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• The U.S. Department of State travel resource site is a must see for American citizens. See especially the Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets but also available are U.S. embassy and consulate addresses, U.S. customs information, passport services, visa services and much more.
• The CIA World Fact book contains information about the people, geography with maps and flags, economy, defense and transportation, and more about almost every country on earth.
• The British Foreign and Commonwealth Consular Division produces a range of material intended to advise and inform British citizens traveling abroad. See especially the specific travel advice notices on over 130 countries.
• GSA and State Department list Domestic Per Diem Rates and Foreign Per Diem Rates for business travelers.

Health  

• The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) maintains the best resource for travelers' health information and individual country conditions and requirements.
• Shoreland brings us Travel Health Online which features country by country profiles with detailed health information and disease risks as well as a travel medicine provider index.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) also provides current vaccination requirements and health advice.
• The Medical College of Wisconsin International Travelers Clinic offers the traveler some general health advice (such as a suggested travel kit) as well as specific disease and immunization information and material on general environmental hazards.
• The International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) maintains a list of Travel Medicine Clinics operated by its members. There is also a list of Travel Clinic Websites.

Worldwide

• The Washington Post International Section offers a country page with recent news articles, State Department and CIA links, weather, currency and other statistical information, and other Internet links for almost every country.
• Yahoo presents Regional Directories of Web Resources for virtually every country in the world.
• CitySearch offers a page for numerous cities with links to websites for general country information, culture and language, lodging, maps, health, local education and more. It carries present weather, and a variety of useful travel related articles.
• The World Travel Guide Online presents information for virtually every country. Included is basic travel information, lodging, climate, business, basic visa information and more.
• Travigator offers country information on some 75 countries and most U.S. States as well as a great deal of general travel information.
• CNN's Travel Guide offers country and city information worldwide along with timely news, bargains and travel hotspots.
• Readers Digest's Looksmart offers resources for most countries. Start at Travel & Vacations and Search by Country to enter your choice or after choosing Traveling Overseas (or in North America) try Country Destinations and then find your country.
• Travel.Org is a fine resource on over 100 countries that features recent reports by travelers as well as the standard stuff ...
• The Info Hub is a general purpose travel resource with pages for almost every country in the world with general country information, accommodations, tips and links. In addition there are special purpose tours, travel planning information and more.
• The Interknowledge Travel Network offers a variety of information on countries worldwide. Many of their pages are the official sites of the country tourist board.
• Travel for Kids - A family travel guide for planning trips with kids in Europe, North America, South America and Africa
   

Africa

• The University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center offers general resources about the continent as well as country specific pages with general information and other internet resources.
• Index on Africa is a general purpose resource on the continent.
• Africanet has detailed information on 9 countries and bits about the others.
• Travelinfo South Africa is a remarkable resource for all the countries of Southern Africa.
  
  Asia
• Arab Net is the online resource for some two dozen Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The site contains an overview of each country, travel information, history, culture, government, transport, geography and business sections.
• Asian Net is for the ten major countries of the Far East. It covers Business, Government, Education, and Arts and Culture.
• The Central Eurasia Resource Pages covers history, government, business, environment, travel information, latest news for the countries of this region.
• Travel Asia, your 'cyber guide to travel in Asia', offers country information and general information about Asia.

• The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), is the recognized authority on Pacific Asia travel and tourism. PATA provides marketing, research and educational opportunities to a membership of government tourist offices, airlines, hotels, travel agencies, tour operators and related companies.
  
  Europe

• The Russian and East European Network Information Center (REENIC) at the University of Texas has individual country resources for almost 30 countries.
• Central Europe Online has country information, news, business and weather and alot more.
• The Central Eurasia Resource Pages covers history, government, business, environment, travel information, latest news for the countries of this region.
• The European Travel Commission has pages for its 26 member nations. Each page contains suggested highlights with specific tips for the upcoming year.

• Links to Scandinavia contains culture, educational and travel information from the Scandinavian Tourist Board for the five Scandinavian countries.
  
  The Americas

• Latinworld presents most of the countries of South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. Included is business information, culture, economy, government, news, sports and general travel information.

• The Caribbean Online covers the main dozen destinations of the Caribbean with basic tourist information.
  
  Australia/Oceania

• The South Pacific Tourism is a regional resource of South Pacific Tourism Boards.
• The Microstate Resources is especially valuable for covering some of the smaller islands of the Pacific.

Guides

• NetTravel.com provides a selective guide to online travel resources by Award-winning travel journalist and Internet expert Michael Shapiro, whose features appear regularly in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle, and who is author of the book Internet Travel Planner
• Lonely Planet publishes guides on-line that include the standard guide items with some unique departments such as 'off the beaten track' and travelers reports online.
• Moon Publications offers many useful travel resources in their links section. See especially 'before you go'.
• Frommers.com - Destination Guides, budget travel advice, a daily newsletter and features from Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine
• Fodor's travel center has a resource center worth exploring.
• Traveldir.org collects facts, info and links from all over the world related to specific countries in the topics of travel, hotels, maps, weather, discount hotel reservation and more.

Travel News

• Travel Weekly's TWCrossroads, which allows for personalized news delivery, and stories relating to the travel industry.
• Worldspan, your "Internet Travel Reservation System", provides, in addition to their comprehensive reservation resources, useful web travel sites.

Pets

• Air Animal. Pet moving made easy for relocations etc, domestic or international. Unique service operated by veterinarians since 1977.

Miscellaneous

• Each of our country websites has a link to a current weather forecast. But The Third World Traveler and The Travel Shop both offer annual weather patterns to find the right time to go.
• Travellerspoint Travel Community. Worldwide travel community with a range of free travel tools and information to help plan a trip, enjoy a trip while you are on the road and keep in touch with travel friends after returning home. 10 MB photo upload per month, free travel blogs or diaries, active forums and a unique travel friends reunited service are just some of the many free services offered.
• The PCL Map Collection at the University of Texas is a treasure trove of on-line maps. There is no better.
• Airlines of the Web is the best resource for general and specific information about air travel. If an airline has a website then you'll find it here. Also, check out The Trip's Faretracker to keep apprised of the latest bargains.
• Editor and Publisher's Online Newspaper Database lists and links to about 2000 on-line newspapers worldwide.
• Tourism Offices Worldwide claims to list all official government tourism offices!
• The Electronic Embassy focuses on the embassies in Washington, D.C.
• The Xenon Currency Converter converts between most of the world's currencies. The Travel Shop also offers a comprehensive chart to convert most world currencies into one of the hard currencies.
• The Excess Baggage Company maintains a website devoted to baggage. See especially their very detailed customs guides that cover almost 100 countries.
• The Ethnologue has detailed country by country information about languages and cultures worldwide.
• International Airport Guide is an all purpose compendium of links to major airports in US and world cities. Information on car rental, hotels and travel information for business and leisure travelers with a focus on the efficient use of airports is also available.
• FGHP provides the best fishing guide and charter contacts.

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