City.Net
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Purchased
by Excite, City.Net is a must read for any
traveler, with some of the best studies of communities around the world.
If you only try one, try this!
Subway System
For
New York City Metro Area MTA, LIRR,
and Metro North train routing system. Just give departure and arrival stations
(or name of street), and it tells you what trains to take and your approximate
travel time.
Cruise Web - Allows someone to
preview, plan, price & book their cruise vacation
Internet Agents
Travelocity - Travelocity
allows the general public access to the Sabre system to search airline
schedules, browse low fares, and book airline tickets. Very popular...
It
is agency bypass at its best!
Internet Travel Network
- The first authorized World Wide Web interface to a national reservation
system (Apollo). The system lets you route your booking through a travel
agency in your area
Travel Web A pioneer in web travel
preperation. Don't leave home without reading!
Royal Travel Services - This PA
based wholesaler has been running US / Carribean tours for over 37 years
Computer Reservation Systems
Aerotech Systems - Travel Agents
can offer customers real time lookup of flight availabilities and fares
and booking ability against the Sabre CRS from a web browser - way cool!
Magnolia Breeze-
Claims to be the first shareware software program for travel agents. You
can download a free copy of this accounting program formerly called TravelSoft.
InnoSys - InnoSys
products connect your computers to the airline reservations systems.
Third Party Solutions - T.P.S. sells
database marketing software called ClientBASE for travel agencies.
Trax-Interactive - A realtime front-end
interface to several CRSs and many travel related databases
Web Ventures - These folks have
a product called JavAir 2000, which is a Java-based client interface to
CRS's and a Web-based Server to provide the gateway services. If you want
to sell Airline tickets on the net you may need this solution.
Royal Caribbean - The actual
Cruise Line, beware of imitations
Sailboats Inc. - OK maybe not
exactly a "cruise line," but had to put this entry somewhere. Claims the
largest charter boat company in North America. Sailboats available in Wisconsin,
Florida, Ontario, Illinois
Destinations
Conde Nast Traveler - Lots
of destination information makes this a good site for travel planning
Alcatraz - A virtual visit seems
better than the real thing!
Beaches- Growing
site with links to hot sand and cool breezes.
City Link - Start your
search here for U.S. states and cities.
Maui Condos - Condominium rental
units at these properties are being offered by condo owners and/or property
managers who live near the condos and rent them directly to vacationers
at significant discounts
Travel Vision - Home of Edward
Carter's personal reviews of the best hotels and resorts in the world
World Hotel - Search through
more than 185,000+ hotel listings
Newsgroups
Links to Travel Related USENET Newsgroups. You must
have access to a news host through your Internet Service Provider and must
have configured your web browser (Netscape, etc.) to access this news host.
You may not have access to all newsgroups.
Travel Discounts - Offers
a weekly newsletter for travel agents which includes weekly fam trip listings
from over 600 suppliers.
Internet Travel Newsletter - An
exclusive guide for the connoisseur of exclusive, "high-end" hotels and
destination resorts. By subscription with some free samples.
TravelASSIST MAGAZINE
- Well laid out on-line travel magazine. Excellent
travel photography as well.
TravelGram - Latest breaking travel
news items that can be e-mailed or sent by wireless pager immediately to
you. Subscription fee for this service but also free news at the web site
as well
Travelmag - The Independent
Travel Magazine. UK based Internet travel Magazine
Adventurous Traveler Bookstore
- "Just call, tell the staff where you're headed,
and they'll tell you the book you need."- Backpacker Magazine
Eco Travels in Latin America
- Home of El Planeta Platica "The Earth Speaks", an environmental newsletter
to address the needs of conscientious travelers who want to know more about
Latin America
Sierra Club - Here they
promote travel to the far corners of the earth. Paddling or pedaling, ski
touring or trekking, its all here
Sinbad Travel - Russia's
student and youth budget travel agency. See Russia on a shoestring budget
Universal Currency Converter
- A live feed gives this site the edge over other currency converters.
Converts tons of foreign currencies. Based on Canada's Bank of Montreal
rates
L.L. Bean - Quality outdoor products
from this 83 year old retailer
Travel Warnings
CIA World Fact Book - Interesting info
on a comprehensive list of trouble spots around the world.
U.S. Department of State's Bureau of
Consular Affairs - Travel Warnings, Consular Info Sheets, Travel Publications,
International Adoption & Child Abduction, Passport Information, Visa
Information, International Legal Assistance
Earth Viewer by
John Walker - You can view either a map of the Earth showing the day
and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon,
the night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified
by latitude, longitude and altitude, or from a satellite in Earth orbit.
This is a very cool place to visit
The Internet Roundtable
- Every Wednesday at 10pm (EST) there is a live Internet talk show on different
subjects. You can join in anytime within an hour from when they go live
The Jason Project
- Dr. Robert D. Ballard founded the JASON Project in 1989, after receiving
thousands of letters from children wanting to know how he discovered the
RMS Titanic. Each year, a two-week scientific expedition is mounted in
a remote part of the world and broadcast in real-time, using state-of-the-art
technology, to a network of educational, research, and cultural institutions
in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and the United Kingdom. Explore
the Central American rain forest or ancient Mayan ruins
The Smithsonian. You can explore information
on the Smithsonian's many museums, galleries, research centers, and offices
both in and outside Washington, D.C.
Travels with Samantha
- "This book is about the summer I spent seeing North America, meeting
North Americans, and trying to figure out how people live," writes Philip
Greenspun after losing his companion.
WebMuseum, Paris - Experience
Paris and the world's most treasured artwork from your armchair.
