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Trip Planning
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Whether you are beginning to plan your trip and are looking for background information or you are well along in your planning and are looking for recommendations for accommodations or restaurants, you will find a wealth of information on these sites with worldwide coverage. If you have a specific geographic area in mind then also check the regional pages under Destinations (provide hyperlink to that page) where you will find additional information just limited to that region.
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Compendium
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Tripspot
Tripspot has made searching the web for travel information a lot easier by gathering key travel information on one site. For example, one page links to all the major US rental car companies plus a comparative prices among rental car companies at 140 airports worldwide.
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Tourist Offices and Boards
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Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
Comprehensive list of telephone numbers, email addresses, and web sites of official government tourism offices in the US and around the world.
Tourist Boards and Convention Bureaus
Links to official information, such as attractions accommodations, and events from registered tourist organizations for more than 1000 cities worldwide though most are in the US and Canada.
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On-line Guidebooks
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The Rough Guide
With over 14,000 destinations, this site is more likely to have information on the more out-of-the-way places that attract birders, such as the Maasai Mara Reserve in Kenya and more likely to have the information birders need. You can search by country city, or alphabetically. The site provides information on accommodations, places to eat, interesting attractions, and much, much more.
Fodors
For major cities and popular tourist destinations, Fodors web site provides information on where to go, stay, eat, see and do, and what people say. The best feature is a miniguide where by you can customize your own guide, for example what price range for a hotel or restaurant.
Frommer’s
Frommer’s destination pages provide general information on places to eat and stay along with other tourist information for major cities around the world with the exception of South America.
Lonely Planet
Its destination site provides good background information on countries worldwide plus lots of travelers’ tips.
Newspapers
Newspapers can be a good source of news and events at your destination. This site can be very slow at times.
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Updated 01/20/05
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