A recent series of pocket-size city guides lists five-star hotels and tony antiques shops.

Any old guide can list hotels and landmarks and decent restaurants.

The Japan National Tourist Organization lists more reasonably priced hotels and inns.

Instead, it lists hotels at your destination.

Dutchess County lists restaurants, hotels, farm festivals and markets on the Web at www.dutchesstourism.com.

The site listed various hotels at discounts.

A chart lists hotels and motels along the turnpike, with a green light for vacancy, or a red light if fully occupied.

Just because we don't list certain restaurants and hotels doesn't mean they aren't any good.

"A lot more people are traveling with dogs," said Len Kain, a co-founder of Dogfriendly.com, which lists dog-friendly hotels nationwide.

PlacesToStay.com has 15,000 properties to choose from, and unlike many sites that list independent hotels, its listings show up-to-the-minute availability.