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Kiplinger.com
20 Secrets to Save on Travel Our insider's guide to snagging the deepest discounts on hotels, airfare, cruises and more.
http://www.kiplinger.com/features/archives/2009/01/secrets_to_save_on_travel.html

SmartMoney.com
To find the best deal on any given cruise, compare prices on CruiseCompete.com, recommends Anne Banas, executive editor of SmarterTravel.com. The site allows users to solicit multiple price quotes from agents around the country for the exact sailing dates you request.
http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/deals/6-costly-mistakes-cruise-goers-make-23190/

About.com
Family Deals - CruiseCompete.com
Handy! This site organizes bargains by categories, and has a page for Family Cruise Specials: a good way to find cheaper cruises, on a variety of lines.
http://travelwithkids.about.com/od/familycruises/a/cheap_cruises.htm
http://budgettravel.about.com/cs/auctions/a/auction_twist_2.htm

TravelandLeisure.com
http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/ask-tl-february-2009

Boston.com
Mentions www.cruisecompete.com as one place to start. There, like at lendingtree.com, providers compete for your business.
http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/...


Travel + Leisure Magazine - 2008
The Best Sites for Deals and Up-to-Date Travel Information
http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/sail-away/sidebar/1

Fox Business- 2008
"CruiseCompete.com mixes Internet technology with the expertise of hundreds of experienced cruise specialists to provide consumers with great values as well as sage advice."
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/cruisecompete-sales--percent-months-year/

LovetoKnow.com, 2008
Top 10 Cruise Web Sites
http://www.lovetoknow.com/top10/cruises.html

Los Angeles Times- 2008
"I would feel comfortable going this route to book a cruise" - Susan Derby, Special to the Los Angeles Times
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/baja-california-crui-1648/

eMediaWire- 2008
"CruiseCompete is recommended by a number of cruise guidebooks, such as Econoguide Cruises, The Unofficial Guide to Cruises and Fodor's Caribbean Cruises."
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/11/emw1505704.htm

AMagazines.com- 2008
"(CruiseCompete's) unique search engine is where you post info on the cruise you want to take, and then agents bid against each other to get your business. You're under no obligation to buy anything if you don't like what you see. But, you will save money."
https://www.amazines.com/article_detail.cfm/670598?articleid=670598

Travel + Leisure- 2008
Of CruiseCompete, "With large groups and advance planning come bargains" http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/all-together-now/sidebar/1

SmartMoney 2008 - "To find the best deal on any given cruise, compare prices on CruiseCompete.com", Stacey L. Bradford http://www.smartmoney.com/consumer/index.cfm?story=20080530-cruise-mistakes

Budget Travel - 105 Supersmart Strategies
Let cruise brokers fight over you. CruiseCompete.com is a website where you post info on the cruise you want to take, and then agents bid against each other to get your business.
You're under no obligation to buy anything if you don't like what you see.
http://budgettravel.com/bt-dyn/content/article/2007/05/06/AR2007050600458.html

Washington Post - What a Site: 36 Web Addresses You Should Know If you've used the Internet to plan a trip, you're not alone. More than 64 million Americans used online sites last year to ferret out travel options, according to a survey by the Travel Industry Association of America. The landscape has become very confused as thousands of sites compete for a share of this lucrative industry–one study estimates that Internet users spent nearly $23 billion on travel booking in 2002 and will spend $50 billion annually by 2007. We've pored over hundreds of .coms, .nets, .govs and .orgs to come up with our top picks. Here's a guide to travel sites that won't waste your time, and may save you money. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48067-2004Sep24.html

Mentioned by Travel & Leisure Magazine

Travel & Leisure, 2004 World's Best Awards, Worlds Best Cruises, Andrea Bennett http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/cruises_bargains.cfm


CruiseCompete.com In The News

Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, 2008 "Ten Ways To Travel for Less", Erik Torkells
http://www.ajc.com/travel/content/travel/otherdestinations/us_stories/...
Torkell says those looking for a cruise should check out CruiseCompete.com

Kiplinger's Personal Finance, May 2006 "25 Best Value Travel Sites", Sean O'Neill
http://biz.yahoo.com/special/summertravel06_article2.html

"A revolutionary new web site is going to change how you shop for cruises"
     --Pauline Frommer, MSNBC

SmartMoney.com, "Save Big On Your Next Cruise", Stacey L. Bradford
http://www.clubsmartmoney.net/consumer/index.cfm?story=20040730

SmarterLiving.com, "New tool lets cruise agents bid for your business", Erica Silverstein
http://www.smarterliving.com/cruise/deal.php?id=6579

CNNMoney.com, "How to get the best travel deals"
http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/26/pf/bpvac_strategy_0503/index.htm

The Washington Post, "The Web has transformed the way we travel", Jason Cochran
http://yp.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/04/020304_bttalk.htm

USA Today, "Comparison Shopping Tools Lure Travelers", Laura Bly
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/bly/2003-10-21-bly18_x.htm

MSNBC.COM, "Cruise Fare Compare", Pauline Frommer

Excellent-Romantic-Vacations.com "Review of Travel Auction Websites"
http://www.excellent-romantic-vacations.com/travel-auction-websites.html

Yahoo News - Cruise Trends
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20070129/ap_tr_ge/travel_trend_cruise_2

GlobeandMail.com - Best Cruise Deals are a Few Clicks Away on CruiseCompete.com
http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/ArticleNews/story/PRNEWS/20041216/2004_12_16_05_1140_1277710

Internet Travel News - Best Cruise Deals are a Few Clicks Away on CruiseCompete.com
http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/article/20041216160943214

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