If you plan to travel to the European workshops, the following resources may help:
PLACES TO STAY
www.airbnb.com website for staying at people’s home.
www.homestay.com also a good website – staying at people’s homes.
Inexpensive Hostel in Madrid
Maria Fernandez Crespo
Hostal Las Murallas
c/ Fuencarral 23-4
Madrid 28004
Tel: (+ 34) 91 126 00 76
or
www.hostalmurallas.com
FLIGHT INFORMATION AND PRICES
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/18/ita-matrix-cheap-flights_n_6471244.html
NY Times Article with links to cheapest travel options.
Google Flight Explorer displays a bar graph for best prices to a specific destination over any specified time range. Picking a region (“ Europe”) displays bar graphs for multiple destinations, beginning with cheapest options.
www.reidsguides.com/t_pl/t_pl_search_engines.html
Useful Links
Aggregators:
Momondo.com, Vayama.com, Kayak.com, Cheapflights.com, DoHop.com, Hipmunk.com, Mobissimo.com, Fly.com
Consolidators: AutoEurope.com, CheapTickets.com, CheapOair.com, OneTravel.com, Airfareplanet.com, Tfitours.com, Economytravel.com, Amta.com, DFWtours.com
Booking engines: Orbitz.com, Expedia.com, Travelocity.com
No-frills airlines: Momondo.com, Skyscanner.net, Wegolo.com, Mobissimo.com; Lowcostairlines.org, Attitudetravel.com
Vacation packages: Gotoday.com,Orbitz.com, Expedia.com, Travelocity.com, AutoEurope.com, Southwestvacations.com, Gate1travel.com, TourCrafters.com, Untours.com
Bidding/Opaque fares: Priceline.com, Hotwire.com
(advice on bidding: Bidontravel.com, Biddingfortravel.com, Betterbidding.com)
Fare alerts: Bing.com, Yapta.com, Airfarewatchdog.com, Farecast.com, Farecompare.com
Deals newsletters: TravelZoo.com, Bookingbuddy.com, Budgettravel.com, Smartertravel.com, Frommers.com/blog
Student airfares: Statravel.com, Studentuniverse.com, Onetravel.com, Ciee.org, Travelcuts.com
(Canada)
Airline alliances (for frequent fliers): Skyteam.com, Oneworld.com, Staralliance.com
Airports: Atlasnavigator.com, Expedia.com/daily/airports, Sleepinginairports.net
Airport transfers: Viator.com
