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Best Online Booking Sites
Use these sites to book flights, hotels, vacation packages or
cruises.
www.expedia.msn.com
This Microsoft-sponsored site is well designed, easy to use,
and provides good information and travel bargains. You can check
prices and book flights, hotels, rental cars, vacation packages
and cruises.
www.travelocity.com
Another inclusive site, this page is easy to use and
Travelocity has a reputation for good customer service.
Registration (free) is required for access to all parts of the
site and for booking trips.
Other good sites in this category include:
www.orbitz.com
www.1travel.com
www.lowestfare.com
http://travel.americanexpress.com/travel/personal/
http://travel.yahoo.com
Traveling Close to Home?
Try these sites for information on Illinois travel.
www.enjoyillinois.com
The Illinois Bureau of Tourism produces this useful site.
Attractive, well designed, and easy to use, it includes trip
planners and brochures with information about many Illinois
travel destinations. Included are special sections for
Spanish-speaking tourists.
http://metromix.com
This site offers information about things to do in Chicago
and the surrounding suburbs. You can search for movies,
restaurants, stage productions, art exhibits, museums,
festivals, parades, and more. Feature articles and restaurant
and movie reviews from the Chicago Tribune are also included.
Rail
USA Rail
www.metrarail.com
Metra train's official site has fare and schedule
information.
www.yourcta.com
This is the Chicago Transit Authority's Web site.
World Rail
www.railconnection.com
This nice site offers a "conductor" to help with
your trip planning and choosing the best Eurail pass. Online
purchasing is available.
www.railpass.com
This is the official Eurail site.
www.britrail.com/index_us.html
This is the official Britrail site.
www.eurostar.com
Channel Tunnel's official booking site is located here.
http://byrail.wellington.net.nz/timetable.html
This is the New Zealand rail site.
www.railpage.org.au/
Australian rail information is located here.
Travel Guides
www.fodors.com
Fodor's site is a good choice for mainstream travelers.
www.fieldingtravel.com
This is a wonderful site for cruise information. Fielding
also has information on traveling to "dangerous" parts
of the world.
www.roughguides.com
Like the print books, good "off the beaten path"
information is the Rough Guide's specialty.
www.lonelyplanet.com
Lonely Planet offers information on
exotic locales.
www.frommers.com
Frommer's has good information, but lots
of distracting ads.
Helpful Government Sites
http://travel.state.gov
The U.S. State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs site has
links to information and forms for passports and visas, travel
warning notices, lists of U.S. embassies worldwide, and more.
www.cbp.gov
This is the U.S. Customs and Border Protection information site.
www.cdc.gov/travel/
This is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
Traveler Health site. Included is information about specific
travel destinations, outbreaks, and required vaccinations. Also
provided are tips on healthy and safe traveling.
International Travel
www.towd.com
This is a worldwide directory of official tourism offices on
the Web.
www.oanda.com/converter/travel
The OANDA Currency Converter will provide current exchange
rates between most currencies.
Specialty Travel
www.access-able.com
Access-Able Travel Source's site offers information for
disabled and senior citizen travelers.
www.ecotour.org
This is the site for those interested in ecotourism.
www.elderhostel.org
The Elderhostel Web site has information on Elderhostel
trips.
http://family.go.com/Categories/Travel
Family.com's travel page has mostly Disney content, but it
also offers some other ideas for family trips.
www.orbitz.com/gaytravel
Gay-friendly travel destinations and tour operators from
Orbitz.
www.journeywoman.com
Journeywoman's Web site is especially designed for female
travelers.
Maps and Weather
www.mapquest.com
Use the MapQuest site for maps and driving directions in the
U.S. and Canada.
www.weather.com
The Weather Channel 's site offers worldwide forecasts.
www.nws.noaa.gov
This is the National Weather Service's official site.
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