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37 of the Best Web Designs from the Travel Industry

Published August 10th, 2009 in Galleries

Travel websites often feature large, attractive photos because of their emphasis on visual appeal. In this post we’ll look at 37 well-designed sites from the travel industry for your own design inspiration. Some are state or government tourism websites, and others are for hotels or business involved in the travel industry.

Experience Washington

Experience Washington

Villa Bianca Hotel

Villa Bianca Hotel

Jacksonville Landing

Jacksonville Landing

MacAllan Ridge

MacAllan Ridge

Trapp Family Lodge

Trapp Family Lodge

Monterey, CA

Monterey, CA

Service Plus Inns and Suites

Service Plus Inns and Suites

Club Manche Attractive

Club Manche Attractive

Visit Snowy Mountains

Visit Snowy Mountains

Hotel Paradiso

Hotel Paradiso

Trent Cruising

Trent Cruising

Lanyon Holiday Cottages

Lanyon Holiday Cottages

West City Hotel

West City Hotel

Baja Vacations

Baja Vacations

The Porches Inn

The Porches Inn

Vacation Rental Station

Vacation Rental Station

Visit Idaho

Visit Idaho

GoHawaii.com

GoHawaii.com

Bahamas.com

Bahamas.com

Visit Maine

Visit Maine

Visit San Antonio

Visit San Antonio

Tennessee Vacation

Tennessee Vacation

Signature Attractions

Signature Attractions

Go Glamping

Go Glamping

Alpine Meadows

Alpine Meadows

Live Africa

Live Africa

Ausmag

Ausmag

Fall for Tennessee

Fall for Tennessee

Summertime in Tennessee

Summertime in Tennessee

Springtime in Tennessee

Springtime in Tennessee

Tennessee Winter

Tennessee Winter

Lanikai Properties

Lanikai Properties

Visit Cascadia

Visit Cascadia

Lake Crackenback

Lake Crackenback

Adventure Trekking

Adventure Trekking

Design Hotels

Design Hotels

Assaroe Falls

Assaroe Falls

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65 Responses to “37 of the Best Web Designs from the Travel Industry”

Evan Skuthorpe August 10th, 2009

Some great inspiration here. I work in the travel industry myself as a web designer. If only my company wasn’t so damn corporate I’d be able to acheive things like this! Thanks for the post!

Daus August 11th, 2009

What about NG Expedition? http://www.nationalgeographicexpeditions.com/home

john chen August 11th, 2009

I also liked this list of sites.

Toursim Australia also have some pretty impressive designs for their web sites and portals.

Vandelay Website Design August 11th, 2009

Daus,
Looks good. I like that one too.

The Brisbane Line August 11th, 2009

I agree with John Chen.

http://www.australia.com

Bradley Davis August 11th, 2009

Some great examples of tourism web design, fantastic to see some alpine sites getting a mention.

aledesign.it August 11th, 2009

Villa Bianca Hotel, Lanikai Properties, are my preferite! Are agood examples of tourism webdesign. And sometimes help those who must choose. Thanks for the sharing! Is in my bookmart!

James August 11th, 2009

Very nice, some great photography. American states have some awesome sites, wish English counties would follow their lead.

I’m a big fan of Go Glamping and it’s illustrated style, our site uses a similar look.

Dzinepress August 11th, 2009

i really like which looks as web 2.0 designs, hope you share more beautiful stuff in future thanks.

Dave Sparks August 11th, 2009

Very nice – like the summertime in Tenesse site

Kai Brach August 11th, 2009

Nice collection, thanks for including my site ausmag.de. Would have been nice to see my travel community http://www.globalzoo.de featured in here too ;-)
keep it up!

Sarah Lynn August 11th, 2009

Great collection! Here’s my smaller collection to add to that… http://shicksdesign.com/onlifeanddesign/index.php/19/top-10-designed-travel-websites/

Albuquerque Web Site Designer August 11th, 2009

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squarehouse August 11th, 2009

like your collection!
check the website of the swiss travel agent Kuoni http://www.kuoni.ch

impulsedesign August 11th, 2009

wow sweet collection,I will follow this bl;og for now on great content!

AREA 1 August 11th, 2009

Awesome collection! You could also check this out: Bregamo Travel.

Vandelay Website Design August 11th, 2009

Thanks everyone for the feedback and the additional suggestions for inclusion. There are a lot of great sites that you have pointed out. Maybe they will be used in a follow up post at some point.

Manuel August 11th, 2009

Nice collection!
I think one of the best travel-sites is tuifly. A cheap airline.
http://www.tuifly.com/

Andy August 11th, 2009

The majority of these show just how much of a difference a single, strong image can make to a design. Thanks, will bookmark in case I ever get any travel-related design work!

Sean Hurley August 11th, 2009

Great list, but is it just me or do you have the urge to travel now?

Noel Wiggins August 11th, 2009

fantastic!

once again…

web design company August 11th, 2009

Nice list, reminds me that I need a vacation…

Lucas Tadeu August 11th, 2009

Pretty good list. That ‘Monterey’ website looks fantastic! I also liked the ‘Design Hotels’ website.

Web Design Mumbai August 11th, 2009

amazing!!!! they are all sooooooooo beautiful.

Peter August 11th, 2009

Nice post, but the list is a little US-centric. Have a look at http://www.dopplr.com, http://www.joobili.com and http://www.tourdust.com for some cool european travel designs.

Nardyello August 11th, 2009

Villa Bianca Hotel is by far the best model there. Not that the others aren’t good, they are all beautiful, but Villa Bianca Hotel has the perfect blend of colors to make the site seem calm, refreshing, and the place you HAVE to go to if you want to relax.

But then again, that’s what good designs are supposed to do. They convince you that you’re at the right place even before you read anything.

Great selections! :D

Vandelay Website Design August 11th, 2009

Peter,
Agreed, it is mostly US sites. Thanks for the additional suggestions.

Garrison August 11th, 2009

Just want to say ‘thank you’ for including our Go Glamping site in your list, we’re really chuffed, especially given the fact our site originates from Europe ;-)

I love the Summertime in Tennessee site!

Hong Kong Travel Guide August 12th, 2009

web desgin especially for travel industry is a creative work for any designer.

Web Hosting Reviews August 12th, 2009

A very nice collections. Awesome. Very Creative. Aptly titled Design Inspirations.

Bobby Mington August 12th, 2009

Killa web design bro, i’ll have to nick some ideas :)

InternetHow Blog August 12th, 2009

Very cool designs. I liked Lanikai Properties especially.

Trevor Collins August 12th, 2009

I really do like the Villa Bianca Hotel web sight, especially the birds that fly across the screen when you open the sight. Full marks to the designers and thank you for bringing all there sight together.

Erina August 13th, 2009

how about A&K?? They have a gorgeous website, http://abercrombiekent.com

Shane August 13th, 2009

I really like this article. Gives a nice overview of the quality of tourism sites out there. Getting a great Website Development. company to develop a website that looks as good as any of these is essential.

Traffic Schools August 13th, 2009

Just an amazing list of great design – When it comes to travel sites, the pictures play an amazing role on the overall design of the site.

Angie Lantoo August 13th, 2009

Shouldn’t Motel6 be on this list? =) Great job on putting together the list.

Kevin August 13th, 2009

what about http://www.masocorniolo.it, simple but good enough.

Michael August 19th, 2009

I’d like to add a new site we (the National Park Service) just launched about the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. The url is http://www.smithtrail.net. Check it out. I feel like it’s as good as some of the sites listed here.

Vandelay Website Design August 20th, 2009

Michael,
Wow, I really like that site. Thanks for leaving the link.

Bayrak August 21st, 2009

I agree with John Chen.

Teknoloji haberleri August 21st, 2009

I really do like the Villa Bianca Hotel web sight, especially the birds that fly across the screen when you open the sight. Full marks to the designers and thank you for bringing all there sight together.

Max August 28th, 2009

thanks for featuring our WestCity hotel website :-)

Jamie Vander Kooi August 31st, 2009

Great to see Signature Attractions on there for Atlantic Canada Tourism Destinations, and Headspace Design as the design firm.

Giles Crouch August 31st, 2009

These are great…in the same vain is the new Anne of Green Gables tourism website just launched:
http://www.foreveranne.com for Anne fans, as PEI is perhaps best known for that!

Lui September 6th, 2009

Hi Everyone
Is there any designer out there with time to design a travel website for me, only one city. Very inspiring sites.

James Whitby October 6th, 2009

Some excellent sites here, I particlarly like the http://www.campr.co.uk site – very clean, clear and easy to navigate. We are flying the flag for the UK in a small way right now – with our local tourist guides – offering comprehensive detailed info.

orlando vacation homes October 24th, 2009

Glad to see travel web sites are getting better

Olly November 3rd, 2009

Great article. Here’s one for your list:

Visit Telluride: http://www.visittelluride.com

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