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World travel and tourism

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360 Travel Guide: Free panoramic hand-held camera-shot footage ('virtual tours') of locations worldwide, including Andorra, Bulgaria, the Canary Islands, Finland, Gibraltar, Nepal, Tanzania and the West Bank. Also offers a Newsletter with archived issues online, travel blogs, a travel directory and competitions.
Author: Sheppard, Fiona
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: moving images
BUG: Backpackers Ultimate Guide: Information on backpacking around Europe, Australia, and the Pacific. Includes details of transport, money, destinations, entry requirements, festivals, hostels, and work.
Author: BUG services
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: guide
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Constantly updated information on world travel, vaccinations, statistics, training and employment.
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects: diseases, health statistics, preventive medicine, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 614
Resource type: documents
CIA World Factbook: Extensive reference work containing recent basic information about every country in the world, including details of geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: development studies, international relations, world economic data, world history, world population, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 351
Resource type: reference document
City Guides: Collection of guide books covering cities in North America, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and Africa. Material includes maps of each city and surrounding area, photographs, weather forecasts, information about tourist attractions, and details of popular restaurants. Hotel discounts are available.
Author: Open World
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: guides
CNN.com./TRAVEL: Travel information for frequent travellers. Includes the latest travel news, a list of destinations for users to choose from, guides for individual cities around the world, links to basic travel information, and a ski report for the United States.
Author: Cable News Network
Subjects: united states travel and tourism, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 917.3
Resource type: news
Destination Guides: Tourist guides to over to over 80 cities and resorts worldwide, covering attractions, accommodation, restaurants and travel, with accompanying photographs.
Author: Preview Travel
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: promotion
Eldred Training and Development: Company providing products and services for the hospitality market. Includes training materials, books, videos, job aptitude tests and management tools.
Author: Eldred Training and Development
Subjects: business education, management practice, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 647.94
Resource type: productinfo
Excite Travel: Travel guide to cities and other destinations around the world, with maps and associated information.
Author: At Home Corporation
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: documents
Fodors.com: Fodor's trip planner allows searching for recommended hotels and restaurants according to location, price and facilities, giving a rating for each establishment. Includes Smart Travel Pages, which allow the user to create a personalised destination guide according to menu choices, covering cities all around the world.
Author: Fodors LLC
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: documents, promotion
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice: Official UK government advice for British citizens travelling abroad, to help travellers avoid trouble, especially threats to their personal safety arising from political unrest, lawlessness, violence, natural disasters, epidemics, anti-British demonstrations and aircraft safety. Includes the full range of travel advice notices, and a selection of consular information material.
Author: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: documents, news
Foreign Languages for Travellers: Online translating dictionaries, language introductions and travel information. Includes a Word of the Day translated into at least 50 languages.
Author: Travlang
Subjects: dutch, esperanto, european travel and tourism, translating dictionaries, welsh language, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 400
Resource type: dictionary collection, guide
Gapyear.com: Offers resources for current or future students embarking on a gap year. Features information on independent travel, money matters, health and insurance, and visas and embassies.
Author: Gap Year Company
Subjects: higher education students, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 378.1
Resource type: documents
Health Advice for Travellers: Basic health tips, forms, procedures, for travel within Europe and elsewhere.
Author: Department of Health
Subjects: european travel and tourism, global health, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: guide
Hotelguide.com: Database of all categories of hotels worldwide, with information about daily rates, facilities, and the chance to book directly.
Author: Hotelguide.com
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: directory
Interactive World Factbook: Encyclopaedia of countries worldwide, including flags, geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communications and defence.
Author: Information Technology Associates
Subjects: government links, transportation, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: book
MapQuest: Driving Directions: Provides detailed directions of journeys between any two given destinations in Europe or North America.
Author: MapQuest.com
Subjects: british travel and tourism, european travel and tourism, road travel, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: guide
Nations Online: Gateway to a wide range of information on the countries of the world, including official national and regional government resources, maps, and statistics. Users are invited to click on an interactive map which takes them on a geographical, historical, and sociological tour of the location selected.
Author: Kastle, Klaus
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: documents, index
Photo.net: Founded by Philip Greenspun in the early 1990's, photo.net is a subject guide about the practical art of photography. The resource consists of discussion forums, a gallery of thumbnails linking to larger sized images, a series of tutorials, equipment and product reviews, classifieds and illustrated travel guides. Free registration is required to access some material.
Author: Photo.net
Subjects: photographs, photography, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 771
Resource type: guide, images
Pro-Poor Tourism: Putting Poverty at the Heart of the Tourism Agenda: Assesses the effect of tourism on the livelihoods of the poor and considers the significance of tourism in poverty stricken countries. Factors which restrict and encourage the participation of the poor in the industry are outlined, and ways in which the tourist industry can become pro-poor are suggested.
Author: Overseas Development Institute
Subjects: poverty, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 338.479
Resource type: document
Travel Images: Organised by region then country, this collection of images depicts landmarks, cultural scenes, buildings, markets, and people from around the world. Photographs can be accessed via a pull down menu, or an interactive map.
Author: Torres, Miguel
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: image collection
Travelocity Destination Guide: Offers a brief guide to all the countries in the world, with recent news. Members of Travelocity can make travel reservations, and book flights and seats online. Membership is free.
Author: Sabre Group
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: documents, service
USIT Campus: UK section of the international travel agency for students and young people. Features online fare quotations, information on destinations and service descriptions.
Author: Campus Travel
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: productinfo
Virtual Tourist: Offers information on tourism around the world, based on the experiences of over 90,000 members.
Author: Kinesava Geographics
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: directory
World Travel Guide: Basic reference information about every country in the world, including area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
Author: Columbus Press
Subjects: geographical data, world population, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: documents
World66.com: Provides a series of travel guides to popular destinations around the world at both country and city level. Information such as landmarks, accommodation, and restaurants can be sought. General travel resources are also available including safety and security tips, health advice, and a currency converter.
Author: World66.com
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: guide