Cypress College: Go Places!
Travel Links
Helpful Links
Scroll down for airlines, car rentals, cruises, and hotels.
Hot Sites:
Kayak.com searches many sites at once. Earthbooker.com for global discounts.
Cranky Concierge (for travel guidance):
http://crankyconcierge.com/discounts.php
Note: Remember that Southwest and JetBlue may not come up on larger search engines; you will need to go to their corporate websites.
Sherman's Top 25, ExpertFlyer.com. Read about: Steal Your Travel Agent’s Tricks: With the ExpertFlyer Web site, you can get an insider’s peek into fare classes and seat availability.
Time Zone Converter
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/
Currency Converter:
http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html
http://money.cnn.com/data/currencies/
Free Geography Quizzes:
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/
Local City Information:
http://cityguide.aol.com/main.adpee
Weather: http://www.weather.com/
Disability Travel and Recreation Info.
http://www.makoa.org/travel.htm
Travel Links:
Also try kayak.com and SdeStep.com
Expedia.com www.expedia.com
Travelocity.com www.travelocity.com
Orbitz.com www.orbitz.com
Looksmart Travel www.looksmart.com
Priceline www.priceline.com
Cheap Tickets www.cheaptickets.com
Lowest Fare www.lowestfare.com
Hotwire www.hotwire.com
Travelworm www.travelworm.com
Hotels.com www.hotels.com
Hotel Discounts www.hoteldiscount.com
All Luxury Hotels www.allluxuryhotels.com
All Cheap Hotels www.allcheaphotels.com
All Hotels www.all-hotels.com
Hotel Guide www.hotelguide.net
1 800 96 Hotel www.180096hotel.com
Cheap flights: www.Cheapflights.com
E-bookers www.ebookers.com (European site)
Opodo: www.opodo.com (European site)
Viajo: www.viajo.com (Latin American)
Zuji: www.zuji.com (Asia-Pacific)
Student Travel Sites:
Airlines (Domestic):
Alaska 800-426-0333www.alaskair.com
Aloha800-367-5250www.alohaairline.com
America West800-235-9292www.americawest.com
American 800-543-0460www.aa.com
Continental800-525-0280www.continental.com
Delta800-221-1212www.delta.com
Hawaiian800-367-5320www.hawaiianair.com
Jet Blue 800-538-2583www.jetblue.com
Northwest800-225-2525www.nwa.com
Southwest800-435-9792www.southwest.com
United 800-241-6522www.united.com
US Airways800-231-3131www.usairways.com
Airlines (International):
Aer Lingus800-IRISH-AIR www.aerlingus.com
Aeroflot888-340-6400 www.aeroflot.com
Aero California 800-237-6225
Aero Mexico 800-237-6639 www.aeromexico.com
Air Canada800-268-0024 www.aircanada.com
Air France800-237-2747 www.airfrance.com/us
All Nippon0120-029-333 Svc.ana.co.jp
British Airways 800-243-6822 www.ba.com
Cathay Pacific800-233-2742 www.cathaypacific.com/
China Airlines310-641-8888 www.china-airlines.com/
Iberia Airlines800-772-4642 www.iberia.es
Japan Airlines800-JAL-FONE www.japanair.com/e/
KLM 800-225-2525 www.klm.com
Korean Air800-438-5000 www.koreanair.com/
Lufthansa 800-645-3880 www.Luftshfusa.com
Mexicana 800-531-7923 www.mexican.com
New Zealand 800-262-1234 www.airnz.co
Quantas 800-221-2350 www.quantas.com
Ryanair: Europe’s biggest low-cost airline
SAS800-221-2350 www.scandinavian.net/
Singapore 800-742-3333 www.singaporeair.com
Virgin Atlantic800-862-8621 www.fiy.virgin.com
Car Rentals:
Alamo800-327-9633www.goalamo.com
Avis800-331-1212www.avis.com
Budget800-527-0707www.budget.com
Dollar800-421-6878www.dollar.com
Enterprise800-325-8007www.enterprise.com
National800-328-4300www.nationalcar.com
Thrifty800-367-2277www.thrifty.com
Cruise Lines:
Carnival800-227-6482 www.carnival.com
Celebrity 800-722-5941 www.celebritycruises.com
Crystal 800-554-0011 www.crystalcruising.com
Cunard 800-7-CUNARD www.cunard.com
Disney800-949-7797 www.disneycruise.com
Holland Am, 877-932-4259 www.hollandamerica.com
Norwegian800-327-7030 www.ncl.com
Princess800-774-6237 www.grandprincess.com
Royal Caribb. 800-398-9819 www.royalcaribbean.com
Seabourn 800-929-9391 www.seabourn.com
Silversea800-722-9955 www.silversea.com/
Windjammer Barefoot 800-327-2601 www.windjammer.com (Careful, they have $ trouble)
Windstar 800-258-SAIL www.windstarcruises.com/
Hotels:
Best Western800-528-1234www.bestwestern.com
Comfort Inn800-424-6423www.comfortinn.com
Days Inn800-633-1414www.daysinn.com
Doubletree800-528-04444 www.doubletree.com
Econo Lodge800-446-6900www.econolodge.com
Embassy Suite800-362-2779www.embassy.com
Four Seasons800-332-3442www.fourseason.com
Hampton Inn800-426-7866www.hamptoninn.com
Hilton 800-932-3322www.hilton.com
Holiday Inns800-465-4329www.6c.com
Howard Johnson 800-654-4656 www.hojo.com
Hyatt 800-233-1234www.hyatt.com
Intercontinental 800-327-0200 www.intercontinental.com
LA Quinta800-531-5900www.laquinta.com
Leading Hotel800-223-6800www.lhw.com
Marriott Courtyard 800-321-2211www.courtyard.com
Marriott/ 800-831-1000www.marriott.com
Motel 6800-4-MOTEL6 www.motel6.com
Preferred Hotels 800-323-7500 www.preferredhotels.com
Quality Inn800-228-5050www.qualityinn.com
Radisson800-777-7800www.radisson.com
Ramada800-228-2828www.ramada.com
Red Lion800-547-8010www.redlion.com
Regent International 800-545-4000www.regenthotels.com
Ritz Carlton800-241-3333www.ritzcarlton.com
Sheraton800-334-8484www.sheraton.com
Super 8800-800-8000www.super8.com
Travelodge800-255-3050www.travelodge.com
Westin800-228-3000www.westin.com
Documentation / Passport
US Customs rules on what you can bring home
Documentation needed to visit other countries (NOTE: Check with embassies of each country for most specific, up-to-date info).
U. S. State Department Travel (Passport, Visa, Warnings Info): http://travel.state.gov/
U.S. State Department Travel Advisories (Consular Info by Country): http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html
Transportation Security Administration: lists what you can bring on a flight.
Traveling in Europe EU site
Center for Disease Control—Health Information for Travelers http://www.cdc.gov/travel/
Emergencies Abroad
US Embassies, Consulates & Diplomatic Missions
Safety Abroad
Country-specific advice & warnings (State Dept.)
Safety tips for American travelers (State Dept.)
Safety for Study Abroad participants (State Dept.)
Medical tips for American travelers (State Dept.)
Money and Banking Abroad
Sending/Receiving Money Overseas in an Emergency
Images of other countries' money
Travel Advice and Guides
Advice for safe travel (State Dept.)
Background Notes & Country Pages (State Dept.)
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Online
Rec.Travel Library
JourneyLinks.com
Ticked.com: The Ticked-Off Traveler
National Geographic Travel
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/
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More Links:
AAA—Travel
http://ww2.aaa.com/AAA_Travel/Travel/travel.htm
http://www.aaa-calif.com/ (Southern California)
Affordable Travel
http://www.affordabletravel.org/
They have members only fares. Sign up and save.
ASTA: American Society of Travel Agents
Best Travel Service.com
http://www.besttravelservice.com/
Travel tips to USA, Canada and Caribbean
Booking Buddy.com
Search for cheap flights, hotels, cars, cruises, vacations.
CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association)
Cruise Lines International Association(CLIA), is the traveler's resource for planning a cruise vacation.
Informed Travel.com
http://www.informedtravel.com/
Search for flights, hotels, car rentals, vacations, cruises.
IATA (International Air Transport Association)
Trade association representing and serving the airline industry world-wide
Lowest Fare.com
Search for flights, hotels, cars, vacations and cruises
QIXO
Search for flights, hotels, cars, cruises, vacation packages and travel insurance
Side Step- the traveler’s search engine
Search for flights, hotels and car rentals.
Tic Trip
Search for flights, hotels, cruises, cars, vacations and entertainment
Transition Abroad—Travel Abroad
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/travel/index.shtml
Travel Worm
Focuses on trips to Las Vegas
Travel Zoo
http://supersearch.travelzoo.com/
Search for flights and hotels
Traveling.Net
Search for flights, hotels, car rentals and cruises
Travel Grove
Search for flights, hotels and cars
Travel Mania.com
Lists fares from several major discount airfare sites.
Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Travelers' concerns:
Rainbow Group of NAFSA (Assn. of International Educators)
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
International Lesbian and Gay Association
Fun Facts
http://www.extremescience.com/record_index.htm
For the hottest, wettest, highest, lowest places on earth.