Airlines of the Web
This site, maintained by, Marc-David Seidel, provides a comprehensive listing of airlines with web sites around the world. Contents are listed under headings such as the following:
The web page at this site includes the most comprehensive annotated collection of links to air travel and general travel resources on the Internet. This is the home page for the The Air Traveler's Handbook, the FAQ posting for the rec.travel.air newsgroup. Among the categories listed on their page include the following:
At this web site you can make on-line reservations. Via their ticketing section, you can also see real-time schedules, make a reservation, and buy a ticket. Don't forget to cruise their site to learn about their trains, routes, services, vacation packages and other news. Create your own virtual adventure, then find out how to make your trip a reality!
Content listings at this site include:
Search over 5,000 destinations around the world at this site. The kinds of information available at this site is represented by the following headings from this site:
CityView is among the most comprehensive sources to restaurants, movies, hotels, events,attractions, community information and current weather. Each category contains extensive listings and links to more specific subjects. Search their restaurant database with their interactive map. Check out current events and concert listings. You can even add events to their on-line entry form. And much more! Their website has grown to multiple markets around the U.S. and the world, including Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Seattle and Mexico City. Additional cities are frequently added. CityView is a division of New Path Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dallas Morning News, an A. H. Belo Corporation.
This is what you'll find in each
CityGuide:
"What's Hot this Month!"
On the front page of this CityGuide,
you'll find a column featuring some "best
bets" happening in and around town! The
column, written by local writers, will be
updated every two weeks. We'll tell you
about some of the biggest events, along with some unsual,
avant-garde choices, making it easy for you to pack your weekends
with a variety of cultural events. Between our "What's Hot" column
and the CultureFinder Calendar, there'll be something for everyone.
The "Calendar"
The CultureFinder Calendar is the focal point of CultureFinder and
the CityGuides. Featuring the full season schedules of about 1,000
organizations in the U.S. and Canada, it is the largest arts Calendar
in existance on the Web. You can search the Calendar by date,
organization, city, state, and more. The Calendar link on the
navigation bar allows you to search for information on any
organization in any city. The "This Week's Events" links within the
CityGuides show specific local events happening each week.
The "Scenes"
First time in this city? Or are you a native who is just beginning
explore the arts events the city has to offer? The CityGuide
"Scenes" are a good place to start. Choose the one that interests you
-- music, theater, dance, opera or art -- and we'll give you a basic
groundwork to get you started! You'll find an overview of
organizations in your area, a special link to this week's events on our
Calendar and some in-depth information about some of the larger or
unusual organizations.
The "Phonebook"
Click on the Phonebook, and you'll find comprehesive listings of
organizations with their phone numbers and addresses. These lists
will grow continually.
This is a one-stop embassy web site. Among its features include the following:
In addition to cataloging embassy Web and other sites, the Electronic Embassy provides information in other areas, such as :
Web site content listings include:
Whether you're planning your dream vacation in Cape Town, a business trip to Los Angeles, or a trip home for the holidays, Expedia has what you need to plan your trip and purchase tickets online. Content headings at this site include:
Dallas-based Greyhound Lines, Inc. is the largest intercity bus company in the U.S. and the only nationwide provider of intercity bus transportation. The company's primary business is scheduled passenger service, but it also provides charter bus service, package express delivery service, and food service at certain terminals. Contents at their Web site include:
At this site you can select a city and book online. Rooms for sold-out dates can also be booked through this site. (Note that hotel reservations are available through other travel sites [such as Expedia] listed on this page, as well.)
This web site has links to a variety of travel services placed under the following categories:
ITN: The Internet Travel Network
The Internet Travel Network appears to be the only service of its kind. Not only was this the first authorized World Wide Web interface to a national reservation system, but their system lets you route your booking through a travel agency in your area. If there is a travel agency you like anywhere in the world that is not listed on their system, you can let them know. Although their system may currently seem more oriented towards those in the United States, they are working to gradually remove those differences.
ITN gets its travel information through a direct feed from the major CRS reservation systems. When you make a travel inquiry using their interface, you are getting real-time information straight from the same sources used by travel agents worldwide.
You can get real-time, last-seat availability and pricing for airline, car and hotel reservations 24 hours per day at no charge. This means that you can see exactly what your travel agent sees (and in many ways, even more) without going through the tedious process of transcribing over the phone with pencil and paper. In addition to being able to order tickets and reserve seats at any time of the day and night, nearly every agency online with them will waive any ticketing fees they may have if you order via this interface. It appears that you can actually save yourself money using ITN! Since many of these agencies also offer free same-day local courier delivery, this means that the reasons for going direct to the airline have been virtually eliminated. You can get your ticket at the same price, sooner, and with a higher quality of personalized service by sticking with your local professional.
They are not a seller of tickets; they do not add a surcharge to the standard available rates. The fares shown in their system are the lowest currently available rates given the parameters you specify. If the prices you see there seem high then you might try reading their hints page.
Currently there are no barriers to using ITN for Internet users. They do not ask for your credit card number, they do not make you establish an account over the telephone first. They do, however, ask that you register, simply so that you can create a free account which will allow you to customize the ITN interface to your needs.
They suggest that you make a few sample inquiries now, and then remember to go back and use them when you find you have to travel.
Lonely Planet
The travel information at this site is designed to kickstart your travels and help you on your way. Just a click away is the latest travel information sourced from their authors, researchers and fellow travellers. Site contents include:
Destinations: Information on specific countries covered under headings such as follows: Facts at a Glance; Environment; History; Economy; Culture Events; Facts for the Traveller; Money & Costs; When to Go; Attractions; Off the Beaten Track; Activities; Getting There & Away; Getting Around; Recommended Reading; Lonely Planet Guides; Travellers' Reports; On-line Info
Health Information: Who can appreciate the joys of exploring exotic locations when you'd sell your grandmother for directions to the nearest toilet, they ask? Successful travelling is healthy travelling. All it takes is a bit of planning, eating carefully while you're away, and recognising the early warning signs of possible health-care disasters. The list of potential ailments described looks daunting, but a little knowledge of basic precautions - and a little luck - can ensure that you experience little more hardship than jetlag, upset stomach, too much duty-free bevvy, blisters...
Postcards: This section has travellers' reports on most countries.
On the Road: They have put together a series of regional slide shows to give you a taste of the world
Detours: There's nothing worse than feeling that your journey has been mapped out for you by others, so they encourage adventurous travellers to strike out on their own and get off the usual tourist routes. There are still plenty of places considered too remote, too difficult or too dangerous for the majority of tourists to get to. Many of these places are wrapped in mystique and have an allure to seasoned travellers for exactly these reasons. These detours are not for everyone. They're for travellers who don't expect too many creature comforts along the way, and who are enchanted by the idea of getting to some of the lost and forgotten places on the planet.
20% - 70% off lowest published regular airfares available direct from airlines. Presented by top consolidators from around the world.You get real-time, last-seat availability and pricing for airlines 24 hours per day at no charge. Plus, this site permits you to make an online reservation.
New York City Resource Guide
This site is among the best internet resource guides for New York City. The ever growing content headings at the site include:
RailServe, is one of the fastest, most comprehensive, and easiest to use railroad sites catalog on the internet! RailServe now catalogs over 1,500 railroad sites in the Hypertext Switchyard.RailServe provides a search engine for people exploring the web looking for trainrelated sites. The directory includes sites ranging from model trains to steam trains to corporate stock listings. Also provided is a railfan message forum, live chatroom, and current rail news.
This site provides entertainment guides to selected cities, such as
New York, San Fransico, etc. There are separate guides for each city and
they provide very useful information on movies, restaurants, events, arts
and music, places to go, sports and so on. The guides, which can be customized
for personal interests, also feature daily reviews of elected tourist spots,
restaurants, events, etc., etc. To access this site you will have to have
the "watching-paint-dry" type of patience because of the exasperating"running-text"
feature that the "Look-Ma-I-know-how-to-use-the-technology," gizmo-loving
designers of this web site are using.
Access subways in over sixty countries (including the U.S.) and determine
the best route to take to places you want to visit.
At this comprehensive site you will find information and photographs
relating to passenger, freight and model trains in the U.S. and Worldwide
including items of interest to the professional rail industry. Web site
content listings include: Rail Travel / Rail Industry / Railfan / Model
Railroad / Rail Organizations / Rail Tourism / Rail Museums / Rail Mall
/ Rail Magazines / Rail Books / On-line Amtrak Fares & Reservations
/ Train Arrival Information.
Despite its ridiculous sounding name, Travelocity is one of the most powerful one-stop travel sites on the Internet. It is operated by SABRE Interactive, one of the leading providers of online travel reservation services. Site features include:
Travel Reservations
Need a hand making on-line reservations? This is the place. You'll find help on searching for hotels and flights, booking your plans and where to find additional information. Web site contents include:
*Hotel Search Find and reserve a hotel in TravelWeb's database of tens of thousands of hotels worldwide by searching for a certain city, amenity, name, hotel type, price range...
*Flight Search Once you've found your ideal place to stay, let them help you get there. Make on-line flight reservations through any of the more than 380 airlines available at their site.
*Click-it! Weekends Each Monday, participating Click-it! hotel chains will offer you their absolute lowest published rates on hotel rooms around the world! And Click-it Weekends will take you somewhere new and exciting as quickly as clicking on a link, because Click-it deals are always for this coming weekend.
*Travelscape Travelscape, the online magazine of TravelWeb, provides an in depth look into the city and the culture that's within it. Visit Travelscape and see what makes the city a hot spot, get the do's and don'ts, and enjoy the best foods the city has to offer. Use the "Tips" section to find out what to bring with you and how to prepare for any unforeseen incidents.
*Reservation Cancellation If you need to retrieve or cancel your reservations to hotel, you can do so through this page. You can search by name and confirmation number or name and credit card.
*Traveler Resources TravelWeb knows that there's more to a trip than hopping a plane. They'll show you the current weather in your destination, draw you a map of how to get there and offer you some great products to purchase on-line that will make your trip a little easier. You'll also find pointers to other great resources on the web.
Want to visit an unfamiliar city in the U.S.? Or want to know more about your own U.S. city? Then visit the the USA CityLink Project web site with its most comprehensive United States city and state listing on the web. It provides users with a starting point when accessing information about US states and cities. Their strict listing standards ensure that they maintain links to quality sites that are geared toward providing information about a city that will be useful to tourists. They do not cater to ISP's nor specific businesses or companies in various cities.
At this web site you can access current weather conditions across the United States and Canada. The first page presented will be that of North America. To get a forecast for a specific location, click on that location. Please note that not all cities are available on their map. Use the weather city code interface for more detailed queries. Please be patient when accessing this web site; it is in heavy use.
Starting Point's Weather Forecast provides daily local weather
and weekly forecasts for your area and anywhere you may be
traveling. Check here before you start your day or plan your
weekend so you don't get caught in bad weather.
A nifty web site that provides current local time all over the World. The page at the web site is automatically reloaded every 5 minutes, however you can also press the reload button on your browser to get up to the minute times.
The Universal Currency Converter allows you to perform interactive foreign exchange rate conversion on the Internet.