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What's On / Events Listings

www.timeout.com (Time Out magazine) Worldwide listings and city guides.

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.

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Great Britain
Whole Country - London - Regions 

Whole Country

www.theaa.co.uk (Automobile Association) Clever, good in parts. Not totally up to date. Here's a good idea: Visit their bookshop page for a full list with description of all AA travel titles - then come back to us and buy any of 'em at 15% off, UK post free

www.visitbritain.com (British Tourist Authority) Awardwinning site. Quick and simple to use, detailed information in several categories, online purchasing, travel information, and available in several languages.

www.coastlinedirect.com/ (Coastline Direct) An interesting project which introduces holiday makers seeking accommodation, to owners of good quality holiday cottages, hotels and Bed & Breakfast establishments in the United Kingdom.

www.rac.co.uk (Royal Automobile Club, the RAC) Has good up-to-date traffic information and an absolutely fantastic route planner.

London

www.visitlondon.com (London Tourist Board & Convention Bureau) London's slick, very usable official website for visitors, with comprehensive London information, online booking of accommodation, entertainment, travel and restaurants, plus plan your own London itinerary using a revolutionary map.

www.barbican.org.uk (Barbican Centre) Online version of the monthly events programme of this major London entertainment and exhibitions centre. www.londonpass.com (London Pass) Invaluable discount pass for visitors to London.

www.londontown.com (London Town) Effective, attractive popular commercial site with listings info and booking offers.

www.tfl.gov.uk/ (Transport for London, formerly London Transport) Effective, helpful site for visitors and locals, with a good route planning facility and complete travel and ticket info.

www.bfi.org.uk (Museum of the Moving Image/British Film Institute) Site of MOMI museum featuring Interesting movie and TV based exhibitions, plus film-buff movies.

www.regent-street.co.uk (Regent Street Association) The website put together by the big stores in one of London's most famous streets.

Regions and Cities

England - Scotland - Wales - For Northern Ireland see Ireland

ENGLAND

www.armouries.org.uk (Royal Armouries Museum) The award-winning Armouries museum in Leeds, devoted to the history of warfare.

www.birmingham.org.uk (Birmingham) City of canals, chocolate, balti and business.

www.englishtourism.org.uk (English Tourism Council) Information on travel and leisure in England.

www.english-heritage.org.uk (English Heritage) England's historic sites.

www.travelengland.org.uk (English Tourist Board) This site is about England only, ie. doesn't include Scotland, Wales, or Ireland. Details of thousands of attractions.

www.norfolkbroads.com (Norfolk Broads) All about this popular boating region in eastern England.

SCOTLAND

www.holiday.scotland.net (Scottish Tourist Board)

www.visitscotland.com (Scottish Tourist Board)

www.ski-scotland.com (Ski Scotland) Register for regular snow alerts and links to all five Scottish ski centres.

WALES

www.wales.little-places.co.uk (Great Little Places) Online brochure of the leading collection of small places to stay in Wales.

www.welshwelcome.com (Welsh Welcome) Bilingual Welsh tourism site put together by tourism operators and the Wales Tourism Board).

www.welsh.rarebits.co.uk (Welsh Rarebits) Online brochure of brand leader in high quality hotels of character in Wales.

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Ireland
 

WHOLE COUNTRY
www.discoverireland.ie/ (Discover Ireland, or Bord Failte, the Irish Tourist Board) Excellent, award-winning Dublin-based official site on all tourism to Ireland. Specialist pages include - golf - heritage - language learning - riding - walking
www.aerlingus.ie (Aer Lingus, the Irish national airline)
www.camping-ireland.ie (Camping & Caravanning Ireland)
www.irelands-blue-book.ie (Ireland's Blue Book) Selection of the best of Irish country house hotels and restaurants.
www.ireland.com (The Irish Times) Excellent site for residents and visitors.
www.irelandtravel.co.uk (Irish Tourist Board in London) ITB site for British travellers to Ireland.
www.discovernorthernireland.com (Northern Ireland Tourist Board) Comprehensive vacation planner.
DUBLIN
www.visitdublin.com/ (Visit Dublin) The official Dublin Tourism website.

www.archeire.com/archdublin/ (Archeire - Irish Architecture Online) An overview of Dublin's most interesting architecture, period by period, right up to today.

www.dublin-airport.com/ (Dublin Airport) The airport's official site.

www.dublintourist.com (DublinTourist.com) Independent travel site for visitors to Dublin.

www.ireland.com/dublin/ (The Irish Times - Dublin) This is a great site about the city and what's on right now, on the site of the leading Irish newspaper.

dublin.local.ie/ (Local Ireland - Dublin) As much for residents as visitors.

www.temple-bar.ie/ (Temple Bar) Dublin's 'Left Bank', as they're calling it - actually, it's on the Liffey's right bank - has its own website. It's good, though the text is too small for comfort.

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Israel
 

All Israel | Israeli cities, towns, resorts | Sights, attractions, museums in Israel Israel Travel and Lodgings | Diaspora and Holocaust | Other Jewish destinations
ALL ISRAEL
Maven - it's Yiddish for 'expert' - is the major site for locating all Jewish/Israel Internet resources worldwide.
www.goisrael.com (Israel Ministry of Tourism) The Tourism Ministry's rather bland American website apparently aimed mainly at travel agents. Useful calendar of forthcoming events.
www.index.co.il/tourism/
www.inisrael.com/tour/maps/index.html (InIsrael.com) Good site for planning and booking a trip to Israel. Individual pages cover Israel's regions.
http://london.mfa.gov.il (Israel Embassy, London, tourism dept) Good interesting site both for visitors to Israel and Israelis abroad.
www.israel-mfa.gov.il (Israel Govt Foreign Ministry Information Service) Official site with latest news and information. Useful background.
www.israeltogo.com/ (Israel To Go) Useful site of New York based travel agency specialising in Israel.
www.infotour.co.il (Israel Ministry of Tourism) The Ministry's international, brochure style descriptions of Israel's regions and attractions. Slow.
www.kkl.org.il (Jewish National Fund) News and information from JNF-KKL in Jerusalem.
www.kibbutz.net (KibbutzNet) This excellent site gives an overview of the kibbutz movement with links to individual kibbutzim.
ISRAEL CITIES, TOWNS, RESORTS, REGIONS
www.inisrael.com/golan/ (InIsrael.com/Golan) We like this InIsrael page about the Golan.
www.haifa.gov.il/indexEng.html (Haifa municipality) Info about Israel's third city.
www.jerusalem.muni.il/english/ (Jerusalem municipality) Info about Israel's capital.
www.tel-aviv.gov.il/english/cityhall/ (Tel Aviv municipality) Info about Israel's largest city
www.tel-aviv.gov.il/english/tourism/ (Tel Aviv municipality official tourism pages)
ISRAEL SIGHTS, ATTRACTIONS & MUSEUMS
www.bh.org.il (Beth Hatefutsoth, Museum of the Jewish Diaspora) Fascinating site about this brilliant Tel Aviv museum.
www.israel-opera.co.il (Israel Opera) Good, usable sight but not updated because of the large number of event cancellations resulting from current conflict.
www.imj.org.il/ (Israel Museum, Jerusalem) The site of this world-class showcase of Israel's formidable culture and history.
www.gfh.org.il (Lohamei HaGhetta'ot - Ghetto Fighters' House) The remarkable Holocaust Museum and Children's Memorial Museum at Kibbutz Lohamei HaGhetta'ot, on the edge of Akko.
www.yad-vashem.org.il/ (Yad Vashem) Yad Vashem is Israel's Memorial and Museum of the Holocaust.
ISRAEL TRAVEL & LODGINGS
www.egged.co.il/ (Egged) For Hebrew speakers, the site of Israel's huge bus company.
www.elal.co.il (El Al Israel Airlines) The principal airline serving Israel.
www.kibbutz.co.il (Kibbutzim and Kibbutz Hotels) Our comment: Brief summary of the kibbutz movement and sales pitch for the Kibbutz Hotel Chain, a group of very appealing and unusual places to stay in rural locations all over the country.
www.telavivhotels.org.il (Tel Aviv Hotels) Site put up by major hotels in Tel Aviv.
DIASPORA EXPERIENCE & HOLOCAUST
www.bh.org.il (Beth Hatefutsoth, Museum of the Jewish Diaspora) Fascinating site about this brilliant Tel Aviv museum.
www.gfh.org.il (Lohamei HaGhetta'ot - Ghetto Fighters' House) The remarkable Holocaust Museum and Children's Memorial Museum at Kibbutz Lohamei HaGhetta'ot, on the edge of Akko.
www.yad-vashem.org.il/ (Yad Vashem) Yad Vashem is Israel's Memorial and Museum of the Holocaust.
OTHER JEWISH DESTINATIONS
www.floridajewish.com/ (Jewish Florida) Everything Jewish in Florida.
www.jewishnetwork.com (Jewish Network) Jewish events "worldwide" - though most are in US cities
www.pathcom.com/~bstone (The Wanderer) The website of this quarterly magazine of Jewish heritage and travel, with subscribers all over the English speaking world and in Israel.

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Italy
 

www.enit.it (Italian Tourist Office) Comprehensive, multi-lingual, informative tourism site for Italy and its regions.

www.BBItalia.it (Bed and Breakfast Italia) The first website for online booking of Bed & Breakfast accommodation throughout Italy.

www.elbatuttanatura.com (Elba Tutta Natura) Travel and Hotel Guide, with absolutely everything about the island of Elba (Tuscany).

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Spain
 

Tourist information, national and regional

www.tourspain.es (Turespaña) The official site of Spain's Board of Tourism has colourful, comprehensive practical info, with English option.

www.andalucia.org (Andalucia) Official site of this southern region of Spain.

www.seneca-web.com (Andalucia) Official accommodation reservations site of this southern region of Spain.

www.barcelonaturisme.com (Barcelona Turisme) Information on Barcelona for business and leisure travellers. Beautiful, enjoyable, useful site.

www.okspain.org (Spanish Tourist Office in America) Online glossy brochure, but with useful links.

www.comunidadvalenciana.com/ (Region of Valencia) Excellent, attractive new site of the Valencia tourism authority.

Lodgings, services, online bookings

www.canarias.spainstay.com (Spainstay/Canaries) Diverse commercial site.

www.spanishvillas-rentals.com (Holiday Villa rentals in Spain) Privately owned high quality holiday villas, fincas or apartments for rent in Spain.

www.idealspain.com (Ideal Spain) Informative privately run site on all aspects of Spain.

www.parador.es/ (Paradores de España) All about Spain's Paradors, a federation of interesting State-owned hotels usually luxurious, usually historic. Plenty of detail about each one, with online reservation form (which is in Spanish only).

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