Resources: Flights, Accommodations, and more

make planning easier

Use the resources

You have it in you to plan your trip of a lifetime! Elizabeth and I tag-team the planning for all of our trips. Here is a collaborative page of frequently used resources we use to book flights, accommodations, transportation, travel routes and more!

Work on Monday Travels is supported by readers and, at no cost to you, may earn commission when you book or purchase using our links. Full disclosure found here.

all the sites for

booking your flights

Flights will make up a large portion of your travel budget. Expensive flights can bust the budget and cheap flights can set you up for a very affordable vacation. We search around multiple websites to find the best flight deals and to keep an eye on trending flight prices. Below are our most frequented flight sites!

Find your best and most affordable

accommodations

You want a clean place to lay your head after a long day of traveling. Whether you like to splurge on a fancy accommodation or whether you just need a place to store your stuff and sleep at night, you will want to get the best deals. Below are the websites we use most frequently to book our accommodations! Use these resources and the link below for tips on getting the cheapest accommodations!

getting around with proper

transportation

Hopping on a flight and landing in your next destination is the easy part. How do you get around once you get there? Can you walk? Is there a subway/underground system? Should you train, bus or fly to the next destination? Here are a resources we use to book transportation or help us decide on which transportation we need! Click below for tips on how to get around Europe!

sources for

mapping the route

A perk of planning your own trip is that you are on your own time and can stop where you want to stop. However, it takes more planning. US Roadtrips or exploring multiple countries in Europe requires you to plan the route and pick the destinations you want to stop. Here are the resources we use to help plan the route and to choose the stops along the route!

Planning your

itineraries

You’ve got your bus tickets bought and your hotel booked and you’ve just arrived in your next destination. However, what is there to do once you get there? How will you fill your time? Having an idea of what you would like to see and do in each city or destination will save you some wasted time looking for things to do when you get there! Click below to learn how to create a great itinerary on your own!