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Resources in this category are:

Accomodation Search Engine

http://accom.finder.co.uk/

A sophisticated search engine allows you to search for accomodations around the world. Limit your search by type of hotel or inn, price, facilities, and activities available or desirable.

Author: netXtra (info@netxtra.co.uk )

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Hotel; Motel; Inn; Bed and Breakfast; Hostel; Reservation

Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC)

http://www.fly.faa.gov/

Real time flight delay information for major U.S. airports. Includes a Glossary of Air Traffic Management Terms.

Author: United States. Federal Aviation Administration (WebMasterATCSCC@faa.gov)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Sciences & Technology--Transportation--Planes

Airlines of the Web

http://www.itn.net/cgi/get?itn/cb/aow/index

Directory of airline web pages. Lists for passenger carriers, frequent flyer programs, cargo airlines, aviation organizations, airline USENET groups, 800 numbers, reservations, etc.

Author: Marc-David Seidel (seidel@uts.cc.utexas.edu)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Sciences & Technology--Transportation--Planes

Keywords: Airlines

All the Hotels on the Web

http://www.all-hotels.com/

Meta-index of hotel reservation pages. Organized by region.

Author: (hotels@dundas.demon.co.uk)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Hotels

AMI On-the-Snow

http://www.aminews.com/

"Your 24 Hour Source of Ski, Travel, Leisure, and Outdoor News."Up-to-date reports of major U.S. ski resorts by region, giving snow depth and surface conditions, amount of new snow, numbers of open lifts and trails, and contact numbers. Audio formats available.

Author: AMI News (admin@aminews.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Sports--Winter Sports

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Ski Reports

Backpackers Guide to the Internet

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/6241/backpackers_guide.htm

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 how to get online once you've left home), and more.

Author: (mistnet@oxemail.com.au)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Entertainment & Leisure--Outdoor Recreation

Keywords: Backpacking; Budget Travel; Resources

CDC Home Travel Information Page

http://www.cdc.gov/travel/

This page links the user to the Center for Disease Control's International Travelers' Health Information sheets for the different areas of the world: North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, South Africa, Caribbean, Central America, Tropical South America, Temperate South America, East Asia, South East Asia, Australia and the South Pacific, Indian Region, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Western Europe. Also included is information about many contagious diseases, such as cholera, malaria, rabies, etc."

Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (netinfo@cdc1.cdc.gov)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Keywords: Disease; Health

City.Net

http://www.city.net/

Provides "access to information on travel, entertainment, and local business, plus government and community services for all regions of the world." Can be browsed by region, country, or alphabetical index; or searched.

Author: Excite

Subjects:

Reference--Geography

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Government; Cities

CNN Travel Guide

http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/

Contains travel news, multimedia presentations about destinations, city guides for "over 85 countries and cities around the world", and tips for getting ready.

Author: Cable News Network (cnn.feedback@cnn.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

The Compleat Carry-On Traveler

http://www.oratory.com/travel/

"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.

Author: Doug Dyment (ddyment@oratory.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Concierge.com

http://www.concierge.com/

"The Travel Supersite" is a comprehensive travel site with travel advice, information on travel deals and resorts, maps, a reference section, hotel and flight booking, and reviews from Fodor's guidebooks.

Author: CondéNet Inc.

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Database of TravelHelpers

http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/2442/database.html

Are you planning a trip abroad? Do you have questions that aren't being answered by travel guides? This database "is composed of lots of interested people (growing every day!!), all over the world, who will be very happy to help you. The database is arranged by region and then by country and town. Just choose where you want to go to and, at the end of your search, you'll find the names and e-mail addresses of the people who can answer your questions."

Author: Manuel Montenegro (mmont@esoterica.pt)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Database of TravelHelpers

http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/2442/database.html

Need to ask questions about a possible travel destination? This site will connect you with local people and fellow travellers who can answer your questions. "The database is arranged by region and then by country and town. Just choose your destination and, at the end of your search, you'llfind the names and e-mail addresses of the people who can answer your questions."

Author: Manuel Montenegro

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Disaster Reports

http://vwww.vita.org/disaster/sitrep/index.html

Reports on civil and natural disasters (other than in the U.S.), chronologically arranged. Current reports are available as well as an archive of report from the last few years.

Author: Volunteers in Technical Assistance

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Disasters; Civil Disasters; Natural Disasters; Emergencies

Ecotourism

http://ecotourism.miningco.com/

Ecotourism at MiningCo.com contains resources for the ecotourist, including: feature articles, an In the News section, chat, bulletin board, and newsletter. The site is designed to be a comprehensive resource for ecotourists and ecotourism professionals."

Author: Ellen Scott (ecotourism.guide@about.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Sciences & Technology--Environmental Sciences and Ecology

Keywords: ecotourism

The Electronic Embassy

http://www.embassy.org/

"The Electronic Embassy links the staffs and resources of the Washington D.C. embassy community to their constituencies in business and industry, education, the press and government." This searchable Web site includes the following sections: "Foreign embassies on the World Wide Web, and comprehensive information from the rest of the Washington D.C. community; International Business Center: Business and trade organizations, and companies providing goods and services of interest in a global marketplace; Help and Reference Center. In addition to cataloging embassy Web and other sites, the Electronic Embassy provides information in the following areas: Press & Culture, Education, Commerce & Trade, Consular, Travel & Tourism, Employment."

Author: TeleDiplomacy Inc. (director@embassy.org)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--International Government

Business & Economics--International Business

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Embassies

Everything 2000

http://www.everything2000.com/

Clearinghouse resource on the upcoming millenium. Covers a wide variety of topics including the Y2K computer bug, special events, millenium-related organizations, and travel information for the New Year. Also includes up-to-date news features on all topics relating to the year 2000.

Author: Milestone Media (johnl@everything2000.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Computers & Internet--News

Keywords: Millenium; Century; y2k

Fodor's

http://www.fodors.com/

Fodor's famous travel guide to hotels and restaurants is now available on the Web. Search for restaurants or hotels by city, with options to search by name or by criteria (location, price, cuisine etc.)

Author: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. (webmaster@fodors.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Entertainment & Leisure--Food--Restaurants

Keywords: Guides; Hotels

Foreign Languages for Travellers

http://www.travlang.com/languages/

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.

Author: Michael C. Martin (webmaster@travlang.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Arts & Humanities--Language and Linguistics

Reference--Dictionaries--Translation

Keywords: Language; Translation

Getting Around the Planet

http://pathfinder.com/Travel/

A plethora of information for travelers, including destination profiles, flight reservations, restaurant and hotel reviews, travel news, and more.

Author: (planetmaster@pathfinder.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Entertainment & Leisure--Food--Restaurants

Global Dialysis

http://www.globaldialysis.com/

Travel directories and information for kidney dialysis patients. Includes a directory of dialysis centers in nearly 100 countries around the world and information on paying for dialysis while on vacation, as well as travel resources (insurance, travel agents, etc). General resources for dialysis patients are also included.

Author: Russell England (info@globaldialysis.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Kidney failure; Renal; Renal failure

GoSki - The worldwide mountain sports and ski resort guide

http://www.goski.com/

"GoSki! With coverage of over 2,000 ski resorts in 35 countries, including over 700 resorts in the USA." In addition to listings of ski resorts, this site has links to regional weather forecasts, information about alternative styles of skiing, travel planning, and ski equipment reviews.

Author: Eric Kallgren (erick@goski.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Sports--Winter Sports

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Skiing

Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP)

http://www.gorp.com/

Large annotated directory of websites for outdoor recreation and travel, including information on attractions, activities, locations, books and media and gear.

Author: Greer Consulting Services (Diane.Greer@www.gorp.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Outdoor Recreation

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

The Greenwich 2000 Network

http://greenwich2000.net/

"Greenwich is the official start-point of the Millennium." This site contains links to worldwide celebration information, history, and explanations of time.

Author: Cypass Ltd., & Greenwich 2000 Ltd (webdirector@greenwich2000.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Calendars

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Millennium

Hostelling International (HI)

http://www.iyhf.org/

Site by the International Youth Hostel Fedreation, providing links to individual country Youth Hostel Association web pages, as well as other contact information. Includes information on which cities in the world have hostels that can be reserved through the electronic "International Booking Network".

Author: International Youth Hostel Federation

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Hostelling; Youth Hostels

Hostelling International American Youth Hostels (HI-YAH)

http://www.hiayh.org/

This is Hostelling International's American Youth Hostel Association (HI-YAH). This site includes easy access to contact information and descriptions of hostels in cities across the United States, as well as links to other international associations belonging to the International Youth Hostel Federation.

Author: Hostelling International - American Youth Hostels (hiayhserv@hiahy.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Hostelling; American Youth Hostels; Budget

The Internet Guide to Hostelling

http://www.hostels.com/hostels/

Directory of hostels worldwide; hostelling FAQs; budget guide books; backpacker's bulletin board; tips on inexpensive travel options.

Author: Darren K. Overby (comments@hostels.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Hostelling; FAQs

The Internet Lost and Found

http://www.internetlostandfound.com/

"Free directory listings for lost and found animals and items in the US, Canada and worldwide."

Author: (info@ilostandfound.com)

Subjects:

Reference

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: lost and found; property;

Internet Travel Network

http://www.itn.net/cgi/get?itn/index

Reservation system. Database of destination information. Includes Web resources with lists of travel usenet newsgroups, visa links, accomodation listings, telephone directories, etc.

Author: Internet Travel Network (redcarpet@itn.net)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Usenet

Kasbah

http://www.kasbah.com/

"Kasbah is a hand picked resource of almost 50,000 content rich sites from 230 countries. Each site has been visited by our travel experts before being selected for inclusion on the database... Kasbah is a world wide destination guide, with information on every country, large or small, on the planet. Not just the basic information such as airports and hotels, but detailed information on travel, culture, history, business, entertainment and just about anything anyone would need to know about a country."

Author: Iain Gaynor and John Bentham (johnb@kasbah.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Leisureplan

http://www.leisureplan.com/

"Travel planning and reservations made easy - search and make bookings for accommodation, and get travel information on tourist destinations with our travel guides."

Author: (webmaster@leisureplan.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Hotels; Motels; Inns

Lonely Planet - Health Check

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/health/health.htm

Contains health-related information for people who travelling abroad. Information is divided into five categories: Predeparture Planning, Keeping Healthy, Women's Health, Diseases and Ailments, and Health Links.

Author: Lonely Planet Publications

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Health & Medical Sciences--Consumer Information

Keywords: Travelers' Health

Lonely Planet Online

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

Contains travel information for regions, countries and cities worldwide; postcards from travellers around the world; traveller's health check and detours to the "lost and forgotten places of the world".

Author: Lonely Planet Publications (e.team@lonelyplanet.com.au )

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Guide Books

MedicinePlanet

http://www.medicineplanet.com/home/home.phtml

"MedicinePlanet, Inc. is dedicated to providing travelers worldwide with definitive, one-stop health resources before, during and after any journey." 

This searchable site offers information on "Travel Medicine," "Women's Travel," "Children's Travel," "Seniors' Travel," and "Adventure Travel."

Author: MedicinePlanet, Inc. (info@medicineplanet.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Consumer Information

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: medicine

Official Airline Guide (OAG)

http://www.oag.com/

"OAG is the world's leading independent provider of travel information,specifically timetables and other products about airlines and airports,offering business travelers, corporations and the global travel industry the information they need to make effective travel planning decisions." This site includes monthly issues of Frequent Flyer magazine, destination information about various cities and countries, links to the Web sites of airlines around the world, and a product catalog.

Author: OAG Worldwide - Reed Elsevier

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: air travel; airlines

Photography on the Road

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/road/witness/phot.htm

Covers the basics of taking good photographs while traveling on the road. It covers what to bring and what not to bring. Includes basic etiquette of taking photographs of native people in the places being visited. There is a bibliography of selected readings and links to related sites.

Author: (e.team@lonelyplanet.com.au)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Photography

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Travel Photography

ShawGuides: Academic Travel

http://www.shawguides.com/edvac/

"Detailed descriptions of hundreds of adult learning vacation and travel study programs sponsored by colleges, museums, educational and cultural organizations, travel companies, and learned individuals."

Author: ShawGuides, Inc. (info@shawguides.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Education--Adult

Shoestring Travel: The E-zine Of Inexpensive Travel

http://www.stratpub.com/

If you are interested in traveling, but have a tight budget, Shoestring Travel offers tips, lists of budget accomodations, feature articles, and a user information exchange.

Author: Eric Adler (eadler@mymail.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Budget; Hotels; Accomodations

South Pacific Travel

http://www3.sympatico.ca/davidstanley/

Links to all South Pacific tourist offices and airlines and resources about islands in the South Pacific. Includes travel ideas and information about David Stanley's travel guides.

Author: David Stanley

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: South Pacific; Oceania; Pacific Islands; Polynesia

Staying Healthy in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

http://www.moon.com/staying_healthy/index.html

This resource provides important information for the traveler to Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It includes pre-travel medical checklists to help prevent the traveler from becoming ill. Also included is information on what is safe to eat and drink. A section on Diagnosis and Treatment of Illness focuses on medical signs to watch for and medication guidelines.

Author: Dirk Schroeder

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Health; First Aid; Pre-travel Vaccinations; Asia; Africa; Latin America

Subways / Transport

http://www.reed.edu/~reyn/transport.html

This site, created by a subway enthusiast, provides numerous maps and images of subways around the world. It also provides links to transit web sites, transportation museums, and other related web sites.

Author: Robert Reynolds (reyn@reed.edu)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Sciences & Technology--Transportation--Trains

Keywords: subways; maps; metro; underground; transportation; U-bahn; trams

360 Alaska in Panorama - A Visual Immersion

http://WWW.360ALASKA.COM/

360 Alaska a visual immersion gives you panoramic views from all over the state of Alaska. Includes panoramic views of Fairbanks, Prince William Sound, Anchorage and the Brooks range. View the images by zooming in on the video and can also listen to sounds with the images. See Alaska from home.

Author: Alaska web art

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Alaska; tours; video; pictures

TimeOut.com

http://www.TimeOut.com/

"Within these pages you will find huge amounts of information about the world's greatest cities. Each city guide is divided into ten sections: Living Guide, Accommodation, Sightseeing, Essential Information, Entertainment, Eating and Drinking, Shopping, Kids, Gay and Lesbian, and Web links."

Author: Time Out London (net@timeout.co.uk)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Entertainment & Leisure--Food--Restaurants

Travel Health Information

http://healthlink.mcw.edu/travel-medicine/

Links to short, informative articles discussing risks of particular diseases throughout the world (for example: cholera, polio, hepatitis, diptheria), as well as required vaccinations. Additional links add information concerning traveling while pregnant, motion and altitude sickness, and how to plan for your health needs when traveling abroad.

Author: Medical College of Wisconsin International Travelers Clinic

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Communicable Diseases

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Vaccinations

Travel Tools

http://www.tyzo.com/hp/tools.html

A series of helpful tools for use by international travelers, including a world public holidays calendar, a currency converter, maps, a metric converter, weather sites, electricity requirements (by continent and country), dialing codes, a international clothing size chart, and a time zone clock.

Author: Tyzo.com, Inc.

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools

TravelHUB

http://travelhub.com/

Offered here are travel and tour specials from hundreds of certified travel professionals, a discount airfare database, and a database of specialized travel agencies.

Author: WorkNet Inc. (miguel@travelhub.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Hotel; Tours; Airlines; Reservations; Travel Agents

Traveloco

http://www.traveloco.com/

This site hosts a large database of articles about budget travel in the US and around the world. Features include a seasonal destination suggestion page, a chat room, and extensive information on how to find American Youth Hostels in your destination city. The database of youth hostel addresses includes a feature for making your reservations online.

Author: Kevin McLaughlin (interactive@marketsource.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Budget; Hostels; Restaurants

TravelTerminal.Com

http://www.travelterminal.com/

General information and answers to questions about airline travel. Info on reservations, fares, and what to do at the airport. Compare online reservation sites and find out how to find the lowest fares.

Author: Howard Strasberg

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Airlines; Air travel

travlang

http://www.travlang.com/

Features Foreign Languages for Travelers, which translates common words, numbers, shopping/dining, travel, directions, places, times & dates, etc. among numerous languages, with audio (.au) files for pronunciation; and links to other Web resources for language learning. Also includes numerous translating dictionaries, chat rooms and message boards.

Author: (webmaster@travlang.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Arts & Humanities--Language and Linguistics

TheTrip.Com: Flight Tracking

http://www.thetrip.com/usertools/flighttracking/0,1325,1-1,00.html

"You can find out about current flights between major cities within the United States. Remember that this is real time flight data so it only shows flights that are flying, have recently flown, or are about to take off." You can find a flight by airline an flight number, or by city and time.

Author: TheTrip.Com (feedback@thetrip.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Sciences & Technology--Transportation--Planes

Keywords: Airplanes; Airlines

U.S. Department of State: Consular Affairs

http://travel.state.gov/

Travel information from the U.S. Department of state, for those journeying to and/or from the United States. Includes passport and visa information, travel warnings, travel publications, travel health information, U.S. embassy and consulate information, and a FAQ.

Author: U.S. Department of State (ca@his.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel--United States and Canada

Law, Government & Political Science--United States Federal Government--Executive--Agencies

Keywords: Passports; Visas; Travel Warnings; Health; Embassies; Consulates; United States; FAQ

U.S. State Department Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets

http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html

The famous State Department Travel Advisories are as good as ever at describing up-to-the-minute conditions, especially in some of the less welcoming nations.

Author: U.S. Department of State (ca@his.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Travel Advisories

The University of Michigan International Center

http://www.umich.edu/~icenter/

This nationally well-regarded site has a wealth of information about working, studying, or traveling abroad, with FAQ's and links to useful information such as hostel and scholarship sites. While the information regarding study abroad opportunities is directed toward University of Michigan students, the rest of this site is useful to anyone interested in going abroad, not just to the Univerisity of Michigan community.

Author: Vivian Luk (lluk@umich.edu )

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Education--Higher Education

Keywords: Study Abroad; Work Abroad;

VegDining.com

http://www.vegdining.com/

Guide to vegetarian restaurants around the world. Searh by geographic region. Accepting new submissions. Links to other vegetarian and vegan resources.

Author: (feedback@VegDining.com )

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Food--Vegetarian

Entertainment & Leisure--Food--Restaurants

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: vegetarian; vegan; restaurants; international

Welcome to www.subways.net

http://www.subways.net/

"These pages are a collection of photos, maps and links to transit related sites. Each page in the countries section will have a list of cities plus informaton on their transit systems and any links I've been able to glean."

Author: (webmaster@subways.net)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Sciences & Technology--Transportation--Trains

Keywords: subways; maps; metro; underground; transportation; trolley; monorail

World Public Holidays Database

http://www.tyzo.com/hp/tools/holidays.html

Find the date and day of the week for the national holidays of dozens of countries around the world for the years 1999-2002. Search by country, year, and/or month.

Author: Tyzo.com, Inc. (holidays@tyzo.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Calendars

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Holidays; National Holidays

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