Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The best comparison search engine for both international and intra-European flights
is
www.kayak.com
.
For inexpensive flights within Europe, try
www.skyscanner.com
or
www.hipmunk.com
.
If you're not sure who flies to your destination, check its airport's web-
siteforalistofcarriers.Well-knowncheapoairlinesincludeeasyJet(
www.easyjet.com
)and
Ryanair (
www.ryanair.com
).
Be aware of the potential drawbacks of flying on the cheap: nonrefundable and non-
changeable tickets, minimal or nonexistent customer service, treks to airports far outside
town,andstingybaggageallowanceswithsteepoveragefees.Ifyou'retravelingwithlotsof
luggage, a cheap flight can quickly become a bad deal. To avoid unpleasant surprises, read
the small print before you book.
Rick Steves' Best of Europe 2014
is one of many books in my series on European travel,
which includes country guidebooks, city guidebooks (Rome, Florence, Paris, London, etc.),
Snapshot guides (excerpted chapters from my country guides), Pocket Guides (full-color
little books on big cities), and my budget-travel skills handbook,
Rick Steves' Europe
Through the Back Door.
Most of my titles are available as ebooks. My phrase books—for
Italian, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese—are practical and budget-oriented. My
other books include
Europe 101
(a crash course on art and history),
Mediterranean Cruise
Ports
and
NorthernEuropeanCruisePorts
(howtomakethemostofyourtimeinport),and
Travel as a Political Act
(a travelogue sprinkled with tips for bringing home a global per-
spective). A more complete list of my titles appears near the end of this topic.
