Recommended Resources
US Customs
www.customs.ustreas.gov/xp/cgov/travel
Airport Status
www.fly.faa.gov/flyaa/usmap.jsp
Airline On Time Stats
www.transtats.bts.gov/OT_delay/ot_delaycause1.asp
U.S. Department of Transportation
www.dot.gov
Routes International
www.routesinternational.com/
Environmentally-Friendly Transportation
www.knowledgehound.com/topics/ecotrans.htm
EcoWheels
www.ecowheels.ca/
Rainforest Web Green Transportation Links
www.rainforestweb.org/What_You_Can_Do/Green_Transportation/
Care2 Transportation Links
www.care2.com/channels/ecoinfo/transportation
Green Nature Hybrid Cars, Fuel Cells, Fuel Efficiency and Other Green Transportation Issues
http://greennature.com/article1546.html
Planet Friendly Travel & Recreation
www.planetfriendly.net/living.html#recreation
Co-op America Green Transportation
www.coopamerica.org/programs/greenenergy/whattoknow/greentrans/index.cfm
Greenercars.com
www.greenercars.com/indexplus.html
Environmental Transport Association Green Tips
www.eta.co.uk/greentips/
Fodors
www.fodors.com/features/smarttraveltips.cfm
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
www.towd.com
Carbon Offset
Methods of Travel
Walking
Planetwalk
www.planetwalk.org/
Peak to Peak Trail and Wilderness Links
www.peaktopeak.net
Ton de Maagt Hiking Page Europe
www.polle.net/ton/
The Trail Database
www.traildatabase.org
Global Gazetteer Version 2.1
www.fallingrain.com/world/
Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times
www.gaisma.com
Bicycling
Worldwide bicycle tour directory
www.bicycletour.com/
Folding Bicycles and Folding Bike Accessories by Dahon
www.dahon.com
Brompton Folding Bike
www.foldabikes.com
Folding Bicycles and Folding Bike Accessories by Montague
www.montagueco.com
Bike Nashbar
www.nashbar.com
Performances Bicycle Online
www.perfomrancebike.com
Adventure Cycling Association
www.adventurecycling.org
Cycling Around the World
www.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl
biketrip.org
www.biketrip.org
Travel with Bicycles
www.bikeaccess.net
Bicycle Beano
www.bicycle-beano.co.uk/bblinks.html
International Bicycle Fund
www.ibike.org
Total Bike Directory Worldwide
www.totalbike.com/directory/Tours/World_Wide/
Bikes4rent.com USA & Canada
www.bikes4rent.com/cgi-bin/search.pl
Motorcycling
Alliance Internationale de Tourisme
www.aitgva.ch
Horizons Unlimited
www.horizonsunlimited.com
Adventure Motorcycling
www.adventure-motorcycling.com
Driving
Avalon Travel Publishing: How to Keep Your VW Alive
www.travelmatters.com/vw
Bentley Publishers
www.bentleypublishers.com
JC Whitney
www.jcwhitney.com
Kings Cross Car Market Online
www.carmarket.com.au
Junk Mail Online
www.junkmsil.co.za
US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (importing/exporting cars)
www.customs.ustreas.gov
American Automobile Association
www.aaa.com
Car Rental
EV Rental: Environmental Vehicle Rental Cars
www.evrental.com
Fox Car Rentals
www.foxrentacar.com
Bio-Beetle
www.bio-beetle.com/
Taxi
Info Taxi
www.infotaxi.org
Taxis.com
www.taxis.com
Taxidirect.com
www.taxidirect.com
Bus
Travel By Bus - Worldwide Directory
www.velayvela.com/news/travel-by-bus.html
The Bus Station
www.busstation.net/
Train
Eurail
www.eurail.com
Inter Rail
www.interrailnet.com
Thomas Cook Timetables
www.thomascooktimetables.com
RailroadData.com International
www.railroaddata.com/rrlinks/Regional_Guides/International/
Freighters
www.brittchamberofcommerce.com
Hobo News
www.hobo.com
North Bank Fred
www.northbankfred.com
Hitchhiking
Hitch-hiking resources
www.hitch-hiking.info
Yahoo groups: hitching
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hitching
Ride Sharing
To Share
www.compartir.org
Crew Ships
The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Oceans: Crewing Around the World by Alison Muir-Bennett
Seven Seas Cruising Association
www.ssca.org
Do-It-Yourself Sailing & Cruising Database
www.7knots.com
United States Coast Guard
www.uscg.mil
Seafarers International Union
www.seafarers.org
Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training & Education
www.seafarers.org/phc
Sailors' Union of the Pacific
www.sailors.org
dir.yahoo.com "Cruise Lines Employment, Recruiting and Placement"
dmoz.org
"Crewing agencies and services"
Passenger Ships
(Ask for Group discounts)
Freighter World Cruises
www.freighterworld.com
INTERNAVES Frachtschiffreisan
www.internaves.com
Ferry Companies of the Web
www.ferrytravel.de
Smaller Ships
Feathercraft Folding Kayaks
www.feathercraft.com
Folbot Folding Kayaks
www.folbot.com
Klepper Foldingkayaks
www.klepper.com
Achilles Inflatable Crafts
www.achillesinflatables.com
Avon Inflatables
www.avonmarine.com
Sea Kayaker Magazine On-Line
www.seakayakermag.com
Air Travel
The New York Times: Travel
www.nytimes.com/pages/travel/
The Miami Herald Travel
www.miami.com/mid/miamiherald/living/travel
Los Angeles Times - Travel
www.latimes.com/travel/
International Air Transport Association
www.iata.org
Airline Ticketing
Airhitch
www.airhitch.org
Airhitch - Air Travel Solutions
www.air-hitch.org
Hotwire
www.hotwire.com
Priceline
www.priceline.com
Sky Auction
www.skyauction.com
Expedia
www.expedia.com
Orbitz
www.orbitz.com
Travelocity
www.travelocity.com
Lower Airfares
www.Lowairfares.com
Onestop
www.onestop.com
FareCompare
www.farecompare.com/
Travel Agencies
UFX Travel: Travel for the Curious Mind
www.ufxtravel.com
American Express Travel & Entertainment
http://travel.americanexpress.com
Airbrokers
www.airbrokers.com
BootsnAll
www.bootsnall.com
Thomas Cook
www.thomascook.com
The American Society of Travel Agents
www.astanet.com
The Travel Institute
www.icta.com
Amadeus
www.amadeus.com => www.amadeus.net
Galileo International
www.galileo.com => www.cheaptickets.com
Sabre Holdings
www.sabre.com => www.travelocity.com
Worldspan
www.worldspan.com => www.orbitz.com
Official Airline Guide (OAG )
www.aog.com
US Department of Transportation (to check charter carriers)
www.dot.gov
JAXFAX Travel Magazine
www.jaxfax.com
Airtreks
www.airtreks.com
Avia Travel
www.aviatravel.com
Trailfinders
www.trailfinders.co.uk
STA Travel
www.statravel.com
Airline Consolidators
Airline Ticket Consolidators and Bucket Shops FAQ
http://hasbrouck.org/faq/
Onboard Air Couriers
DHL - Global
www.dhl.com
International Association of Air Travel Couriers
www.courier.org
Cargo Planes
The International Air Cargo Association
www.tiaca.org
Global Airline Directories
Airlines.ws (world site)
http://airlines.ws/
GoPert.com
www.gopert.com/airlines.htm
Airline Toll Free Numbers and Websites
www.geocities.com/Thavery2000/
Airlineportal.com Regional List
www.airlineportal.org/airline_by_region.htm
The Frequent Flier Mileage Strategy
How to Accumulate Frequent-Flier Miles
1. Sign up to be a member on every airline that you fly.
2. Apply for a mileage earning credit card.
3. Try to book tickets on an airline's website.
4. Use your frequent flier credit card to purchase tickets.
5. Utilize financial institutions' offers to earn miles.
6. Use a long-distance company linked to an airline.
7. Shop online with companies linked to airlines.
8. Track frequent flier miles through www.maxmiles.com or www.webflyer.com.
9. Monitor Internet for bargains.
10. Utilize the following online resources:
Mileage Workshop
www.mileageworkshop.com/
Frequent Flier
www.frequentflier.com
Web Flyer
www.webflyer.com
Smarter Travel
www.smartertravel.com
Operation Hero Mile
www.heromiles.org
Fast Company
www.fastcompany.com
Frequent Flier Program
www.cpeonline.com
Frequent Flier Travel Advice
www.smarterliving.com
Pocket Dragon
www.astralcastle.com
Inside Flier
www.insideflyer.com
Air Awards
www.air-awards.com
Frequent Flier Credit Cards Search
www.credit-cards-info.org
Howstuffworks "How Frequent Flier Programs Work"
http://money.howstuffworks.com
Mileage Workshop
www.mileageworkshop.com
MaxMiles MileageMiner
www.maxmiles.com
Airline Awards
www.airline-awards.com
Airline Mile Guide
www.mileguide.com
Free P
www.freep.com
Privelege Flyer
www.privelegeflyer.com
Award Travel
www.awardtraveler.com
PACFlyer
www.webflyer.com/@pacfly/frpac.htm
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