Affiliates
One way to support Amateur Traveler is to click through one of these partner sites. You won’t pay any more money and sometimes you may pay less. I say no to most affiliate deals because I would rather work with companies I know and trust.
Amazon
General Travel Booking
- Expedia – I used to work for them
- Booking.com
Accommodations
- Airbnb – $35 off the first rental
- HotelsCombined.com – search a number of hotel sites all at the same time
- Hotels.com – Get 11th stay “free”
- HostelWorld
- TrustedHousesitters.com – watch someone’s pets and stay for free
- Extended Stay America – long term stays
- Sandals Resorts
- VRBO – Vacation Rental By Owner
- TripAdvisor – great hotel reviews (I worked there)
- HomeStay.com – stay with locals
- Hotellook – search 50 sites with one click
- Best Western
Airfare
- Air France
- AirTreks.com – Round the World tickets
- TripAdvisor Flights – I used to run this as the Director of Engineering
- Kayak Flights
- Going (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) – airline deals newsletter
- Expert Flyer – Set up free seat Alerts for the seats you want and get out of the middle seat. Quickly find information on Awards, upgrades, flight availability, seats, fares, and the best travel options
- CheapOAir – I have had good luck finding deals on CheapOAir.
Cruises
- CruiseDirect.com – book on Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Costa, Cunard Line, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, or Royal Caribbean Cruises
- Hurtigruten – Small boat adventure cruises, especially known for Arctic cruises. Hurtigruten Cruises on the Coast of Norway – Amateur Traveler Episode 253. It is literally on my bucket list.
Multi-Day Tours
- Intrepid – small group tour company – they have powered the Amateur Traveler trips to Morocco, Cambodia, India, and Africa, more about those trips
- Contiki – small group trips for young travelers
- Tour Radar
Day Tours,
- Urban Adventures – Day tour brand for Intrepid
- Save 10% on a LivItaly tour in Italy using the code “chris”
- Paris City Vision – Paris tours
- Pink Jeep Tours – Las Vegas, Sedona, Grand Canyon, Smokey Mountains
- Big Bus Tours – sightseeing busses in the major cities of the world. Save 20% Big Bus Tours in Vienna, Las Vegas, Sydney, Berlin, Washington D.C., Paris, London, Dublin, and New York
City Passes
- CityPass – pass to the top ~6 sites in a city
Theme Parks
- UndercoverTourist – packages for Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Universal Studios, Legoland, SeaWorld
Traveler Services
- Earth Class Mail – mail pickup service when you are on a long trip, they scan your mail & deposit your checks instantly
Language Learning
- Babbel – Save 25% off a one-year subscription
Luggage
Rental Cars
Rail
- Eurrail.com – Rail passes in Europe
Buses
- FlixBus – long-distance buses a step up from Greyhound
Travel Insurance
Insuring Your Trip against trip interruption, medical evacuation or other unforeseen problems.
Travel Clothing
- SCOTTeVEST – forget the vests, I like their cargo shorts, pants, and jackets
- PraNa – I love their travel pants
Camera Gear
- Canon – I shoot with Canon, see Finding The Best Camera for Travel Photography
Keep Safe
- 1Password – password manager so you can use safe random passwords without passwords on post-it notes
Website / Blogging Stuff
- One.com – domain names
- Travel Writing Overdrive – Tim Leffel’s travel writing course
- Super Star Blogging – Nomadic Matt’s travel blogging courses
- WPEngine – for commercial WordPress hosting, we use it at work
- Thesis Theme for WordPress
- Bluehost – good starter website $3.95 a month
Airports
- Amstar – Airport Shuttles
- AirportParking.com – get $5
Books
Gifts
- Picanova – Photo Gifts, wall art
