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Air Traveler's Handbook

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/mkant/Public/Travel/airfare.html

Offers links to information on courier travel, consolidators and bucket shops, charters, newsgroups, mailing lists, general travel information, background notes, tourist information, destination information, embassies, car rental agencies, hotels, bed and break-fasts, hosteling, home exchanges health, money and currency, weather, foreign languages, packing, insurance, maps travel publishers, publications, periodicals, travel bookstores, travel software student/budget travel, round-the-world, travelogues, aviation, miscellaneous usage statistics, and entry submissions.

Currency Exchange Rates

http://www.dna.lth.se/cgi-bin/kurt/rates

Presents the exchange rate for 23 currencies. Don't be taken for an ignorant tourist and robbed blind when touring another country. If you need to know what Indian rupees are worth in Dutch Guilders, this site will not let you down. Exchange rates are updated daily.

ELVIS+, Co

http://www.elvis.msk.su/

Provides information about USD exchange rates in Russia, a Russian-English dictionary, advertisements, and more. Offers a keyword search engine. Provides English and Russian versions.

Europe Today Travel & Tourist Information

http://europe-today.com

Travel and tourist information covering 16 European countries, regions, resorts, travel tips, excursions, tours, hotels, competitions.

The Executive Woman's Travel Network

http://www.delta-air.com/womenexecs

Delta Air Lines’ Executive Woman's Travel Network offers travel tips and discounts, and a Travel Forum where visitors can exchange ideas.

Foreign Language for Travelers

http://www.travlang.com/languages/

Discusses common words and phrases of just about any language you might be interested in, including German, French, Italian, Russian, Czech, Turkish, Finnish, Danish Esperanto, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, and Icelandic. Furnishes sound files for each language. Offers links to other sites that feature translation dictionaries and general information. Won a GNN Best of the Net award.

GNN/Koblas Money Converter

http://bin.gnn.com/cgi-bin/gnn/currency/

Presents a currency converter that is updated weekly for accuracy. Put your calculator to the side and let this site do all the math for you.

Information about Duty Free/Tax Free Shopping

http://www.stelcom.com/duty_free/homepage.html

Provides information on duty-free shopping—allowances, origins, and future developments in this popular method of shopping when traveling.

Interactive Travel Guide

http://www.developnet.com/travel/

Provides information for people traveling on a budget. Includes tips about money, documents, protection against theft, travel organizations, making accommodation arrangements, and lists the essentials for any traveler. Also contains links to other travel-related sites.

Israel Travel Tips A-Z

http://www.tali.com/israel/tips.htm

A list of valuable travel tips for your visit to Israel. Includes many useful phone numbers and touring ideas.

Journeywoman

http://www.journeywoman.com

From where Queen Elizabeth buys her bras to how to stay healthy in Tibet, to 'girls-only' fly-fishing in the U.S.A., Journeywoman dispenses valuable travel tips gathered from around the world. Written entirely from a female perspective, each 24 page issue contains enough new travel information to keep you smiling.

Mexico: Travel Trips for the Yucatan Peninsula

http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/5087/

Travel advice for people wanting to go to Mexico or the Yucatan Peninsula. Advice on choosing an airline, resorts, shopping, the best places to see, and many other things.

MU-MU Travel Tips in Japan

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~py3y-knd/

Many important tips for travelers to Japan. Culture difference? Don't worry, just visit this home page. Advice on food, money etc.

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Railroad Timetables

http://www-cse.ucsd.edu/users/bowdidge/railroad/rail-gopher.html

Offers links to railroad timetables for United (Amtrak) and commuter lines, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Also provides links to sightseeing tours by rail.

Travel Discounts

http://www.traveldiscounts.com/

A business travel-oriented site providing information about discounts on car rentals, railroads, tours, cruises, airlines, and specific tour packages arranged by region.

Travel Web Sites

http://www.cybershow.com/travel.html

Contains U.S. and international travel tips submitted by college students, travelogues, links to travel agency Web sites, U.S. travel Web sites, and International travel Web sites. A good springboard resource for finding travel information on the Web.

United States State Department Travel Warnings and Consular Info Sheets

http://www.stolaf.edu/network/travel-advisories.html

Provides up-to-date information for international travelers, including warnings, entry requirements, medical requirements, political status, and crime information for travel sites abroad. Also includes the location of the U.S. embassy in each country. Countries are easy to find in an alphabetical index.