A vacation provides a welcome break from the humdrum and monotony of daily life. It provides a respite from the hectic schedules that has become more of a norm than an exception these days. Almost everyone looks forward to a holiday, wanting every detail of the vacation to his or her taste and budget. After all, so much goes into planning a vacation, not to mention a good amount of time and money that one needs to invest. From hotel bookings to flight tickets, there is a lot that one needs to take care of, to ensure that the vacation goes on without a hiccup. The right hotel, with all the amenities that one wishes for, can make all the difference to make that vacation truly a ‘dream come true’.

Imagine a one-stop shop under which one can, at the click of a mouse, browse through a variety of hotels/hostels, visit individual websites of hotels, check availability and price, get confirmed bookings, all under one single website. A travel portal does precisely this. It offers so much all under one single website, thereby saving so much time and effort. A travel portal is an aggregator of many individual service providers, offers and travel deals. While helping a traveler find all he/she needs under one single roof, it also provides an ideal platform for those wanting to advertise their product/services. By registering with a travel portal, one can attract a large target audience to their offers. It guarantees a good amount of well-targeted visitors. However, care needs to be taken to select a good travel portal that delivers what it claims.

The concept a travel aggregator is not new. There has been a mushrooming of many such travel portals over the last few years, trying to catch their share of eyeballs. When the competition intensifies, smart ones identify a niche with a dedicated audience. A niche may serve the thrill seeking adventure travelers or religious ones set for a spiritual tour. It may also focus on everyday people working on a tight budget, the omnipresent budget travelers. Travelers willing to save a few pounds at the expense of a courteous bow from a valet.

One such portal focusing on budget travelers is BestHotels.biz, offering a variety of services on its site. It is a comprehensive online travel portal, where one can find information and make hotel or hostel bookings. The site also offers review forums, where one can read reviews by other travelers. It lists some of the popular hotels from around the world. BestHotels.biz allows one to check rates and other information such as location of the hotels and the amenities offered by the hotel at the click of a mouse button. What makes this portal unique as compared to some other travel portals is that Best Hotels owns many of the hostels and hotels listed on the site. Best Hotels also allows one to add views/comments in the forum section. It also provides links to travel agencies. As a registered user, one can add events and travel blogs. Once one selects the country that one wishes to visit from the drop-down list, one can browse through a list of hotels/hostels in that area.