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I just recently travel to Chicago, Illinois for the graduation of a friend. It was a great trip. I got to see and learn so many new things. For example, I learned the tallest building is the US is in Chicago and called the Sears Tower. Many movies were filmed in Chicago such as the Dark Knight and Fred Claus. If you want to see what other movies were film in Chicago look at the Illinois State movie website. (Image from BoRev.net website)
After a great weekend in Chicago, I came back home to Maryland wondered how you could travel for cheap.
After looking at 30+ Tools for Finding Cheap Travel Accommodation article, here are some ideas:
Hotels:
CheapTickets.com - Best known for cheap airfare, Cheaptickets also offers deals on hotel rooms and vacation packages.
ConcertHotels.com - Find hotels near concert venues in the United Kingdom, USA and Spain. Look them up by venue or by specific event.
Expedia.com - A full service booking site that lets you book hotels as well as flights, rental cars, vacation packages and more.
Hotels.com - Search for hotels, condos, bed & breakfasts, vacation rentals and more.
HotelClub.net - Part of the Orbitz system, HotelClub offers last minute deals, group bookings, worldwide listings as well as over 1.4 million customer reviews
Rentals:
ClearStay focuses on vacation rentals in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Allows you to search not only by location, but also what dates you are looking at.
Domegos.com - Search worldwide listings by location, dates and number of occupants to find a rental to fit your needs.
VacationHomeRentals.com - Listings for vacation rental properties all over the world with ratings and reviews by customers.
VacationRentals.com - Directory of vacation rentals all over the world with quicklinks to the most popular destinations.
WeGoRound.com - Search engine for nearly a quarter million vacation rentals all over the world.
If you would like some more ideas check out the 30+ Tools for Finding Cheap Travel Accommodation article. See you next time my thrifty travelers.