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How to book cheap hotels, flights, car rental and travel insurance with Gotravelbuddy.com

By paulcunningham8

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Gotravelbuddy.com is a website that was setup in 2006 to make it easy to book travel. Three aviation industry workers setup the site when they noted that the internet could be very hit and miss when it came to booking flights, hotels, car rental and travel insurance etc. They found that people generally search the same handful of websites when they're booking their trips, and commonly don't devote as much time as they should to find their best deal when it came to booking travel. The guys decided to setup a site in 5 simple sections. Flights. Hotels. Car Rental. Travel Insurance. Support. They trawled the web for the providers who were not only cheap, but the ones who would be contactable and helpful if you needed aftersales support, and wouldn't have any hidden charges after they had you "hooked". From this article you will learn how to book your travel very simply and be satisfied that you have found the best deal for your individual trip.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Computer with internet connection
  • A credit card.
  • An email address.
Step1
Point your web browser to www.gotravelbuddy.com
Step2
Menu bar Menu bar Left click on the section you need from the 5 sections in the menu.
Step3
Car hire search engine. Car hire search engine. Enter your travel destination and preferred dates of travel into the labelled boxes on the relevant page. Left click on SEARCH.
Step4
Car Hire search results Car Hire search results Choose from the selection of cars, hotels or flights. You will be shown pictures and prices on this page. Click on SELECT or CHOOSE, for the car or hotel you would like.
Step5
After ensuring that your preferred dates and hotel information is correct, enter your contact and billing information and confirm your booking with your credit/debit card.
Step6
You will receive an email when your transaction has been confirmed. This will instruct you on checking into your flight, hotel or car rental office. Always retain a copy of this email and any other correspondance you receive as proof of your reservation and payment. Don't forget your tickets and passports. Enjoy your trip!

Tips & Warnings

  • HOTELS. Hotels with a red "thumbs-up" come with a price guarantee. The price guarantee can be reviewed when you click on its link on the main site welcome page.
  • REMEMBER. You can find photos and reviews for hotels on the hotels search results page. If you need to find out where a hotel is in relation to it's surroundings, click on the MAP link to see where it is.
  • ALWAYS make sure you have read customer reviews, looked at the photographs and checked that the location you are booking is close to where you want to be.

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rayfoley said

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on 6/13/2007 actually quite a good site! thanks

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