To search simply type in the location, select number of days and guests and then hit the Enter tush. HotelCalculator will bring list of results that can be narrowed down by price, type, hotel star rating (1 to 5) and amenities (Internet access, swimming pool, air-conditioning… etc).

You can also view hotels on a Goolge Map, see its distance from the city center and hotels in nearby towns. To book the hotel, just follow the link and complete the order at the provider’s website.

Furthermore you can add the hotels you liked to a “shortlist”. Shortlist lets you filter and compare hotels from the overall list.  You can save the shortlist and access it later through a provided link

Features:

• Compare hotel prices in over 13,000 cities all over the world.
• Data aggregated from multiple hotel and travel info providers including ActiveHotels.com, Agoda.com, AlphaRooms.com, Booking.com, HotelClub.com, OctopusTravel.com and others.
• View hotel listings, narrow results by price, hotel star rating (1 to 5) and amenities (Internet, swimming pool, air conditioning etc).
• View hotel location on a Google Map.
• Add hotels to a shortlist and access them later via provided link (link valid 7 days).
• Easy to use interface and no registration.
• Similar sites: HostelBookers, iStopOver and SeeYourHotel.

Check out HotelCalculator @ www.hotelcalculator.com

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To find a hostel, drill down starting from the destination country and then to the city you are planning to visit. Once you have located the city, you will be able to see all available accommodations in as a list mode or view them on the map (Google maps).

Features:

• Find a cheap place to stay on your backpacking trip.
• Search for hostels or browse them by countries.
• Sort hostels by price or ratings.
• View result as a list or map view.
• Lists over 2,500 destinations worldwide.
• Check out ratings and reviews for each budget hostel.
• No booking fees or registration required.
• Also see: SeeYourHotel – Find A Hotel Close To Any Address.

Check out Hostelbookers @ www.hostelbookers.com

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How doe it work?

1. Launch the TaxiMagic app on your iPhone.

2. Your iPhone determines your location and presents a list of nearby cab services. While some listings are only phone numbers, others fully support Taxi Magic’s ordering system.

3. Choose one of the supported cab companies and enter your exact street address.

4. TaxiMagic then takes you to a status screen that will alert you as soon as your cab is dispatched and show you the driver’s name.

5. Track the cab location and how far away it is on the status screen.

TaxiMagic’s ‘Magic Booking’ is available in over 25 major US cities (and tap to call options are available in over 4000 US cities).

Features:

• Book taxi cab from your iPhone.
• Magic self booking available for 25 major US cities.
• Tap to call options are available in over 4000 US cities.
• See the driver’s name and cab location on the status screen.
• Free and easy to use.
• US only.
• Similar sites: Google Ride Finder.

Check out TaxiMagic @ www.taximagic.com (via Techcrunch)

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As they mention, “Using the power and ease of Google Maps technology, you can now find a hotel, then view actual pictures of the rooms and facilities, compare with other hotels nearby and then make your reservations all from one convenient site.”

I’d say they are doing a good job leveraging Google Maps technology to fetch hotels in the US and Canada region. You can also filter hotels by price and standard or use their toll free numbers given at the top right of the page, to get in touch with them.

Check out SeeYourHotel @ www.seeyourhotel.com ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )

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