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Travel
Zoo
www.travelzoo.com
This site specializes in "Best of the Web" travel bargains, great
last minute specials. Some specials we found were U.S. Airways $98
rt from Atlanta or Cincinnati to selected U.S. cities, and U.S. Airways
packages to Paris for $399 including airfare and 6 nights hotel. |
Trip.com
www.trip.com
Online booking, travel news, also features a daily roundup of the
"best of the web" travel bargains. Some specials we found were $199
round trip to Japan on Continental Airlines. |
Travel
Hub
www.travelhub.com
Features the "best of" daily specials from more than 500 travel providers.
Specials at presstime included Sunward Travel's Los Angeles-Fiji package
for $1064 including airfare and 7 nights hotel and Tropical Travel's
all-inclusive Chicago to the Carribean Jamaican holiday including
air and all meals at $599 for the first person, and just $19.99 for
the second person. |
Global
Links for Travel Practicalities
www.travelocity.com
Travelocity's interactive website has direct links to over 700 airlines,
34,000 hotels and 50 car-rental companies across the globe. |
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| Discount
Ticket Sites |
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1travel.com
www.onetravel.com
Cheap airfare. Great source for one-stop shopping on discount air
flights, consolidators and hotels in the U.S. and overseas You can
book both airline tickets and hotels online. |
Air4Less
www.air-4-less.com
This better than average site sells discount airfare, hotel and car
rentals.
Telephone: (800) 656-9247 |
Cheap
Tickets Inc.
www.cheaptickets.com
An air consolidator offering discounts on international airfare of
15-25%; also gives discounts on domestic air, hotel bookings, and
car rentals.
Telephone: (800) 377-1000 |
Council
Travel
www.ciee.org
Known for it's student discounts, also discounts rail, hotel, and
airfare. Example: Miami to Paris $390 for a one week stay in January.
Telephone: (800) 226-8624 |
DER
Travel
www.dertravel.com
DER Travel offers great discounts to Europe and Asia, and also discounts
rail, airfare, car rental, and ski trip packages.
Telephone: (800) 717-4247 |
Economy
Travel
www.economytravel.com
Great last minute specials to Europe. Also discount air, hotel and
car rentals. Featured in the New York Times, Conde Nast Traveller,
and Arthur Frommer's , roundtrip specials at presstime included New
York-London for $253 and New York-Johannesburg for $995.
Telephone: (888) 222-2110 |
High
Adventure Travel
www.airtreks.com
Specializing in round-the-world fares, this site also features last-minute
round-the-world specials. Example at presstime: New York-Bangkok-London-New
York for $995. The deal was also available from San Francisco, Los
Angeles and Chicago. |
Lowest
Fare
www.lowestfare.com
Discounts on air, car rental, and cruises . Example of specials at
presstime included New York-London for $230; Los Angeles-Waikiki package
with air & hotel for $451 per person.
Telephone: (888) 777-2222 |
New
Frontiers
www.newfrontiers.com
New Frontiers specializes in discount travel to Paris, but also discounts
flights to Europe, fly-drive and air-hotel packages.
Telephone: (800) 366-6387 |
Pino
Welcome Travel
www.pinotravel.com
Consolidator specializing in discount flights to South America.
Telephone: (800) 247-6578 |
Ticket
Planet
www.ticketplanet.com
Ticket Planet specializes in around-the-world fares from the U.S.
Last-minute specials at presstime included New York-Tel Aviv-India-New
York for $1225 (also available from Miami and Baltimore); New York-Cairo-with
choice of Entebbe, Nairobi, Harare, Dar Es Salaam, Johannesburg, Capetown
or Harare-and return to New York, for $1225; Los Angeles-Bali, with
a stop in Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, for
$725.
Telephone: (800) 799-8888 |
Travac
Tours
www.thetravelsite.com
Travac Tours and Charters offers discounts flights to Europe, Asia,
Africa, the Caribbean and throughout North America on this site. Specializes
in discounts during high season travel.
Telephone: (800) 872-8800 |
Airfares,
Vacation Packages, Etc.
www.moments-notice.com
www.jbti.com (
discount fares to Japan)
www.statravel.com |
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| Last-Minute
Cruise Booking Sites |
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Cruises
Only
www.cruisesonly.com
This large cruise consolidator offers deep discounts on most major
cruise lines. Last-minute deals at presstime included a January 7,
2000 cruise deal beginning at $249 per person.
Telephone: (800) 895-3771 |
GalaxSea
Cruise
www.cruisestar.com
Featured in Arthur Frommer's online magazine, specials at presstime
included a Los Angeles-Mexican Riviera 7-night cruise for $599 including
port taxes.
Telephone: (800) 662-5450 |
Online
Cruise Sites
www.cruise.com |
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| Hotel
Booking Sites |
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1-800USAHOTELS
www.1800usahotels.com
This site offers discounts of 40-50% off more than 11,000 hotel chains.
Telephone: (800) 872-4683 |
TravelScape
www.travelscape.com
This site guarantees the lowest room rate available at any hotel they
feature or they will pay the difference |
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| Magazine
& Resource Sites |
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Arthur
Frommer's Budget Travel
www.frommers.com
The site of Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine. Online booking,
past issues, links to other travel sites, an "Ask Arthur" section,
and a message board for travelers. |
Big
World
www.bigworld.com
A site for the independent, free spirited traveler by the publishers
of Big World magazine. This site past issues, travel news, links and
a message board for users. |
Budget
Travel
www.budgettravel.com
This site offers destination features, hotel and airfare information,
and a message board for travelers. The pages of this site can be converted
from English into French, Spanish, German, Italian or Portuguese. |
Travel
Cash
Learn how to generate a consistent revenue stream for future trips
by starting a personal travel blog. |
Freelance Travel Writing
Become a successful travel writer! Discover how to travel the world
and stay in the finest hotels free and get paid to go. |
Eurotrip
www.eurotrip.com
A back-backer's budget travel site offering advice on discount travel
and a travel chat section for travelers. The editors post "On the
Road" reports so readers can follow their trips. |
Frequent
Flyer Bonus Report
Earn Frequent Flyer Miles without leaving the office or living room
chair. |
Living
Abroad Report
Helping hundreds of people start a new life in Perth, Brisbane, Vancouver,
Toronto, Auckland and India. |
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| Adventure
Travel Sites |
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South
American Explorer's Club
www.samexplo.org
The nonprofit South American Explorer's Club is a valuable resource
for travelers to South America, particularly those interested in trekking,
hiking and adventure travel. Includes detailed trip reports |
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| Organization
& Government Sites |
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Hostelling
International
www.hiayh.org
Addresses, rates and amenities at hostels around the world. |
Tourism
Offices Around the World
www.towd.com
Search-selection list of virtually every country in the world, with
a link to their tourism website. |
U.S.
Bureau of Consular Affairs
http://travel.state.gov
U.S. State Department info on foreign visas, passports, links to the
websites of U.S. embassies and consulates abroad. |
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| Currency
Exchange |
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Foreign
Currency Exchange
www.xe.net/currency |
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| Home
Exchange & Rentals |
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Apartment
Rentals
London Apartments
www.central-london-apartments.com
Discount Serviced London Apartments
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Worldwide
House Sitting Directory
Home Owners Search Free Our Extensive Worldwide Database Of Housesitters.
House Sitters Make Yourself Available.
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Vacation
Home Exchange
www.HomeExchange.com
Comprehensive listing of homes for exchange across the world: U.S.,
Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Send free email to anyone
whose home interests you. |
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| Hotels |
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www.quikbook.com
www.accommodationsexpress.com
www.hoteldiscount.com
www.all-hotels.com
www.reservation-services.com
www.cal-res.com
www.hotelsonline.com |
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| Car
Rentals |
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Car
Rentals
www.autoeurope.com |
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| Travel
Guides on the Net |
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www.lonelyplanet.com.au
www.moon.com
www.roughguides.com |
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| Weather |
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World
Weather
www.weather.com
The Weather Channel's website gives info on U.S. locations and three-day
forecasts on major points around the globe. |
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