Back to the menu | Class | Info | Contact | WWW |
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| Accomodation Hotels | 200 000 hotels worldwide. Online booking service available. | Accomodation Search Engine | www.ase.net |
| Accomodation Travel | YHA | www.yha.org.uk | |
| Accomodation Travel | Youth Hostels | www.yha.co.uk/ | |
| Advice travel hazards infections | Foreign Office | www.fco.gov.uk | |
| Car parking and airport hotels Travel | Good for hotel plus car parking packages. Sometimes this is cheaper than car parking alone! | ABC Holiday Extras | www.holidayextras.co.uk |
| Coaches Travel Airports | Links UK airports. Book on line or by telephone. | Jetlink (Airport coaches) | www.gobycoach.com |
| Coaches Travel Buses Airports | Flightlink | www.airlinks.co.uk | |
| Countries info | Population, religion, climate etc | World Fact Book | www.odci.gov |
| Currency Money Travel Exchang | Useful currency converter. | Oanda | www.oanda.com/converter/ |
| Currency Travel Finance | Of course, you can’t exchange your notes at a virtual bureau de change yet, but you can find out how much your pound, roubles or Ethiopian birr is worth in 177 other currencies. A free daily email update is also available. | Currency | www.xe.net/currency/full |
| Currency Travel Money Exchange | Currency converter | Universal Currency Converter | www.xe.net/ucc/ |
| Currency Travel Money Exchange | Currency Converter | Universal Currency Converter | www.cali.co.uk/NB/cc/ |
| E-mail collector software net email | Excellent service which will fetch your mail from any ISP if you give it your id and password | Twigger | www.twigger.co.uk |
| Equipment | Berghaus | www.berghaus.com | |
| Equipment | Blacks | www.blacks.co.uk | |
| Equipment | Drilite Plus jacket did well in Which? Tests. | Cotswold Outdoor Shops | www.mountain-equipment.co.uk |
| Equipment | Craghoppers | www.craghoppers.com | |
| Equipment | Karrimor | www.karrimor.com | |
| Equipment | Lowe Alpine | www.lowalpine.com | |
| Equipment | Millets | www.millets.co.uk | |
| Equipment | Mountain Craft (YHA) | www.yhaadventure.co.uk | |
| Equipment | Regatta | www.regatta.com | |
| Equipment | Rohan | www.rohan.co.uk | |
| Equipment Clothing Travel | Do thin windproof smocks | Montane, Northumberland | www.montane.co.uk |
| Equipment Clothing Travel | Do some nice ventilated jackets. | Sprayway | www.sprayway.com |
| Equipment Travel | Convenient. Ring 01768 772 227 to check stock. | Needlesports | www.needlesports.com |
| Equipment Travel | Recommendation via wanderlust article. | Travel Supplies | www.travelsupplies.com |
| Equipment Travel Gear Info | Equipment but also useful information | Cotswold Outdoor | cotswold-outdoor.co.uk |
| Equipment Travel Gear Info | Travel equpment and information | Walkabout | walkabouttravelgear.com |
| Fly Airports Travel Flight | Has information about getting to and from the major airports in the world. | Airwise | www.airwise.com/airports/ |
| Fly Shop Travel Book flights | Auctions British Midland flights | www.24auction.com | |
| Fly Travel air fares cheap | Late deals | www.latedeals.com | |
| Fly Travel flights | BA | www.british-airways.com | |
| Fly Travel flights | Low-cost flights | BMI | www.flybmi.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Low-cost flights | BMI Baby | www.bmibaby.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Site is more like a company prospectus. | British Midland | www.britishmidland.com |
| Fly Travel flights | European flights from Stanstead. Easy and quick. The timetable is clear. Taxes are shown. | Buzz | www.buzzaway.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Long haul specialist | Cathay Pacific | www.cathaypacific-air.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Cheap flights. Looks good. | Cheap flights | www.cheapflights.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Flight bookings. | Deckchair | www.deckchair.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Link destinations to airlines | Easy Value | www.easyvalue.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Luton and some Liverpool flights. Slightly awkward to use. Lots of flight options including some either side of the original date. | EasyJet | www.easyjet.co.uk |
| Fly Travel flights | Travel booking. | Ebookers | www.ebookers.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Low-cost flights | Flybe | www.flybe.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Travel booking. Cheap fares. | Flynow.com | www.flynow.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Low-cost flights | Germanwings | www.germanwings.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Stanstead. Good return flight rates. Very clear and easy to use. The best such website. Prices higher than other sites. | Go | www.go-fly.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Link destinations to airlines - non-europe | Kelkoo | www.kelkoo.co.uk |
| Fly Travel flights | KLM uk | www.klmuk.com | |
| Fly Travel flights | Cheap flights. | Last minute bookings | www.lastminute.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Low-cost flights | Lufthansa | www.lufthansa.co.uk |
| Fly Travel flights | Site includes a cockpit simulator, but problems! | Lufthansa | www.lufthansa.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Low-cost trips. | MSN Expedia | www.expedia.msn.co.uk |
| Fly Travel flights | Airline bookings. A bit slow but comprehensive answers. | Netflights = Airnet | www.netflights.com |
| Fly Travel flights | European flights. Not as clear as other sites. Taxes not shown. | Ryanair | www.ryanair.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Stanstead & Dublin.. See Wanderlust Feb 99. | Ryanair | cheapflights.com/web/ryanair.html |
| Fly Travel flights | Link destinations to airlines* | Sky Scanners | www.skyscanners.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Travel booking. Cheap fares. | Trailfinders | www.trailfinders.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Searches and then E-mails results to you | Travelocity | www.travelocity.co.uk |
| Fly Travel flights | European flights | Virgin | www.virgin-express.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Virgin Atlantic | www.virginatlantic.com | |
| Fly Travel flights | Flights via Brussels.. See Wanderlust Feb 99. | Virgin Express | virgin-express.com |
| Fly Travel flights | Link destinations to airlines* | Whichbudget | www.whichbudget.com |
| Fly Travel flights cheap | Handles travel and cheap flights. Local connections in Far East. Search for flights on up to six legs per trip! |
Asia Travel Mart | www.asiatravelmart.com |
| GPS | Good on camparing its own model range. Surprisingly vague about software. | Garmin GPS | www.garmin.com |
| GPS | Slow-load front end. Not as informative as it might be. | Magellan | www.magallangps.com |
| Health Medical Travel | Useful clickable map | American Center for Disease Control | www.cdc.gov/travel/destinat.htm |
| Health Medical Travel | Medical advice for travellers | Dr Jules Eden | www.e-med.co.uk |
| Health Medical Travel | Grim, but perhaps useful | Giardia Club | www.giariaclub.com |
| Health Medical Travel | Travel problems | Lonely Planet | www.lonelyplanet.com/health |
| Health Medical Travel | Good site for malaria info | Malaria Foundation | www.malaria.org |
| Health Medical Travel | Travel medical products | Nomad Travel | www.nomadtravel.co.uk |
| Health Medical Travel | A range of info for various countries. US-based. | Travel Health Online | www.tripprep.com |
| Health Medical Travel | Health info | Tropical Medical Bureau | www.tmb.ie |
| Health Medical Travel | WHO | www.who.int | |
| Health Medical Travel | World Health Organisation | www.who.ch/ | |
| Health Medical Travel Vaccinations | Health info for travellers | MASTA | masta.org |
| Health Medical Travel Vaccinations | Compulsory and recommended vaccinations. | Vaccinations | www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk |
| Health Travel DVT | Deep vein thrombosis | Dept of Health | www.doh.gov.uk/dvt |
| Hotels Flights Travel Holidays | Selection of last minute bargain holidays,cheap flights and discount hotel rooms. | Cheap Holidays | www.cheap-holidays-123.co.uk |
| Info Data | Database of US Geological Survey | Geode | geode.usgs.gov |
| Languages german spanish french etc | Will translate pasted text or can be directed to a site. Page will not save, although source code will. | Babelfish | babelfish.altavista.com |
| Languages web translate | SysTranslate | www.systransoft.com | |
| Map Route planner Journey | Was front-runner in one comparative test of route-planning software | Shell Geostar | www.shellgeostar.co.uk |
| Maps Geology Travel | Wide range of high-qulity information | U.S. Geological Survey | www.usgs.gov |
| Maps guides Travel | Institute Geographique National. Maps. Follow Country|France and then go for Topoguides. £12-95 each. | France maps | www.ign.fr |
| Maps Info | Input postcode or OS Grid Ref to see area. Pay £17-50 for a print. Maps updated on a 5-year cycle. | Millenium Map | www.getmapping.com |
| Maps routes OS | Sells CDs with walking areas of OS maps | Memory-map | www.memory-map.co.uk |
| Maps Travel | Maps? Yes, but not a good range of them. | Mapquest | www.mapquest.com |
| Maps Travel | Maps and guides. Rather limited selection. | Maps Worldwide | www.mapsworldwide.co.uk |
| Maps Travel | Type a place name and get a map. Best for UK but has other countries as well. | Multimap | www.multimap.com |
| Maps Travel | Possible source of Freytag & Berndt maps. | The Map Shop, Upton on Severn | www.themapshop.co.uk |
| Maps Travel | Maps and guides. Limited selection. | Travellers Companion | www.travellerscompanion.co.uk |
| Maps Travel | Very rapid deliverly on OS maps | Trident Map Services | www.mapmart.co.uk |
| Maps Travel Books | Books guides and maps | Stanfords | www.stanfords.co.uk |
| Misc outdoor | Weather, travel, advice | www.rambler-info.org.uk/weather.htm | |
| Money Travel | International info on use of Mastercard cards | Mastercard cards | mastercard.com |
| Money Travel | International info on use of Visa cards | Visa Cards | visa.com |
| Mountains Huts OAV Austria Travel | Austrian Alpine Club | www.aacuk.uk.com | |
| Mountains Huts OAV Austria Travel | Austrian Alpine Club (OAV) | www.alpenverein.at | |
| Net Cybercafe | Lists of cybercafes. | Cybercafes | www.cybercafes.com |
| Net Cybercafes | List of cybercafes. | Cybercafe Search Engine | http://cybercaptive.com |
| Passport Office Travel | Passport Office | UK Passport Office | www.passport.gov.uk |
| Passport Office travel info | Passport Info | Passport Office | www.ukpa.gov.uk |
| Phone GSM Travel Mobiles | Phone information, including what type of mobile works on the local networks. | Teletechnics | www.teletechnics.com |
| Phone Networks Mobiles | Information on all networks. Maps compare operator coverage. | Phone Networks | www.gsmworld.com |
| Rail Travel | Fill in form - get recommended route. | Deutsches Bundesbahnen | http://bahn.hafas.de/bin/db.s99/query.exe/en |
| Rail Travel | Fill in form - get recommended route. | Rail timetable | www.railtrack.co.uk/travel/timetable/ |
| Rail Travel Train Timetable | Only two railway lines in Morocco, but they have a website. | Moroccan Trains | oncf.org.ma |
| ski info snow resorts | Ski Pages site | www.skipages.com | |
| ski snow travel advice | Skiclub GB | www.skiclub.co.uk | |
| Storage Personal info | Lonely Planet site. Will store your personal information and keep it hidden by login and password. | Ekno Travel Vault | www.ekno.com |
| Tours Travel | Wildlife specialist | Discover the World | www.discover-the-world.co.uk |
| Tours Travel | Has FAQ section on overlanding, but has slow-loading images and white text. | Dragoman | www.dragoman.co.uk |
| Tours Travel | Adventure travel | Exodus | www.exodustravels.co.uk |
| Tours Travel | Adventure travel | Explore Worldwide | www.explore.co.uk |
| Tours Travel | Venezuelan specialist. | Geodyssey | www.geodyssey.co.uk |
| Tours Travel | Wide range of long-haul tours | Guerba | www.guerba.co.uk |
| Tours Travel | Worldwide trekking. Emphasis on Treks, Peaks, Walks, Skitours. Requested 8/2/00 | High Places | www.highplaces.co.uk |
| Tours Travel | Venezuelan specialists. | Last Frontiers | www.lastfrontiers.co.uk |
| Tours Travel | Cycling tour specialist. | Saddle Skedaddle | www.skedaddle.demon.co.uk |
| Tours Travel | From Air Zim magazine. | Safari par Excellence | www.itec.co.za/safpar/ |
| Tours Travel | The Vic Falls part - actually a South African company. | Shearwater | africanadrenalin.co.za/shearwater |
| Tours Travel | SE Asia specialist | Silk Steps | www.silksteps.co.uk |
| Tours Travel | Has address 67 Verney Avenue, High Wycombe, Bucks. HP12 3ND | Sobek | mtsobek.com |
| Tours Travel | Sunvill Discovery, Zambia | www.its.net/its/si/sunvill.htp | |
| Tours Travel | Long-haul tours and airline bookings | Travelbag | www.travelbag-adventures.co.uk |
| Tours Travel | Central American specialist. Interesting but hard to read. | Trips Worldwide | www.trips.demon.co.uk/costa.htm |
| Tours Travel agent Zambia | Adrift | www.adrift.co.uk | |
| Tours Travel Company Zambia | Acacia | www.acacia-africa.com | |
| Tours Travel Company Zambia | Tongabezi Expeditions | www.webfoot.co.za/tonga/ | |
| Tours Travel Flights Ski | May have cheap last-minute flights | Crystal Ski | www.crystalski.co.uk |
| Tours Travel Nature Wildlife | Birdwatching specialists. | Footprint Adventures | www.footventure.co.uk |
| Tours Travel Nature Wildlife | Naturalist tours with rainforest specialisation | Reef and Rainforest Tours | www.reefrainforest.co.uk |
| Tours Travel Safari Company | Based in Zimbabwe and operating in Botswana and Namibia. Specialise in luxury tours tailored to the client's wishes. | Gavin Blair Safaris | www.gavinblairsafaris.com |
| Tours Travel Ski | Specialise in Hillwalking and in Cross-country Skiing. | Waymark | www.waymarkholidays.co.uk |
| Tours Travel Ski Flights | May have cheap last-minute flights. | Inghams travel | www.inghams.co.uk |
| Tours Travel Ski Walk | Specialist in walking holidays world-wide. | Ramblers Holidays | www.ramblersholidays.co.uk |
| Trains journeys travel | The Train Line | www.thetrainline.com | |
| translation dictionary | A range of obscure language dictionaries. | Your Dictionary | www.yourdictionary.com |
| translation languages | A list of sites that offer translation services. | Babelfish | www.babelfish.com |
| translation languages | On-line translation service. | Systransoft | www.systransoft.com |
| Travel | Campsites | www.camp-sites.co.uk/ | |
| Travel | Don’t let the fact that Expedia is owned by Microsoft deter you: this site has a lot of useful car rental, flight and hotel information, although you should took elsewhere for cheap flights. | Expedia | www.expedia.co.uk |
| Travel | Travel times, routes, railway stations, etc. | Journeyplan | www.journeyplan.co.uk |
| Travel | From bed and breakfast in Budapest to a cottage in the Cotswotds, Leisurehunt has the lot, at[ searchable, with the option for online booking. Frighteningly efficient. | Leisure Hunt | www.leisurehunt.com |
| Travel | Links to South american travel sites | South American sites | www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/travel/ |
| Travel | Thai fruit | www.amazingthailand.th | |
| Travel | Thailand | www.thailand.com | |
| Travel | Interesting site. | The Russia Experience | travel.world.co.uk/russiaexp |
| Travel | Registering with Travelocity allows you to access SABRE - the flight database used by travel agents. You can also find and book holidays, rent a car or investigate the special deals. | Travelocity | www.travelocity.co.uk |
| Travel Advice | Information on countries with dangers and instabilities causing travel difficulties. | Foreign Office Travel Advice | www.fco.gov.uk |
| travel airlines flights fares bookings | The best site in the world (2004) for obtaining low fares - nearly 60% success against all opposition! You need to have French, but you can book from UK airports. Site is in Belgium. | Travelprice | www.travelprice.be |
| Travel Airport Hotel | Provides a booking service for airport hotels | Airport Hotel Shop | www.airport-hotel-shop.co.uk |
| Travel Books Guides Info | High-quality travel guides | Bradt Travel Guides | www.bradt-travelguides.com |
| Travel Car parking Insurance Currency | Parking & Hotels at Gatwick Heathrow & Manchester | Holiday Extras | www.holidayextras.co.uk |
| Travel Car parks Airports | One night accomodation for airport parking (15 nights) and coach transfers. | Flightparks | www.flightparks.com |
| Travel Club | A club to share information and tales. Has been going for 50 years. Modest? Subscription. | Globetrotters Club | www.globetrotters.co.uk |
| Travel Equipment Mountaineering Shop | Good online catalogues and good prices. | Up and Under | www.upandunder.co.uk |
| Travel flights | Bit naf. Last-minute flights, holidays and breaks basically direct access to the databases used by bucket shops. Experience the opiate-like rush of cheap holiday deal searches. | Bargain Holidays | www.bargainholidays.com |
| Travel Hotels Cheap | Good value hotels in Japan | E-hotel Japan | www.e-hoteljapan.com |
| Travel Hotels Cheap | Good value hotels in Hong Kong | Hong Kong Net | www.hongkongnet.net |
| Travel Hotels Cheap | Good value hotels in Singapore | Hotels Online Singapore | http://hotels.online.com.sg |
| Travel Hotels Far East | Good advice for hotels in Malaysia and Bangkok | APM Business Travellers Guide | www.apmforum.com/travel/hotels.htm |
| Travel how to find cheap air fares | Ride Guide | www.ridguide.com | |
| Travel Info | Said to be a good website. | Australian Tourist Commission | www.aussie.net.au |
| Travel info | Has travel section | Hotwired | www.hotwired.com |
| Travel info | Don’t abuse another Rail Enquiry Line assistant. Plan your journey here instead, at the pleasingly functional Railtrack site. According to the feedback, a ‘massive majority’ (actually 45%) of users find the site excellent, so it will almost certainly be more enjoyable than your journey. | RailTrack | www.railtrack.co.uk |
| Travel Info | Said to be "sickly waffle" but has useful information embedded. | Tourism Tasmania | www.tourism.tas.gov.au |
| Travel Info Festival | International holiday dates | Holidayfestival | holidayfestival.com |
| Travel Miscellaneous | Multi-category site | Opodo | www.opodo.co.uk |
| Travel newsgroup | Will rent you a local cell phone for any country | Adam Phones | www.adam-phones.co.uk |
| Travel newsgroup | Will rent you a local cell phone for any country | Cellhire | www.cellhire.co.uk |
| Travel newsgroup | Will rent you a local cell phone for any country | Mobell | www.mobell.co.uk |
| Travel newsgroup | rec.travel.africa | Travel Africa | www.deja.com/usenet |
| Travel plugs electricity supply | Power and phone connections for many countries. The plug, voltage and frequency. | Kropla | www.kropla.com |
| Travel Southern Africa | Kumuka | www.Kumuka.com | |
| Travel tours photos | Small company running tours in Guatemala | ViaVenture | www.viaventure.com |
| travel walks routes | Database of walks in the Massif Central. French language. | France - Massif Central | www.rando-massifcentral.com |
| travel walks routes | News and postings for walkers. E.g. Foot and mouth info | France on foot | www.franceonfoot.com |
| Travel web cybercafe | How to stay connected | Warrior | www.warrior.com |
| Travel Wildlife video | Has live video cameras at African waterholes and the like. | Africam | www.africam.com |
| Weather Climate | Database of climate statistics for thousands of locations | World Climate | wwwworldclimate.com |
| weather forecasts | Now has excellent set of world-wide sites | BBC Weather | www.bbc.co.uk/weather |
| weather forecasts | The source! | Met Office | www.metoffice.gov.uk |
| weather forecasts | Get weather forecast tailored to your hobby | Weather | www.weather.co.uk |
| weather forecasts | Weather for 6,000 cities | Weather | www.onlineweather.com |