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In July, PlanetEye Inc. launched a new online travel planning service that lets you research, organise, share and book your trips in an easy and fun way. Featuring professional travel content from a team of in-house writers, leading edge mapping technology and more than 70,000 beautiful photographs, PlanetEye makes online travel planning a lot quicker and better. No more frustrating and time-consuming procedures many people face when planning trips online.

“We want to make travel planning easy. We want to inspire travelers to explore and discover the world, and then help them book their trips - everything from flights, restaurants, hotels and attractions,” said Butch Langlois, PlanetEye’s president and chief executive.

When you find something on PlanetEye that appeals to you, simply file it away to your own so called Travel Pack - visible as a list or a personalised map.

“The Travel Pack is a valuable and useful tool if you’re looking to travel tomorrow, next week or next year,” Langlois said. “As you add items to Travel Pack, it starts to reflect your interests and aspirations.”

When you have created your Travel Pack, you can book flights and hotel stays directly from your Travel Pack through Travelocity - PlanetEye’s new partner.

“Having a dynamic partner such as Travelocity will play an important role in PlanetEye meeting the needs of travelers - whether it’s booking a flight, hotel or rental car,” Langlois said. “We’re really excited to have Travelocity on board.”

You can also make restaurant reservations (OpenTable), book tickets to events (StubHub), and set up spa appointments (SpaWay). Once you’ve returned from your trip, you can upload photographs, rate your travel experiences, share your tips with friends and family, and put a personal map on your website or blog.