Airbnb.com

Great accommodations can make or break any vacation. Instead of getting a cookie cutter hotel, book a unique loft, cabin or villa at airbnb.com, which lets you live like a local and save some cash.

Check it out: http://www.airbnb.com/

Travelsquire

This great new site combines a digital magazine with a travel planning service that not only inspires you to take that fabulous vacation, but also takes care of the logistics and booking.

Check it out: http://travelsquire.com/

3floz.com

This new travel-friendly website features miniature bottles of toiletries and beauty products that let you breeze through airport security with the painful full-cavity body searches just because your shampoo bottle was too big?

Check it out: http://www.3floz.com/

National

Liftopia.com

This is the biggest ski weekend of the year, so why pay full price for your lift ticket? Liftopia aggregates the best deals on lift tickets online, which lets you use that leftover cash for the apres ski scene.

Check it out: http://www.liftopia.com/

Travel Hedonism

This crappy weather can’t last forever, can it? Start planning that spring break trip or summer vacation with this new, customized travel website. Just punch in what you’re looking to do on your trip and it’ll give you some good recommendations of what to see or where to go in dozens of different locations with new ones in the process of being added.

Check it out: http://www.travelhedonism.com/

30 Words

It’s the perfect travel accessory that allows you to communicate effectively in foreign languages without a cumbersome dictionary or four years of high school Spanish. These pocket-sized guides contain key phrases and are customizable to your interests, whether it’s mountain climbing or picking up girls at a club. They’re also waterproof and nearly impossible to destroy.

Details: http://www.30words.com/index.html

Cost: $8.95