AIR TRAVEL
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Travel Lingo explanation
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Airlines the links is a great reference page for finding Web pages of nearly every major airline in the world. |
Flyte Comm - flight tracking section, where you can track the status of any flight arriving or departing the United States or Canada
RLM Software flight tracker
FlightArrivals.Com - "The Internet's most comprehensive, independent source of arrival and departure info for all commercial airline flights over the US and Canada"
See the individual airlines below
SEAT MAPS - IS A SEAT GOOD OR BAD? In October 2001 frequent flyer Matthew Daimler launched SeatGuru.com with a single color-coded interactive airplane seating chart. Having realized the vast differences between airline seats, he was determined to build a repository of this useful information and share it with other travelers. For example, the position of power ports and seats with limited recline. SeatGuru has enjoyed incredible success and has expanded to over 275 airplane seatmaps from over 40 different airlines.
WHO FLIES WHERE?- By Mark Mayne, This is Travel - The budget airline industry in Europe has seen frantic action in recent years - companies have been thrown up, torn down and merged in a confusing whirl of brand names. The good news for the consumer is that no-frills flights are reaching more destinations, more regularly.
For any airline flights try Expedia.com, or Expedia in Canada, or Travelocity.com or Travelocity in Canada (all 11/04)
U.S. AVERAGE AIRFARES Here's a quick way to check what flying U.S. routes typically costs. Log on to www.FareReport.com and in an instant, you can find out what the average airfare is between two points. The data comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation, which keeps track of airfares charged by major airlines each' quarter. The tool is useful in benchmarking fares, and in finding cheaper alternative airports than what you might be thinking of using. It also quickly identifies the airline with the most flights on that route ,and the airline with the cheapest flights.
IATA 3-letter codes, the location identifier code of airports and cities around the world.
Air Routing International® maintains a multitude of data on airports around the world, including airport identifiers.
AirWise airport and air travel guide
US Transportation Security Administration - Travel tips for air travellers (04/05)
Guides for airports that I use
ABOUT CRUISING
The Cruise Lines International Association (10/97) site offers cruise line profiles. web-site links, cruising questions and answers, etc. A good place for cruise first-timers to start.
The Cruise Critic. (05/07) Cruise Critic, is an interactive community of seasoned and first-time cruisers who enjoy the fun of planning, researching and sharing their love of cruising. Cruise Critic is a comprehensive cruise vacation planning guide which includes objective cruise reviews on 225+ ships, 55 cruise line profiles, information on what to do and where to go in 135+ worldwide ports, readers' ship ratings and reviews, cruise bargains and cruise tips. Cruise Critic is dedicated to helping cruisers find the best ship suited to their own personal interests and plan the perfect cruise vacation. Cruise Critic also delivers late breaking news to cruise industry professionals. Cruise Critic owns the most heavily trafficked cruise message boards on the Web, with over 239,000 registered members.
Cruises Only claims to send more people on cruises than any other company in America, and that their website features the Internet's largest collection of customer reviews
All About CruiseMates.com: CruiseMates is an independently owned and editorially unbiased "Internet Cruise Magazine and Cruise Information Guidebook" offering accurate and up-to-the-minute cruise information and providing a place for cruise enthusiasts to meet.
ShipsandCruises.com is an independent website concentrating on the cruise industry. It was created to inform the traveling public around the world on the latest news in passenger shipping and perhaps re-create a bit of nostalgia for the liners of the past. Most items are hyperlinked for readers to go directly to the source of their interest
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Porthole Cruising Magazine features expertly written, sophisticated cruise and travel editorial for savvy consumers worldwide. Seasoned travel writers feature their stories, opinions, tips, and insights into the places they go and adventures they experience. From the relaxing pampering of an onboard spa to a wild African safari, you’ll be able to read about the cruise ships themselves, as well as the destinations — both near and far — that they visit around the globe. |
SeaLetter Cruise Reviews has many reviews of ships and cruises
Viking River Cruises When you come aboard their floating hotels, you will find yourself surrounded by the highest form of traditional European hospitality and you will experience river cruising at its best. Itineraries are exclusively designed to provide travelers with comprehensive sightseeing opportunities.
To share the experience of a Viking cruise down the Danube River have a look at my Danube web page and its pictures
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CRUISING IN CYBERSPACE. |
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Viking River Cruises We have cruised with Viking three times (2001 - 2003)
Norwegian Cruise Line We have cruised with Norwegian nine times. (1998 - 2005)
Celebrity Cruises We have cruised with Celebrity once, so far. (2006)
Holland America Line We have cruised with Holland America twice (2008 & 2009)
FREIGHTER CRUISES
The Cruise People - Freighters are working ships that carry about a dozen paying passengers along with cargo. There's no casino, no floor shows and no entertainment, but the people who do this aren't the people who want that. Meals are taken in the senior officers' dining room. For the most part freighters don't charge a single supplement so there are deals to be had for solo travellers.
Maris Freighter and Specialty Cruises offers you a summary of various sailings, destinations and prices at one quick, easy glance. And other sections and pages such as the News & Offers, a large Q&A-Travel Tips section, etc., will introduce you to these type of cruises and travel.
TravLtips. has, since 1967, assisted members to sail the world by unhurried, reasonably-priced freighters, traditional, specialty, and small ship cruises.
Freighter Travel from the Largest Travel Agency in the World Dedicated to Freighter Cruising. Freighter World Cruises
Rail Europe is your one source for European travel - Eurailpass, Europass, BritRail Passes, Flexi-passes, etc.
Rick Steves European Rail Guide - a great source of info. I find the maps especially helpful in planning, particularly the time/cost map
Canadian Rail Travel Tours "Others may sell you a seat; we give you an experience!" Also the new Canadian Rail Travel Guide is like having your own personal tour guide, on each train you travel to enjoy Canada’s scenic rail passenger routes.
BritRail for travelling around Britain
VIA Rail Canada
Via Rail in eastern Canada Easterly Class service - Montreal to Halifax Make your next train trip to the Maritimes a tourist experience in itself. By combining the many comforts of train travel and the thrill of discovery, the Easterly class offers more than a ticket to the Maritimes - through the guidance and companionship of a Learning Coordinator, it will show you the way to the region's past and traditions.
BUS TOURS |
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Vantage Travel- Vantage Deluxe World Travel is a well-respected tour operator with over 20 years of experience in creating high-quality yet affordable travel programs for mature travellers. (We toured the Adriatic by bus with Vantage)
Insight Vacations - Europe's premier escorted tour operator, provides premium escorted motorcoach vacations throughout Britain, Ireland, Europe, Scandinavia the Eastern Mediterranean and North America.
Trafalgar Tours - Since 1947 Trafalgar Tours has been a global leader in escorted tours, vacation packages and dream holidays to all your favourite destinations in Europe, Britain, USA, Canada, South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand
Collette Vacations - Collette has seen its presence expand from that of a regional motorcoach operator to a global vacation company that travels to all seven continents, with offices in three countries (United States, Canada and the United Kingdom).
Globus - The Globus family of companies consists of more than 30 tourism and aviation businesses, serviced by a group of more than 5,000 professionals worldwide. Combined, Globus and Cosmos carry about 500,000 passengers a year making the company the leading operator of guided vacations worldwide.
Tauck World Discovery - The world and its many wonders take on a whole new dimension when seen through the eyes of a Tauck travel experience. With more than 100 intriguing choices to the most popular destinations around the globe, our creative itineraries find the unusual, the little known, the extraordinary – and bring them to life.
British Columbia Ferries - Mainland to Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast
