Online Reference - Travel
Travel MetaSearch Engines: Top
Side-Step Finds the best airfare
or hotels rate by going to different travel sites like Expedia, Orbitz
and clustering the results. It is good metasearch tool for comprehensive
one-stop shopping. It often makes travel much less expensive.
FareChase, from Yahoo is a
good metasearch service which is currently in beta testing.
Cheapflights,
Kayak, Mobissimo
and OneTravel are some other
good travel metasearch engines. Some are typically limited to a
geographic market or ticket type or charge too high a fee.
Reservations: Top
AOW: Airlines of the Web Site allows
consumers to shop on more than 500 airlines worldwide. Click on
cyberfares to get the latest hot deals, or check out air tips to get the
most out of your travel.
Microsoft Expedia easy-to-use
sections include: Travel Agent, Maps, Resources, Currency Converter,
Weather Info; and Communicate, where travelers exchange information.
Orbitz You can use the Orbitz
Quick Flight to book a trip, check out flight deals, and locate a
weekend Webfare. Web sites founded less than a year ago by five
airlines: American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, and United.
Travelocity Travel resources
on the net, includes information about packages, destinations, prices,
and more.
Internet
Travel Network Provides a public reservation system, for free
Internet access to air, car and hotel information and reservations.
Accommodation Search Engine
Search engine allows you to search for accommodations around the world.
Limit your search by type of hotel or inn, price, facilities, and
activities available or desirable.
Travel Information: Top
Travel.State.gov The U.S. State
Department offers information on visas, travel advisories and what to do
in an emergency with list of English-speaking doctors in foreign cities.
CurrencySource lets you
purchase foreign currency with your credit card 9 or debit card, so you
have local bills in hand when you are in an unfamiliar destination.
GoAbroad.com A "comprehensive
on-line source for study abroad, language schools, overseas internships,
international volunteer positions, teach abroad, jobs abroad, US
Universities, Eco-Travel around the world..." . A great one-stop place
for people interested in working and traveling overseas.
Fodor's Travel Service Quality
information on travel around the world. Includes articles on selected
destinations to stay, dine, cruises, and sports and adventure travel.
Offers hotel and restaurant indexes with reviews.
Travel Channel Information on
destinations around the globe. Includes categories : Adventure, Animal
Watching, Family Adventure, Great Cities, Mysterious Places, Unique
Lodging, and more. Helpful tools: live cams and virtual tours;
converters ...
Virtual Tourist Online
Travel Research Exchange. Members from over 219 countries share
experiences to help each other travel smarter. Includes: best place to
get great airfares, accommodations, car rentals, and insider advice on a
place you want to visit.
Foreign Languages for
Travelers Translation of travel words and phrases, numbers, shopping
and dining, directions, places, times and dates. The site also has sound
files to help with pronunciation.
One bag Opinions
and ideas for the art of travel, with an emphasis on living out of one
(carry-on) bag." What to take, what to take it in (luggage), how to
pack, resources, travel links.
TimeOut.com Lots of information
about the world's greatest cities. City guides divided into sections:
Accommodation, Restaurants,, Eating and Drinking, Shopping, and City Web
links with sightseeing, events, parks... (Does have Annoying pop ups.)
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
Contact information (including web links) for over 1,000 "official
government tourism offices, convention and visitors bureaus, chambers of
commerce, and similar agencies which provide free, accurate, and
unbiased travel information to the public. No travel agents, no tour
operators, no hotels."
Travel on the Web From ACRL, April 2002 -Links to many travel sites.
Includes guides, air, train bus travel, adventure travel, Bed &
Breakfast, interhostel, home exchanges and more.
Weather Channel Click the Travel
tab at top and than the vacation planner. Get a 10-day forecast so you
know what kind of clothes to bring. Offers forecasts for cities
worldwide as well as radar and satellite maps.
Travel Advisory: Top
US
State Department Travel Advisories Browse a collection of all the
travel advisories from the US State Department.
CDC Travelers' Health Center
for Disease Control's International Travelers' Health information sheets
for the different areas of the world. Includes information about
contagious diseases, vaccinations, safe food and water, traveling with
children, and special needs travelers.
Budget and Specific Travel: Top
Backpackers Guide to the Internet
Backpackers and budget travelers will find many links to helpful information
such as what to pack, where to find your equipment , travel guides,
backpackers online bulletin boards and more.
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Online
"Vacations for Real People," this site features a daily newsletter, bargains,
alternative vacation ideas, tips and resources, The Cheapest Places on
Earth, and Arthur Frommer's answers to your travel questions.
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP)
Large annotated directory of web sites for outdoor recreation and
travel, including information on attractions, activities, locations,
books and media and gear.
Hostelling International American Youth
Hostels This is Hostelling International's American Youth Hostel
Association (HI-YAH). Includes access to information and descriptions of
hostels in cities across the U.S., and links to international
associations belonging to the International Youth Hostel Federation.
Lonely Planet Online Contains
travel information for regions, countries and cities worldwide;
postcards from travelers around the world; traveler's health check and
detours to the "lost and forgotten places of the world".
Rick Steve's' Europe Through the
Back Door Tips for traveling Europe on a budget from this well-known
TV travel guide. Covers tiny unknown towns well off the beaten tourist
track as well as new angles to big cities. There is a country-by-country
directory.
Specialty Travel Index Over 600
outfitters and tour operators worldwide offering thousands of unusual
travel opportunities. Indexed by activity, tour operator, and
geographical location. Includes every type of specialty trip imaginable
- from canal boating to gorilla viewing.
ViaMichelin Driving directions, route planner, and maps for over forty
European countries; hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions for
twenty-five countries; and more from Michelin, publisher of maps and the
Red and Green guides. Searches for hotels, restaurants, and attractions
are by location. Set individual preference profiles by registering
(free).
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