The Internet has revolutionized the way Americans make their travel plans. We log on to find the best price on everything from airline tickets to rental cars to hotels. The Web is also a wealth of information on popular travel destinations. In fact, according to the Travel Industry Association of America, approximately 64 million Americans now research their travel options online.

One trend fueling the popularity of planning and booking travel online is the proliferation of sites that make it fast and easy to find all the information you need to plan the trip of your dreams with a few convenient clicks of a mouse.

Travel web sites are adding new features that make online trip-planning more informative all the time, such as the newly redesigned Yahoo! Travel Guides (http://travel.yahoo.com/). The site features the integration of cutting-edge mapping technology from Yahoo! Maps which provides users with an easy-to-use interface as well as the latest innovations in personalization to offer a better sense of the ultimate destination.

This comprehensive travel site provides a variety of options for travel research to suit any traveler’s needs. If you’re looking for inspiration, you can browse the site by country and city, or by interests. For example, if you’re looking for a warm weather destination this winter, you can quickly find out if Miami or Mexico would be a better choice based on things like weather or local activities. If price is a consideration, but you just want to get away, you can search by the latest travel deals.

If you already know where you’re headed, you can glean a wealth of information about your destination from the resources available on Yahoo! Travel. You’ll find information from top travel resources like RoughGuides, Wcities, Weissman Travel, Fodors.com, Frommers.com, IgoUgo.com and more. You’ll also have the benefit of other users’ first-hand ratings and reviews on hotels, restaurants and other attractions.

As online booking becomes more accepted, frequent business travelers are booking more of their own trips. An OAG poll of frequent fliers showed a dramatic trend toward online booking. Responding to the need of frequent travelers, the new My Travel Module can save time and make travel planning easier. It stores travelers’ recent history, features a trip planner direct link and offers an optional personalized travel profile that contains flight, hotel and car rental preferences.

Knowledge is power, and the more information you have at your disposal while you’re arranging a trip, whether for business or pleasure, the better your results. With Yahoo! Travel tools to help you plan a trip, book the best flight and make other travel arrangements like hotel and rental car reservations, making the most of your trip has never been easier. Visit http://travel.yahoo.com/ to put the power of the Internet at your disposal.

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