CITY GUIDES FOR THE SAVVY URBAN TRAVELER

The new year will bring a new kind of travel guides catering to today’s modern traveler. With new travel deals, low cost airlines, and a globalized world, people are now traveling more and for different reasons. There are short city breaks, business trips, or long vacations. Even if you choose a beach resort or a rural escape, you almost always pass by a major city on your way there and take some time to experience a little of it. You look for a central hotel offering more than just a bed to lie on, you search for a restaurant that can offer a memorable meal, and want to know which attractions are so outstanding and different that you should not miss before a night out on the town. The modern traveler doesn’t simply look at monuments, he or she wants to experience and live a city in a short period of time. While there are now many guidebooks available at the bookstore or online, the more urbane and discerning traveler needs to look at different sources before finding what he or she is looking for. Not anymore. With UCityGuides.com the very best of the world’s most exciting cities is presented clearly, going straight to what is important. It selects only what is worth finding, and that includes the most characterful neighborhoods, street life, the ideal hotels that meet your personal tastes and needs, and the coolest addresses of the moment. New York, Paris, Rome, and Lisbon are already fully available, while the total of almost three dozen cosmopolitan destinations will be complete in the new year. In the meantime, get the most of your urban experiences, and in 2009 when you think of traveling to a city, think of UCityGuides.com.