TripAdvisor.com

As some of you know, this summer will be my 18th birthday, and since I was little, me and the rest of my family have always said, when this summer comes around we’ll go on a special family with us all, and have the ‘trip’ of a lifetime. For years I have been fascinated by the likes of New York, Paris, Prague and even Australia and when it came down to planning this trip, New York seemed to be the destination that we all liked the look of. We are yet to book the holiday, mainly due to the fact, we have quite a small budget, and we really cannot seem to find a good hotel to stay in within our ... more

Now that I'm back working on the dreaded Homes Under The Hammer, I'm once again relying heavily on various websites for work purposes, one of them is trip advisor, so I thought Id impart what I think of the site as I use it pretty much every week! Why I Use It Due to the nature of our programme, the crew are often travelling around the country several times a week and spending a lot of time in various hotels between shoots. Quite often, we film in Derby (I don't know why that is! There must be lots of properties for auction there!) I don't want to cause any offence to anyone in Derby - I ... more

I first discovered the website Tripadvisor about a year and a half ago, while looking for a hotel in NYC. (Despite having lived there for three years, I had very little knowledge about the hotels) I was leery as I knew that hotels in the city were generally overpriced and small, but that comes with the territory in many cities. I was determined to find something that wasn't one of the dingier chains in midtown, but also wouldn't break the bank. Using Tripadvisor, I found a lovely, charming hotel that was too small to be listed on larger corporate travel sites, but was rated highly on ... more

This is a website that was set up for individual travelers to review hotels, and places without bias. It allows fellow travelers to read about accommodation, restaurants, locations etc and make a judgement on whether they want to book at these places or not. I find this website invaluable. People put on one or two lines or they can be quite in depth and both options are helpful. You do of course have to bear in mind that these are peoples opinions so people may be more picky than you or more laid back which may reflect in how they view places. I tend to book my holidays independently and can't ... more

I love this website! its full of people who have actually been to the places your thinking of visiting, not just someone from a travel agents trying to make a bit of commission! Although sometimes reading some of the reviews can be off putting its great to see what every one thinks of the place you want to go, i always use this when planning a trip although only really take notice of the bad ones if there are lots of them! some people are just fussy and have extremely high standards! I useually use this website for the forums after booking my holiday to see if other people had a good time and ... more