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Money, Time,
Weather
WebSight
Brochure
ordering
BROCHUREBANK
- See
and order brochures from 100 travel companies
WebSight
Health and
Security
www.access-able.com
- Travel info for the disabled.
www.etravel.org
(eTravel) Useful travellers site, includes warnings of current dangers worldwide.
www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk
(Travel Medicine Division, Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental
Health) Health risks and advice for travellers to all parts of the world,
from people who study the subject seriously.
www.istm.org
(International Society of Travel Medicine) The people who worry most about
travel and your health. Daily reports on health risks worldwide.
www.travelhealthline.com
(International Travel Healthline) Assesses the health risks of your trip,
for a fee.
www.fco.gov.uk
(UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office - Travel Advice Unit) Interesting
British Government site detailing where they feel it is currently
unsafe to travel. Comprehensive if over-cautious advice for travellers.
wwwn.cdc.gov/travel
(US Govt health advice to travellers).
www.who.int/ith
(World Health Organisation) International health risks for travellers,
what inoculations you need, malaria page, etc.
WebSight
Maps and
Route Planners
Google Maps
- Isn't this the best?
www.mappy.com
(Mappy) Brilliant French multilingual Europe-wide route planner with local
information links, maps, search for local attractions, etc
www.multimap.com
(Multimap) European street maps,
especially good for UK.
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
(Ordnance Survey) The online
resource of the definitive UK mapping agency online.
www.streetmap.co.uk
(Streetmap) Complete street
mapping of mainland Britain.
WebSight
World
guides & travel publishers
www.wtgonline.com
(Columbus World Travel Guides Online) I'm reluctant to include this as the
authors are not credited (I'm one of them), but the guides are more
substantial than most and can be useful.
www.concierge.com/
(Conde Naste Traveler) Formerly Epicurious, now Concierge, with guides to
175 destinations. Too trend-conscious, not very useful.
www.fodors.com
(Fodor's Travel Online).
www.freetodo.net/
(Free
To Do) This
fascinating, unique site tells you about what's free to see and do -
events, castles and historic sites, walks, festivals, museums and art
galleries and more unusual attractions - throughout Europe (and some in
America).
www.frommers.com
(Frommer's Guides). Excellent, useful site with tips, ideas and
information.
www.lonelyplanet.com
(Lonely
Planet).
travel.roughguides.com/
(Rough
Guides).
www.wanderlust.co.uk/
(Wanderlust travel magazine).
www.whatsonwhen.com
(What's
On When) Useful
selection of events in cities worldwide with search to help find the type
of events you're looking for, plus online booking of tickets,
accommodation and travel.
www.which.net/holiday
(Which? Magazine online) Great, mainly for subscribers only.
WebSight
Travellers'
reports and forums
www.realholidayreports.com Real Holiday Reports - Fascinating and useful speak-your-mind reports on
holiday accommodation worldwide, written by people who have stayed there.
http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/ Lonely
Planet's famous Thorn Tree where travellers' questions, answers and
comments are posted.
WebSight
Organisations
and official and Government sites
www.abta.com (ABTA = Association of British
Travel Agents) If you want to book a package, this is useful for tracking
down who goes where.
www.aito.co.uk (AITO = Association of Independent Tour Operators) Trade
association of mainly small, low-key specialist operators.
www.antor.com
(ANTOR - Association of National Tour Operators) Mainly trade oriented site, useful
for links to the members' sites around the world.
www.visiteurope.com (European Travel Commission) Site of
37-nation ETC to
facilitate travel to Europe. Good, quick summaries of main attractions in
each country. Plenty of practical information too, and calendar of major
European events.
www.tourismconcern.org.uk/ (Tourism Concern) Pressure group concerned
with impact of travel and tourism.
www.ips.gov.uk/ (Indentity & Passport Services) The UK Passport Agency
has given itself this ridiculous new name as it expands its business of
charging people huge sums of money for documents that they are obliged to
have.
www.vso.org.uk/(Voluntary Service Overseas) Volunteers see the
world while aiding poor
nations.
WebSight
Commercial
travel sites:
discount flights, lodgings, car hire, etc
(see also:
Travel and Transportation etc )
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www.airnet.co.uk
(Air Net) Discounted flights. |
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www.all-hotels.com
(All Hotels) Online
discount accommodation directory. |
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www.bargainholidays.com
(Bargain Holidays) Lots of
last-minute flights and packages from top UK travel operators. |
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www.bedandbreakfast.com
(Bed and Breakfast) For places
to stay with character in the U.S. |
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www.cheap-hotels-airline-tickets.com/ (Cheap-Hotels-Airlines-Tickets) Searches all the major travel sites for the best deal for your
preferred travel arrangements. "Explore our travel forums and directory of
travel resources." |
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www.cheapflights.co.uk
(Cheapflights) Low-cost last
minute flights. http://www.cheap-hotels-airline-tickets.com/ |
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www.deckchair.com
(Deckchair.com) Enter where and
when you want to go and the site checks availability of low cost flights.
Online booking. |
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www.ebookers.com (E-bookers)
Leading online travel store with millions of discounted flights,
hotels, holidays and car hire. |
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www.expedia.com
(Expedia in US) and
www.expedia.co.uk
(Expedia in UK) Microsoft's huge travel site with everything,
but destination features are slight. |
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www.farebase.net
(Farebase) =
www.flightfareshop.co.uk/ (Flightfare
Shop) Online booking. |
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www.flightbookers.co.uk
(Flightbookers) Discount
flights, car hire, accommodation. |
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www.globaltrip.com
(Global Trip) Good budget travel
site covering the world, offers help on cheap flights, hostels,
destinations, etc. |
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www.holidayhome.co.uk
(Holiday
Home Directory) Holiday homes for rent ... the
site features properties worldwide, ranging from simple cottages to
luxurious villas and ski chalets. By putting you directly in touch with
property owners, the site saves on booking fees and commissions. |
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www.hotelstravel.com
(Hotels
& Travel on the Net) Truly wonderful! Primary
resource is a worldwide hotel booking facility, but you hardly need
anything else to plan, research and book a trip anywhere in the world.
Links to other travel sites, and a vast directory of hotels. |
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www.interhome.co.uk
(Interhome) On-line browsing or booking with
this major provider of holiday apartments and villas throughout Europe.
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www.homexchange.com
(International Home Exchange Network) Home swapping site. |
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www.homebase-hols.com
(Home Base Holidays) Home
swapping site. |
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www.lastminute.com
(Lastminute.com) Not just travel
- everything last minute at lowest prices. Useful, spontaneous, worth
checking. |
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www.onerail.com
(One
Rail) An intriguing site for online booking of
rail travel anywhere, works just like the airline sites.
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www.opodo.co.uk
/
www.opodo.com
(Opodo) Online travel service
run by consortium of major airlines. Useful local information combined
with low fares to over 1300 destinations. |
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www.rail.co.uk
(rail.co - Rail Travel) This
site tries to put together the insane jigsaw that is rail travel in Britain. Also
looks at other rail travel, onward connections, etc. |
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www.rail.co.uk/
(rail.co - Rail Travel) This is
rail.co's eclectic links page with connections to an interesting selection
of UK, European and other travel companies. |
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www.railtrack.co.uk
(Railtrack) British rail site:
Easier than actually going anywhere by train in Britain. |
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www.shawguides.com
(Shaw Guides) Our comment: Good
for educational vacations, including cookery courses worldwide.
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www.singleshomeexchange.com (Home
Exchange Holiday) Home swap worldwide - International home
exchange holiday and vacation rental service. "I stay in your home while
you stay in mine." |
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www.spanishvillas-rentals.com (Holiday Villa
rentals in Spain) Privately owned high quality holiday
villas, fincas or apartments for rent in Spain. |
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www.thomascook.co.uk
(Thomas Cook) Online booking of
flights and complete packages from Thomas Cook. |
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www.tiss.com
(Travel Information Software Systems Internet Booking Service) Big discounts on airfares. |
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www.travelocity.co.uk
(Travelocity) Linked to Bargain
Holidays, above. Hotel, car and flight reservations. Register and get
access to SABRE, the travel agents' online booking facility.
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www.travelscape.com
(Travelscape) Book flights,
packages, hotels, etc at good prices on this easy-to-use site.
U.S.-oriented but with major foreign cities too. |
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www.travelselect.com
(TravelSelect/Globepost)
Worldwide flight booking service with info on accommodation, excursions
and city tours. No comment yet. |
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www.utravel.co.uk
(uTravel) Flights, packages etc
to popular destinations with some pretty basic, but readable destination
tips and information. |
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www.thevancouverguide.com (The Vancouver Guide) Vancouver travel information, plus furnished apartments in the city.
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www.vacation-homes.com (Vacation
Homes Unlimited) Established in 1986, Vacation
Homes' user-friendly site provide beautiful home-from-home house exchange
vacations anywhere in the world. Join online (or directory membership also
available). |
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www.vacationhouses.com (Vacation Houses) Holiday rentals in Europe - 40,000 searchable houses and apartments on
an easy-to-use site! |
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www.venere.it
(Venere) European hotel
reservations by Venere.Com, including apartments, bed and breakfast,
travel and lodgings. |
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www.virtualcities.com
(Virtual Cities) Good source for
unusual, interesting, smaller hotels. |
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Travel
insurance online
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www.travelinsurers.com/
(Travel Insurance Agency - TIA)
Travel insurance specialists, clear, usable site with plenty of insurance
options too. |
WebSight
Travel
industry and transportation
(see also:
Commercial sites with
discount booking)
Travel Trade
-
Airlines & Airports
- Car
Rentals -
Ferries -
Railways
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Travel
Trade |
www.abtanet.com (ABTA = Association of British
Travel Agents) If you want to book a package, this is useful for tracking
down who goes where.
www.aito.co.uk (AITO = Association of Independent Tour Operators) Trade
association of mainly small, low-key specialist operators.
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Car Hire |
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www.avis.com
(Avis) |
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www.budgetrentacar.com
(Budget) |
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www.hertz.com
(Hertz) |
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Ferries |
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www.ferryinformationservice.co.uk/
(Ferry
Information Service)
Useful, informative site run by the Passenger Shipping Association, which
represents a group of ferry companies registered in the UK. All questions
answered on their routes - that's most (but not all) routes to and from
the UK. |
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www.corsicaferries.com/
(Corsica Ferries) The up-and-coming Corsican operator whose latest
development is a new Newhaven-Dieppe ferry on the English Channel,
starting in March 2001. |
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www.irishferries.ie
(Irish Ferries) On-line car ferry bookings for Irish Ferries routes to
Dublin and Rosslare |
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www.norfolkline.com/
(Norfolk Line) Page of the new cross-Channel ferry from Dover to Dunkerque. |
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www.p-and-o.com/
(P&O)
The major shipping company, with links to the sites of its various
operations. |
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Airlines and
Airports |
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www.a2bAirports.com
(Complete
UK and Ireland Airport Guide)
EMAP's useful detail on each UK airport, how to get to it and out of it,
etc. |
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www.aerlingus.ie
(Aer Lingus) |
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www.airfrance.fr
(Air France) |
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www.alitalia.it
(Alitalia) |
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www.british-airways.com
(British Airways) |
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www.easyjet.com
(Easy
Jet) Low cost
airline |
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www.flybmi.com (British
Midland) |
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www.elal.co.il
(El Al Israel Airlines) |
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www.klm.nl
(KLM) |
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www.londoncityairport.com
(London City Airport) Website of the least known London airport, with 10
minute check-in time for European flights |
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www.ryanair.com (Ryan
Air) Low-cost
airline, flights all
over Europe |
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www.fly.virgin.com
(Virgin Airlines) |
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Railways |
FrenchRailways.com - for rail travel to,
through, and within France, including Eurostar, Rail Europe,
SNCF and TER.
www.seat61.com ('The
Man in Seat Sixty-One') This is a fantastic, fascinating site
run by inexhaustible rail traveller Mark Smith (who has named the site
after his favourite seat on Eurostar), giving masses of information - much
of it not available elsewhere - on how to travel by train from the UK to
each country in Europe and beyond.
www.nationalrail.co.uk (National Rail Enquiry
Service) The official rail information site - its most useful
feature is details of services that are not running normally.
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www.onerail.com
(One
Rail) Online
booking of national and international rail travel, works just like airline
sites.
www.Qjump.co.uk (Q
Jump) Rail planning, information and online booking.
www.raileurope.com
(Rail
Europe - US) US version of Rail Europe.
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www.railtrack.co.uk
(Railtrack) British rail site: Easier than actually going
anywhere by train in Britain. We suggest "customers" use some other form
of transport while in the UK. |
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www.rail.co.uk
(rail.co
- Rail Travel) This site tries to put together the crazy jigsaw that is rail
travel in Britain. Also looks at other rail travel, onward connections,
etc. |
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www.rail.co.uk/
(rail.co
- Rail Travel) This is rail.co's eclectic links page with connections to an
interesting selection of UK, European and other travel companies.
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www.thetrainline.com
(the
train line) On-line rail booking agency - the most painless way to plan and book rail
travel in the UK and abroad. Books accommodation too. |
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