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Last Updated: July 16, 2007
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Air Travel

Airwise - The Airport and Air Travel Guide

Features current news about airlines, airports and travel, flight schedules and tracking, an airport guide and a discussion forum; also offers a booking service.

Flight Explorer

Flight tracking service covering commercial traffic in North America and selected Atlantic and Pacific flights.

Fly Rights: A Consumer Guide to Air Travel

Advice for air travelers from the site Free Consumer Information and Reports.

FlyerTalk

Online community of air travelers for exchanging information on numerous topics relating to flying and travel; also offers events and opportunities to meet other members.

Inside Airports

Contains a wide variety of information on airports around the world, airlines, currency and weather.

World Airport Guide

Information about airports around the world including phone numbers, facilities, accessibility, parking, directions, transportation and hotels.

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Cultural Travel

eduVacations

Offers instructional vacations in languages, culinary arts, arts and sports along with total immersion opportunities around the world.

National Geographic Travel

Guides to destinations around the world with an emphasis on adventure; includes a searchable database of 3,000 adventure trips, several featured National Geographic Expeditions and a Trip Finder to locate and book trips.

ShawGuides, Inc.: The Guide to Cultural Travel

Directory of cultural travel programs worldwide organized by date of trip, topic, states and countries.

Smithsonian Journeys

Guide to educational tours around the world sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution; offers prices, brochures and online reservations.

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International Travel

Passport Services and Information

Information from the U.S. Department of State about how and where to apply for a passport, fees, how to report and replace a lost or stolen passport and other advice for U.S. citizens.

World Citizens Guide

The highlight of this bandwidth-intensive site, buried in small print on the right-hand margin, is a travel guide produced by students, for students, that provides "25 simple suggestions" for having "a better travel experience while showing America's best face to those you visit." Also find interesting and sometimes amusing facts about countries around the world, and links to related resources. Annotation: Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index.

Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets

Compilation from the U.S. Department of State.

Shell GeoStar.com: Your European Car Journey Planner

Auto travel guide for 16 countries in Western Europe that includes a route planner, street level maps, a database of 200,000+ places of interest, hotel search and reservation service, and a restaurant search.

Travel and Living Abroad

Site from the U.S. Department of State with a collection of resources in the areas of Emergencies and Warnings, Passports, Visas, Living Abroad and other related sites.

The Bureau of Consular Affairs

Collection of useful information for travelers including services for Americans abroad, tips for students abroad, lists of doctors/hospitals abroad, passport and visa information, and other resources for travelers from the U.S. Department of State.

Europe for Visitors

Includes articles about places to visit, advice about hotel reservations and transportation, advice on planning a trip, news and features about special travel packages maintained by Durant Imboden.

Help for World Travelers

Features information and advice on using electrical appliances, modems and mobile phones around the world maintained by Steve Kropla.

How to See the World; Art of Travel; European and World Backpacking; on $25 a Day or Less

Complete illustrated text of the book by John Gregory.

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Lodging

Hostelling International

Includes a directory of U.S. and international hostels with contact information or links to the hostel's Web site, advice on making a reservation, and travel resources.

HotelUS.com

Book discounted hotel rooms, including luxury class, worldwide.

Quikbook

Offers discount reservations at quality hotels in the U.S.

BedandBreakfast.com

Worldwide directory for bed and breakfasts, country inns, guest houses, lodges, cabins and the like, with addresses and contact information for each establishment.

Lodging Guide World Wide

Searchable listing of lodgings around the world, from castles to camp space; listings include address, contact information, a description, and links to the Web site if available.

All-Hotels

Searchable directory of lodging establishments around the world, including special discounts, along with a booking service.

Budget Hotels

Searchable directory of inexpensive hotels around the world with detailed hotel information, rates, availability checks, and a room booking service.

Hostels.com

Directory of hostels worldwide, along with travelogues, feature stories, and a booking service.

HotelLocators.Com

Online booking service for hotels in the U.S.

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Packing

One Bag: The Art and Science of Packing Light

Tips for traveling with one suitcase; includes a one page checklist , advice about luggage and how to pack; the site also includes a collection of useful travel links.

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Reservations & Booking Services

Booking Services with Trip Planners
The commercial sites in this section emphasize trip planners, package deals and travel tips. They are generally more feature-rich than the sites in the previous category.
History Travel Tours

Many tours are directly inspired by the award-winning programming on The History Channel, and explore a wide range of historical themes across both domestic and international locations. Travelers may choose from theme-based tours or design a fully customized vacation based on interests, preferences, and budget.

AOL Anywhere

Features destination guides, travel ideas by area of interest, travel tips, and a travel booking service

BootsnAll.com: The Utlimate Resource for the Independent Traveller

offers travel guides and articles, bookings (including hostels), travelogues from site members, and a traveler's toolkit

Concierge.com

includes travel ideas and reviews with articles from Condé Nast publications, along with an opportunity to book a vacation

Express Hotel Reservations

Booking service for hotel reservations which offers personalized interaction, competitive prices, and requires no prepayment.

Frommer's

destination guides, trip planners by lifestyle and interest, special deals, travel news and a travel booking service from the creators of the Frommer's guidebook series

Travel Channel

site of the TV program that features destination, guides, vacation ideas, travel tips, current travel promotions, and a booking service

TravelTerminal.com

offers advice about making airline reservations, features a comparison among travel sites by features, and includes a booking service from the reservation site Travelocity

The Virtual Tourist

offers travel tips from members around the world, the option to build your own travel pages, and reservation services

World Travel Guide

guides to world travel organized by country and city that include information about passports and visas, money, health, accommodations, climate and more; also offers travel bookings

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General Booking Services
This list features commercial sites that emphasize online booking services. Many of these sites offer a combination of air, hotel and car rental reservations. Vacation planners, package deals and destination guides are also featured on most of these sites.
AirlineConsolidator.com

American Express Travel & Entertainment

BestFares.com

Cheap Tickets

Expedia

Express Hotel Reservations

Booking service for hotel reservations which offers personalized interaction, competitive prices, and requires no prepayment.

LastMinuteTravel.com

OneTravel.com

Orbitz

Priceline

Qixo

TravelNow.com

Travelocity

Trip.com

Yahoo! Travel

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Train Travel

Eurailnet.com

Sells the Selectpass, Europass, Eurail Saverpass, Eurostar and other excursions in Europe; includes Eurail Student + Youth Passes; for a similar service, see also Europrail International

VIA Rail Canada

Schedules, fares, reservations, travel tips and and features for the Canadian rail system.

Amtrak

Includes schedules, fare finder, promotions and a ticketing service.

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Travel & Health

TravelHealth Online

Health advice for countries around the world, facts about diseases and their treament, vaccination advice, and other related information; requires free registration to access the content.

Travelers' Health

Site from the Centers for Disease Control that includes updated information about oubreaks around the world, diseases that can affect travelers, recommended vaccinations , special needs travelers and more.

International Travel and Health

Excerpts from a publication of the World Health Organization that features travel cautions listed by disease, or warnings organized by country that include current diseases as well as vaccination recommendations and requirements.

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Travel Guides & Advice

RoughGuides.com

Up-to-date guides to destinations around the world; offers a fee-based Travel Club for special deals.

Travel Directory

Travel resource with destinations, reservations, maps, and tourist guides to help the travel planner.

The Ethical Traveler

This site's "focus is on the positive impact travelers can have by being open, informed, and willing to immerse themselves in other cultures," and "is dedicated to educating travelers about the social and environmental impact of their decisions." The site features "Thirteen Tips for the Accidental Ambassador," country information, details about advocacy actions, and links to related sites. A project of Earth Island Institute, an organization founded by environmentalist David Brower. Annotation: Copyright 2007 by Librarians' Internet Index.

Lonely Planet

Travelogues, advice, and excerpts from the travel guides of Lonely Planet Publications.

MyTravelGuide

Site for an Internet community of travelers that features advice on a variety of travel topics and offers the opportunity to ask questions; requires free membership signup to access much of the content.

Fodors.com

Features travel guides and advice, reviews and travel tips on places to visit, a reader's forum, for discussion in several categories.

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Travel Meta Sites

Travel Topics

Travel sites in more than thirty categories from the Librarians Index to the Internet.

Travel

Extensive travel listings from the Google Web Directory that includes several subcategories and ranks results using Google's linking-based PageRank technology.

Travel

collection of travel sites organized by regions of the world, types of vacations, recreational activities, and air, budget and business travel from About

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U.S. Travel

USATourist.com

Includes articles about places to see, events and culture in the U.S., travel tips, updated travel news, and a booking service for general and specialized package trips.

National Scenic Byways Online

Directory of byways that offer archaeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational or scenic qualities maintained by the Federal Highway Administration; each listing includes basic facts about the route, places of interest, visitor services, road and weather conditions, and any required fees.

Road Trip USA

excerpts from the print publication of the same name that details road trips for touring places of interest in the U.S.

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