Travel Sites

 

Out of the thousands of travel websites on the internet, this selection of sites provides you with good places to start when making travel plans. If you have favorite travel books, like Fodors or Frommers, remember to also check their online versions at www.fodors.com and www.frommers.com. Airlines have their own websites, which can generally be found by typing their name into the Google (www.google.com) search engine.

For general travel information and making reservations, there are several reliable sites, such as www.expedia.com, www.travelocity.com and www.orbitz.com.

For maps and directions, go to Mapquest at http://www.mapquest.com/

 

The following sites will help you find vacation travel packages. They were chosen because of the wide variety of trips that they offer.
  • The Family Travel Forum (http://www.familytravelforum.com)
    This site, which contains many good links, focuses on traveling with children. It promises unbiased information and many practical tips.

  • Multimedia Language Lab Travel Links (http://cww.cpcc.cc.nc.us/English/Langlab/travel.htm)
    Focusing on the student traveler, this site is rich in links to budget travel, language information, and also includes a currency converter.
  • Elderhostel (http://www.elderhostel.org)
    Elderhostel is the nation's first and the world's largest educational and travel organization for adults 55 and over.

Other

If you are traveling by rail, you can access Amtrak at http://www.amtrak.com/ or VIA Rail Canada at http://www.viarail.ca/. For longer trips, you may be interested in obtaining rail passes at http://www.raileurope.com/us/ for Eurail passes: or http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/passes/uk_index.htm for Britrail passes.

There are many cruise lines that offer travel opportunities all over the world. Here are some of the more popular ones.


Carnival: http://www.carnival.com/
Celebrity: http://www.celebritycruises.com/
Disney: http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/disneycruiseline/index
Holland America: http://www.hollandamerica.com/
Norwegian: http://www.norwegiancruiseline.com/

 

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