Best of the Web: Cyberspace Allies of Road Warriors

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The bottom line
No one site among the seven that we reviewed is likely to replace the ad hoc collection of travel-related bookmarks that many weary road warriors have already flagged. But our CEOs did pinpoint some Web pages that they considered nuggets of particular note. One was the "Tools of Travel," the practical-advice and quick-link section of Trip.com. The travel guides of Magellans.com and SkyGuide.net also drew our reviewers' applause, as did the laptop toter's bible provided by RoadNews.com.

Leslie Brokaw is a freelance writer and Web consultant living in Boston.

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**Comments**
	Would CEOs go back?	What is the site good for?	CEOs' quick take	Recommended?
www.biztravel.com	Mostly, no.	Planning and booking a business trip.	"Has potential" but "didn't really deliver on the promise of its name."	No.
www.business-trip.com	Maybe.	Links to other travel sites.	"A great index file of travel information," but "too busy."	Generally, no.
www.magellans.com	Maybe.	Travel products and general overseas information.	"Were I traveling overseas, I'd use it to get rudimentary information."	Yes.
www.office.com/travel	Split decision.	Consolidated travel information, from weather to city guides.	"Nice job collecting a few travel basics on one page."	Yes.
www.roadnews.com	Generally, no.	Information about using laptops abroad.	"Heavily geared to international travel."	Generally, no.
www.skyguide.net	Split decision.	General business-traveler news and information.	"Good airport and flight information, plus frequent-flier links."	Yes.
www.trip.com	Yes.	A little bit of everything, including flight booking.	"A very easy to use, clean-flowing site."	Yes.

**Grades**
	Ease of use	Variety	Value	Average grade
www.biztravel.com	B-	B+	B	B
www.business-trip.com	B	C+	B-	B-
www.magellans.com	A-	B	B+	B+
www.office.com/travel	A+	B+	B+	A-
www.roadnews.com	C	B	B	B-
www.skyguide.net	A	B	B	B+
www.trip.com	A	A-	A+	A