One of the most important things to keep in mind when preparing a trip is the way we prepare it and what tools we use.
Depending on what we use our trips will be cheaper, we will prepare them faster, we will have more reliable information or they will be more comfortable.
We leave you a selection of 10 very useful websites to organize your trip with which we organize ours.
Airbnb
If you are looking for an accommodation alternative that makes you feel at home and at the same time is the best option in terms of location, we are sure that Airbnb, the most famous apartment rental website, will be your best ally from now on To forget the hotels to use.
You can also get a 35 euros discount on your next reservation only by registering through this link. Once registered you will have available 35 euros of credit You can redeem on the first reservation you make for an amount greater than 65 euros.
We already have our reserved apartment next to Central Park for our next trip to New York !!!
Skyscanner
Another of the flight search engines par excellence. Skyscanner It has won a position among the top of the list thanks to its easy use and the ability to view prices for a full month, to choose the dates on which to fly according to prices.
Another of the possibilities that it offers, in our opinion the most significant and the one that stands out over the rest of search engines is the possibility of making a search only by city of origin and dates (you can select specific dates, full month or even a year), without destination city and Skyscanner offers you the results classified by price. Isn't this the best way to choose destination according to budget?
Skyscanner the flight search engine that gives you results for prices
Civitatis
There are few occasions when we do not have time to prepare a trip as much as we would like or that we are interested in introducing ourselves a little more in the history of some of the places we visited. Civitatis is the leading company for excursions, activities, guided tours and airport transfers in Spanish. You can also hire transfers to / from the airport with them, so you don't worry about anything.
N26
The amount of commissions that banks charge, some more hidden than others, for taking money abroad is not a novelty.
In our case, after many trips, we have been recommending not to travel with a lot of cash, take money directly at an ATM and pay as much as possible with a card. This is very good in case you have a good "treatment" with your bank, since if not, you can get a good surprise.
At the moment there are several alternatives in the market to have a card with which you are not charged a commission (or a very low amount), to get cash in any country in the world. After reviewing the different options we have found, we have opted for N26, a card with which to get cash anywhere in the world, without being charged commission.
Within N26, there are three options: N26, N26 Black and Business, of which its main features are the following:
N26
- € 0.00 / month
- Custom updates, expense reports, hashtags to organize your expenses and income
- Foreign currency transfers with TransferWise
- Mastercard included
- Free payments with MasterCard in any currency (there is no fee for currency exchange unlike most banks)
- 5 free withdrawals per month. € 2 for additional withdrawal
- Withdrawal in foreign currency: 1.7% of the amount withdrawn
N26 Black
€ 9.90 / month
- Custom updates, expense reports, hashtags to organize your expenses and income
- Foreign currency transfers with TransferWise
- Travel insurance, protection against mobile theft and bank robbery, extended warranty on selected purchases
- Mastercard Black card included
- Free payments with MasterCard in any currency (there is no fee for currency exchange unlike most banks)
- No minimum requirement
- 5 free withdrawals per month. € 2 for additional withdrawal
- Withdrawal in foreign currency: 0% of the amount withdrawn
N26 Business
€ 0.00 / month
- Custom updates, expense reports, hashtags to organize your expenses and income
- Foreign currency transfers with TransferWise
- Business Mastercard included
- Free payments with MasterCard in any currency (there is no fee for currency exchange unlike most banks)
- Minimum requirement: 9 purchases every 3 months
- 5 free withdrawals per month. € 2 for additional withdrawal
- 0.1% of all purchases you make with the Mastercard are returned
- Withdrawal in foreign currency: 1.7% of the amount withdrawn
In our case, because we travel several times throughout the year and for long periods of time, the option that best suits our needs in the N26 Black, but we believe that any of them is a really beneficial option for both payments abroad to get money at ATMs.
You can hire your N26 here, in less than 8 minutes and receive it within 3-4 days.
N26
Couchsurfing
Couchsurfing It is a community with which you can stay for free anywhere in the world. In short, an exchange of hospitality. Although it is not only that its function, offer a bed, sofa or mat to sleep, with Couchsurfing you can meet people and live in the closest possible way the place where you are.
Couchsurfing Free accommodation Hospitality exchange
Mondo
If there is something important at the time of organise a travel, is to look for a good travel insurance.
We receive many emails asking if it is advisable to travel with insurance and with whom we do it. The answer to the first question is a resounding YES. It is always advisable to travel with insurance, in addition to doing it with a good company.
In our case we always travel with Mondo an insurance brokerage that, after analyzing different insurance companies, offers you the most appropriate to your needs.
Either to travel to New York, where it would be necessary to take out insurance that covers a minimum of 100,000 euros, since it is one of the most expensive countries in terms of health or to travel to Peru, where there will be areas where you are above the 3000 meters of altitude and you will need to have a extra insurance That covers you at that altitude.
With Mondo, you just have to add to the insurance that best suits your needs this extra and so you can travel quietly in every way.
In addition, just for being a Street Travelers reader you have a 5% discount !!
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The best way to travel is to make it safe and that includes getting informed to avoid any problem or knowing how to act in emergency situations.
In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs You can find updated information on any country, entry requirements, conflicts, necessary vaccinations ... etc
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Booking
The hotel and accommodation search engine that we use most to book "our mattresses"for the world is Booking.
592333 properties worldwide in more than 70,000 destinations And at the best prices.
And not only this, an easy-to-use search engine, with accurate data, location maps, search filters by location, prices, services ... With these data and figures do you think the one you are looking for will not be? Check it out and let yourself be carried away by the best prices and the best selection.
Booking, the most complete accommodation search engine
Rentalcars
Booking a rental car is in many moments one of the most important parts in the preparations for a trip.
Although it may seem easy, looking for a company that assures us a good service and above all, responds with professionalism if any setback arises, it is not an easy task.
We, in all the car routes we have done, have always booked through Rentalcars and it has been great.
In addition to having the most competitive prices we have found, comparing it even with our own car rental companies, they have an extra service with which paying a little more if something happens to you and you have not contracted the insurance against all risks, they take care of the total of the invoice.
