the priority level for even more specific subcategories -- architecture, breweries, and even cemeteries -- or reject individual suggestions outright. (Plnnr won't get its feelings hurt.) plnnr.com.

无论你计划休假数周亦或几个小时，Plnnr都能为你免费量身打造个性化点对点旅程，目的地囊括从北美到欧洲的二十个热门旅游城市。你只需提供停留时间、预期活动强度、偏好（比如户外、亲子、文化），该网站就能迅速生成完整的行程表，内容包括热门景点的开放时间，以及往返不同景点间的乘车或步行用时。你也可以提供更细微的偏好，比如建筑、啤酒厂甚至是公墓，用以微调Plnnr输出的结果。你也不可以直接拒绝网站提出的建议，而不用担心伤了它的心。

网址：plnnr.com

5. Hipmunk

5.Hipm

Find a hotel you'll fall in love with.

搜寻一家心仪的酒店

The folks behind Hipmunk's airfare and hotel searches know that good trips are about more than mere numbers. That's why they've incorporated an "agony" scale for flights with multiple legs and long layovers, and an "ecstasy" rating for hotels based on a combination of a property's amenities, rates, and user reviews on TripAdvisor. Even better, Hipmunk's hotel search tool has built-in color-coded heat maps to display a given destination's best spots for dining, shopping, nightlife, landmarks, and -- ahem -- "vice." So you'll always end up in a neighborhood that fits your specific needs (or noise tolerance). The site displays real-time prices available on Orbitz, Getaroom, Hotels.com, HotelsCombined, or Airbnb and links out to the appropriate site to close the deal. hipmunk.com.

美好的旅程与诸多数据相关，Hipmunk机票与酒店搜索服务显然深谙此道。这也就不难解释他们有针对航班的“吐槽榜单”，用于评价恼人的多次经停和长时夜航。他们也有关于酒店的“怒赞排行”，综合评价住宿舒适度、价格以及TripAdvisor上的住户反馈。更棒的是，Hipmunk的酒店搜索引擎还有自带的彩色“热图”，为你呈现目的地的热门餐馆、商铺、夜生活聚集地、地标建筑，以及……红灯区。这样你就能找到最适合自己的住处，满足你对噪音的忍耐度等诸多要求。Himpunk上提供的酒店价格，都是来自Orbitz,Getaroom,Hotels.com,HotelsCombined,或是Airbnb的实时价格，通过它就能直接链向适合的网站完成交易。

网址：hipmunk.com

On the road

旅途中

6. TripIt

6.Trip

Keep every last confirmation number, arrival time, and prepaid reservation fee straight.

保存每一个预约号、到达时间以及预订预约费。

Don't have an über-organized type among your travel crew? Don't worry. TripIt consolidates every important detail of your vacation into a single handy document, which you can access on the go via laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Just forward each email receipt from booking a flight, hotel, rental car, or cruise to your TripIt account, and the site will cull and compile the flight numbers, gate information, and other relevant items so you never show up in the wrong place at the wrong time -- or with the wrong confirmation code in hand. Not satisfied? The site also supplies seat-selection advice for flights, links to check in online, flight status updates, weather forecasts, and driving directions. tripit.com.

你和你的旅伴都不是细心的人？别担心，TripIt能把你旅程中每一条重要的信息整合成轻便的手册，让你在旅行中通过笔记本、平板电脑或是智能手机轻松查阅。只要将你的机票、旅店、汽车租赁或是游轮的收据邮件，转发至你的TripIt账户，该网站就能自动筛选整合航班号、登机口信息及其他相关事项，确保你不在错误的时间出现在错误的地点，或是手里拿着错误的确认号。还不满意？它甚至能提供机舱座位选择建议、提供在线登机的链接、航班状态的最新信息、天气预报或是驾驶指向。

网址：tripit.com

7. Tripping

7.Tripping

Connect with the locals -- through a trustworthy community.

结识当地人--通过可信的社区

While any old travel site can add some social-networking features and call itself "the Facebook of travel," Tripping paves the way for true face-to-face interactions in about 130 countries across the globe. Primarily a homestay network -- but just as effective for setting up a casual coffee meeting or a video chat with a looped-in local -- Tripping manages the risk factor with its stringent membership policies and strong user-reference system. (To join, users must display a passport via Skype and prove a home address.) When you're not traveling yourself, you can earn some good travel karma by playing tour guide for visitors to your own hometown. tripping.com.

一些老牌的旅游景点为自身添加了社交属性，并自称是“旅途中的Facebook"，而Tripping就为全球超过130个国家的行者提供了途中面对面的真实社交机会。该网站最重要的功能是构建起了一个沙发客网络，也可以约当地人一起喝杯咖啡或是视频聊天。Tripping通过严格的用户守则以及有力的用户推荐制度，有效保证了服务的安全性。（用户要注册账户，需要通过skype展示自己的护照，并验证家庭住址）当你并不出游的时候，你也可以接待来到你家乡的游客攒攒人品。

网址：tripping.com

8. Google Maps

8.Google Maps

Expertly navigate unfamiliar territory.

陌生地区的专业导航

Thanks to constant refining by its mapmakers and graphic designers, Google's gold-standard mapping tool just keeps getting better. Live traffic information was recently added for 13 European countries; the site's maps for New York City, London, and other major cities now have public transit options; markings for tunnels and highway signs become easier to read every year; and you can plot your route by car, bicycle, or foot -- although the latter two options are still in beta. There's simply no more comprehensive and user-friendly way to explore. maps.google.com.

感谢制图者与设计师的优化，为我们带来了持续升级的谷歌地图。13个欧洲国家的地图加入了实时交通信息；纽约、伦敦等其他主要城市的地图目前能查看多种公共交通路线图；隧道与高速公路的标记功能在逐年完善；你还可以绘出自己的驾车、骑行或是步行路线图——尽管后两项仍在适用阶段。探索目的地，不会有更信息丰富又好用的选择了。

网址：maps.google.com

Once you're back

旅途归来

9. Award Wallet

9.Award Wallet

Never let another frequent-flier mile expire.

善用常旅客里程

Consider it the loyalty-program counterpart to TripIt's travel-info collector. Award Wallet streamlines your family's assortment of frequent-flier and loyalty programs, compiling them in a single, simple, point-tracking package. The setup takes minutes. For each account, just enter your log-in information; Award Wallet automatically pulls your points balances and expiration dates -- so you know to take action if you're on the verge of losing them. And because the site saves your log-in information, you only need one password to access all your accounts. awardwallet.com.

这个网站可以说是常旅客使用TripIt的黄金搭档。AwardWallet帮助你收集旅途中积累的里程数，或是会员积分等信息，用几分钟的时间为你构建简单的检阅资料。只需录入每一个相关的账号信息，Award Wallet就能自动收集你的会员积分信息与有效日期。并在这些积分快要失效的时候提醒你。因为它保留了你多个登陆信息，你只需要通过Award Wallet的账号就能一次登录。

10. Blurb

10.Blurb

Preserve your photographs in a format that people can't keep their hands off of.

制作让人爱不释手的旅行相册

Custom book publisher Blurb lets you design and print a soft-cover or hardcover travel photo album using impressive design tools and high-quality inks, paper, and binding. Most important, it also leaves you broad creative control. (No floral borders or faux photo-corners necessary.) Price is based on size, paper stock, cover material, and shipping fees, but single copies start at $11 for a 20-page book. Think your book has potential beyond your own coffee table? Blurb can also share your images as a free online slide show or sell copies of the book through its online shop. blurb.com.

刊印定制纸品的厂商Blurb，为你提供自制软皮或是精装旅行纪念册的定制服务，不仅设计精美，而且采用的油墨、纸张以及装订都是高质量的。更关键的是，你能拥有很大的创作空间（比如是否需要花边或是人造的相角）。根据相册的尺寸、纸品原料、封皮材料以及运费，每本定制相册的价格也有所差异，但20页的相册起价为11美元。对你的旅行相册信心满满？Blurb还能将你的照片制成免费的线上幻灯片，甚至将你的相册在其在线商店中售卖。

网址：blurb.com