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Not just airfare - these sites include information about trains, cruises, car rentals, and vacation packages.

About Cruises - Find deals and cruises to just about anywhere
Airline Consolidator - look for great cheap airfares!
Air Travel Center - a travel research, planning, and purchasing facility
Bestfares.com
Biztravel.com - not just for business travel, great booking features and specials
Flight Arrivals.com - Why sit and wait? Check filght arrival and departure info.
International Travel Tips
Kasbah - The travel search engine, the place to start!
The Lonely Planet Travel Guide
Lowest Fares Online
PlaneTickets.Com - while this site doesn't search for fares, it does link to all the top fare sites and has useful travel tips on security, current deals from major airlines, etc.

EarthWatch Institute - find expeditions for students, travelers and the adventurous
EarthWise Journeys - book tours, find adventures and volunteering info
Ecotourism Explorer - from the Ecotourism Society, a site for finding and travel ideas and vendors as well as help for the eco-entrepreneur

Access-able Travel Source - Travel tips, accessibility, lodging, transportaton, and equipment rental for the disabled
CDC Travel Info - Reference material for international travel including vaccinations and geographic risks, cruise ship inspections and disease outbreaks
Disabled Travelers .com - a terrific resource for traveling, from selecting cruises to traveling companions.
Dialysis Travel - good info for the dialysis patient who wants to travel for business or pleasure.
Travel Health Online - US State Dept. site including lists of foreign country entry requirements

AutoPilot - this site maps your route with the kind of road you like and points of interest
MapQuest - A consumer travel guide
MapsOnUs - maps, a Yellow Pages search and points of interest
Rand McNally - maps, plan a trip, and construction warnings

All about parks and camping

American Park Network - take virtual visits to many national parks around the country
The Appalachian Trail Conference - get trail information, events, condition reports, and learn how you can help
The Backpacker.com - this site is good for the beginner and the veteran alike, links to related discussion topics are sprinkled throughout, there is a question section and one devoted to food too!
Backpacker Magazine - great resources here for planning your next wilderness trek.
Campgrounds Direct - your guice to campgrounds around the world.
Go Camping America - A directory of parks form the National Assoc. of RV Parks and Campgrounds
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
National Park Service
OutdoorsNet - choose from info on fishing, hunting, camping, birding, sailing, etc. and link to books, videos and travel guides
USDA Forest Service - Camping, hiking, etc.
RVPARK.com - An Internet Camping directory
Trailplace.com - an interactive website for thru-hikers on the Appalachian Trail with daily reports from the trail

CitySearch - Where to go, what to do, how to get things done in the city of your choice
Frommer's - for indepth examinations of destinations and travel tip and planning sheets.
Rick Steves' - Europe through the back door!
Roadside America - your online guide to offbeat tourist attractions
Sidewalk City Guides - info on entertainment, restaurants, national buying guides and Yellow Pages
Tourism Offices Worldwide
Tourstates.com - links to State tourism Offices from the National Council of State Tourism Directors
Travlang - translating dictionaries, hotels, currency exchange and more
US State Department - Passports, travel warnings an publications
vacationtogether.com - shop for great vacation packages