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Information

  1. Accommodation :
  2. Airline Information :
    • Go to Airlines page.
    • Airline Information
      Opens on ‘Deciphering your Airline Ticket’ but also has links to airlines, aircraft, Air Travel Services and more.
    • FareCompare
      ‘Airlines change airfares constantly, let FareCompare.com monitor airline ticket prices so you’ll be first in line to pickup the best deal on your quest for a cheap flight.’
  3. Other Transport Information :
    • Driving Information :
      • Going Overseas ?
        Some general advice on driving overseas from the Australian Drivers Training Association.
      • National DriveSafe
        ‘Covering 48 countries in Europe, Middle East and Africa, as well as the United States and Canada, Drive Safe is designed by National Car Rental to help you enjoy your car hire experience.’ Provides general driving advice, selectable for individual countries.
    • European Rail Passes …
      [Rail Travel Information - European Rail Guide]
      Accessing and using the European Rail network.
    • Travel Notes
      Using rail on all continents. Links to general and specific train travel e.g. Royal Orient Express to Cityrail, New South Wales.
  4. Backpacker’s Information :
  5. General Information :
    • Been There [Travel]
      UK based [Guardian Newspaper], containing people’s views on the places they have been. Primarily Europe though other parts of the world have also been covered.
    • Bridge Pacific
      Plan your itinerary, send it to a series of travel agents and see which offer is best.
    • Disabled Travel [also mature travellers]
      Travel tips, tours, tales, cruise lines that are accessible, links and travel agents who can help.
    • Google Earth
      ‘Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips.’
    • Gridskipper
      [The Urban Travel Guide]
      Find all the ins and outs for major cities around the world - not just the everyday, but also the unusual and just plain different.
    • Homesick ?
      Try these sites for help.
    • IgoUgo
      A sales point for travel with a section where people report on their experience during overseas travel. If you want first hand information this may be worth visiting.
    • OANDA - Travellers Channel
      Information for the Leisure & Business traveller, Traveller Tools and Cheatsheets. Also access a foreign exchange converter.
    • TripAdvisor
      ‘5,000,000+ traveller reviews & opinions of hotels, vacations & more’.
    • UKDiscovered.com
      Up to date information on working and living in the UK.
    • Weather Underground
      Via this site you can find what the weather will be wherever you are planning to go. There are also features covering a significant range of other weather related information, even climate change.
  6. Government Information
    [Customs, Passports, Safety, Visas]
  7. Health & Insurance :
  8. Taxation Information
    Try these sites for help.
    • Consultants Exchange Global
      ‘Contractor management specialists, offering tailor-made, tax effective solutions for contractors globally.’
    • Taxation Information
      Do you still need to pay tax in Australia ?, or what the situation is in relation to where you work. Other taxation information can be gained from :
  9. Technology While You Travel
    Try these sites for help.
  10. Travel Magazines & Books :
    • Concierge.com
      Access one of the great travel magazines [Condé Nast Traveler]. Quality information.
    • Fodors
      Mini-guides about places to visit and what to do there.
    • Footprint Guides
      Similar to Lonely Planet.
    • Frommers
      Similar to Lonely Planet. Often has better detail about specific aspects.
    • Gregory’s
      Australian series also known as the Insider’s Guides. Well set out, some with an additional map page. Mostly Pacific, Asia and Europe.
    • Journeywoman
      ‘The Premier Travel Resource for Women’. Includes a newsletter.
    • Let’s Go
      Similar to Lonely Planet. Call themselves ‘the budget guide’. Worth using.
    • Lonely Planet
      Probably the best known of all the travel book groups - a book for just about everywhere. You can also use The Thorn Tree travel forums to find information about places around the world. Different branches cover different parts of the world.
    • National Geographic Traveller
    • Outside Online
      Covers travel with guides and also a great deal more.
    • Rough Guides
      Popular travel guides.
    • Sydney Morning Herald Travel
      Search for and book travel, travel ideas, reports, questions answered, letters, special options and more.
    • Thomas Cook
      Money changers and producers of travel books.
    • ViaMichelin
      ‘Route planner, maps, tourist information, hotels and restaurants.’ Now with GPS Navigation.
  11. Tourist Offices & Information :
    • Tourist Information
      Positive,useful site with a listing of information services available world wide.
    • ANTOR
      Links for different countries’ tourist offices that can be accessed in Australia.
    • World Wide Tourism Offices
      Find a tourist office to satisfy your needs.

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