travel services (online booking)

• 11thhourVacations - Last Minute Travel and Vacations
• Digital City Travel & Booking
• FareChase - The Internet's First Travel Comparison-Shopping Search Engine
• Go-today.com - Last Minute Travel
• Hotwire - Travel discounts on airline tickets
• ITA Software
• OneTravel.com - Love Price, Great Advice, All in ONE! [Rules Of The Air]
• Orbitz!
• QIXO - Integrating Many Travel Web Sites Into One
• Site59 - Your Source For Spontaneous Escape and Entertainment
• Smarter Living - Discount Travel, Internet Airfare Specials, Travel Sales and More
• Travelzoo
• TRIP.com
• Zuji - Asia-Pacific's premier online travel service

• AIR4LESS.com - Discount Airfares
• Air Courier Association - Cheap, inexpensive, low cost airline tickets
• Airfare Discount Store
• AirSaver.com - Discount Airfares and bargain airline ticket information
• AirTreks.com - Around-the-World Air Travelers
• Airvalues.com
• AllMalaysia.net
• American Express Travel & Entertainment
• Asiatravelmart.com
• Biztravel.com
• ByeByeNOW.com - The home of travel
• Cheap Tickets
• Cheaptrips.com
• Discount airfare from 4Airlines
• Disney Travel - Official Site for Disney Reservations and Tickets
• europebyair.com - Quick reliable discount air travel around Europe
• FLYCHEAP.COM
• FreeToGo - Making Travel More Convenient (before you travel)
• GetThere.com
• Internet Air Fares
• ITN : Internet Travel Network - by GetThere.com
• iQtaxi - Your Intelligent Taxi, Limousine, Sedan Choice
• Leisure Planet
• LowestFare.com
• Moment's Notice - Online Discount Travel Club
• Official Travel Guides
• priceline.com
• Sabre Inc.
• Savvio.com - Discount Travel for the Savvy
• SideStep - The Web's best travel deals
• STA Travel - Cheap Flights
• TheDailyAuction - Bid for flights on Lufthansa to Europe!!!
• TicketPlanet.com
• tiss.com - Cheapest Flights Around The World
• tiss.com.sg - The best deals on flights out of Singapore online
• Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
• Travel by Fingertip
• TravelBids - A Travel Auction
• traveldiscount.com - no-nonsense discount reservations
• TravelNow.com - Global Reservations
• Travelscape.com - Online Travel Agency
• TravelTerminal.Com - Questions about Air Travel, Fares, Online Reservations, Airports, etc.
• UNIGLOBE.com - Wired for Travel

car rental

• Auto Europe
• Auto France - Tour Europe in a new Peugeot
• Blue Chip Cars - Performance Car Hire
• Budget Rent A Car
• Classic Car Club
• Classic Car Hire - UK self-drive sports cars
• drivenimage.com - luxury and sports car rental
• e-Sixt - Luxury car rental
• Enterprise Rent A Car
• Environmental Vehicle Rental
• EuropCar
• Europe By Car - Discount Car Rental & Leasing
• Eurostyle Car Hire - London's premier performance and executive car hire
• EV Rental.com - Environmental Vehicle Rental
• Hertz Malaysia - Sime Darby Rent A Car Sdn Bhd
• Magne Charge Inductive Chargers for Electric Vehicles
• Specialty Car Rental of San Francisco

cruise lines, revews and online agents

CNT = Conde Nast Traveler's 2000 Readers' Choice Awards
T&L = Travel & Leisure 2001 World's Best Travel Awards

SMALL CRUISE LINES (T&L ranking)

1. Radisson Seven Seas Cruises (CNT #2)
2. Seabourn Cruise Line (CNT #2 - Large and #5 - Small)
3. Silversea Cruises (CNT #1)
4. Windstar Cruises (CNT #3)
5. Abercrombie & Kent

LARGE CRUISE LINES (T&L ranking)

1. Crystal Cruises (CNT #1)
2. Holland America (CNT #4)
3. Renaissance Cruises (CNT #9)
4. Royal Caribbean International (CNT #8)
5. Princess Cruises (CNT #7)
6. Cunard Cruise Line - Home of the famous QE2 (CNT #6)
7. Celebrity Cruises (CNT #5)
8. Norwegian Cruise Line (CNT #11)
9. Orient Lines (CNT #10)
10. Disney Cruise Line (CNT #3)

• Alaska Cruises - Adventure Cruises & Wilderness Tours
• American West Steamboat Company - Columbia River Cruises
• Carnival Corporation - Home of Carnival, Holland America, Windstar, Seabourn, Cunard cruises
• Carnival Cruise Lines
• Classical Cruises
• Clipper Cruise Line (CNT #6 - Small)
• Cruise Line International Association (CLIA)
• First European Cruises
• Golden Sun Cruises - 3-, 4-, and 7-day cruises in the Aegean Sea
• International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL)
• Orient-Express Trains and Cruises
• P&O Cruises
• Peter Deilmann River & Ocean Cruises (CNT #4 - Small)
• Premier Yachts, Inc. - includes Odyssey Cruises on the Potomac
• Royal Olympic Cruises (CNT #13 - Small)
• Star Clippers
• Star Cruises - Discover Asia-Pacific in style
• The World of ResidenSea
• United States Lines - Cruise Hawaii year round
• Uniworld Cruises
• Vagabond Cruises - Sydney Harbour, Australia
• Victoria Cruises - Cruises to the Three Gorges, China
• West Indies Cruises, Ltd. presents Havana
• Windjammer Barefoot Cruises (CNT #12 - Small)
• World Explorer Cruises

CRUISE REVIEWS

• Cruise.com - The internet's largest discount cruise seller
• Cruise Critic - Cruise Reviews, Message Boards, Readers Poll & More!
• Cruise Industry News
• CruiseMates - cruise reviews, ship reviews, cruise ships/lines, cruise bargains, etc.
• CruiseOpinion - #1 cruise review site on the Internet
• Cruise Review Library - Reviews from the passengers!
• Cruise Reviews
• Cruises-By-Net - Cruise ship itinerary, deck plans, etc. database
• Cruise on the Web
• Cruises R Us
• GalaxSea Cruises & Tours - includes Cruise Ratings
• i-cruise.com - the cruise portal
• Leisure Sails International, Inc. - Cruise Lines, Facts, Ratings, Questions, etc.
• Marine Expeditions
• The Cruise Web - cruising on CLIA member cruise lines
• The Cuba Cruising Corporation
• The Internet Cruise Travel Network
• Travel Dreams - Discount cruises, tours, cruise packages
• TravelPage.com's Cruise Page
• Uniglobe Online - Cruise Vacations

ONLINE AGENTS

• 1-2-Cruise - Cruise Discounts based in KS
• All Cruise Travel - Based in San Jose, CA
• American Way Cruise Vacations
• Anchors Away Cruise Agency - Cruises and Discount Cruise Vacation Guide
• Atlas Cruises & Tours
• Best Cruises - Call Now for a Free Quote
• cruisealaska.com - Alaska Cruise Specialists
• Cruise Discounts Online
• Cruise Experts, Inc.
• Cruise for Less - Discount Cruises
• Cruise Holidays of Beaverton, OR
• Cruise4Miles.com - Cruise With UA Mileage Plus Miles
• CruiseMagic.com - Discount Cruises
• Cruise Planners
• CruiseShipCenters - Leading Cruise Franchise Organization in Vancouver, Canada
• Cruises Inc
• Cruises of Value
• royalcaribbean4me.com - Royal Caribbean and Celebrity
• Worldwide Travel & Cruises - based in FL

holidays, festivals & cultures

CHINESE NEW YEAR DATES 恭喜發財

MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

2000 - Sept 12th	2004 - Sept 28th	2008 - Sept 14th
2001 - Oct 1st	2005 - Sept 18th	2009 - Sept 3rd
2002 - Sept 21st	2006 - Oct 6th	2010 - Sept 22nd
2003 - Sept 11th	2007 - Sept 25th	2011 - Sept 12th

• AltaVista Translations - Web-site translator
• Chinese Astrology - by Shelly Wu
• Chinese Calendar - Find out your Chinese zodiac
• Chinese Culture
• Chinese New Year & Chinese Calendar
• Chinese New Year by Chinascape
• Chinese New Year by K.C. Yong
• Chinese NY events - by the Bay Area Traveler
• Chinese NY Links
• Chinese Zodiac - What's your animal?
• Christmas.com
• Christmas Day
• EarthDay.Net
• Ethnologue - Languages of the World
• Family Culture - resources for Asian and multicultural families
• Festivals.com - Celebrating the World of Festivals and Events
• Four Winds Mahjong
• FreeTranslation.com
• Holidays on the Net
• Japanese Era Converters - Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei...
• le chinois.com
• Malaysia's Festivals
• Malaysian Public Holidays
• MandarinTools.com
• National Anthems
• Ocrat Chinese Pages - includes Animated Chinese Characters and Chinese Zodiac in Chinese
• Online Chinese Tools
• Space Day
• St. Patrick's Day
• The American-British - British-American Dictionary
• The Christmas Pages
• The Internet Mahjong Server
• The Worldwide Holiday and Festival Page - including The Chinese Calendar
• Travlang - Learn some new languages here
• US Federal Holidays
• US Holidays - 1776 till ?
• Wenlin Institute - Software for Learning Chinese
• World Public Hoidays Database - by tyco.com
• XiangQi Chinese Chess
• Zhongwen.com - Chinese Characters and Culture

maps & references

• 1999 World Factbook - Published by the CIA
• A Galaxy of Maps
• Almanac.com
• Atlapedia Online - Atlas-cum-encyclopedia
• Britannica.com - Encyclopedia on the web
• City Population - The largest cities in the world
• Demographia
• Digital City Maps
• Dynamic Map Company
• EtakGuide
• Geography @ About.com
• Geography Education - Mapping The World By Heart
• Global Statistics at Xist.org
• Graphic Map's World Atlas and Geography Facts
• International Population Database (IDB)
• Internet cafes guide - Cybercafes all over the world
• MapBlast! - Everyone needs a little direction in life
• Maporama.com
• Mapquest - Lotsa maps!
• Maps On Us
• Merriam-Webster Dictonary
• OneLook Dictionaries
• Oxford University Press - Oxford English Dictionary
• Population Clocks - World/US Population ticker
• Population.com - The largest information for population on the web
• Rand McNally - The Travel Site with Maps and a Travel Store
• Roget's Thesaurus
• Streetwise Maps
• TerraServer by Microsoft - 1 trillion bytes of maps
• The Anti Telemarkeer's Source
• The Ultimate Chat Dictionary - The best source for abbreviations and symbols used in chat
• Thomas Bros. Maps
• U.S. State Department - Travel pages
• Yahoo! Maps - Map any address in the US!

AREA CODES AND ZIP CODES

• Area Code Reverse Directory
• AreaCode-Info.com
• Help for World Travelers - World telephone, electric and television standards plus international dialling codes
• JCS Zip and Area Codes, City Search, Dealer Locator, and 800 Routing
• North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) - Area Code Maps
• Telephone Prefix Location List
• You Are Where You Live - Punch in a US Zipcode and find out who your county's lifestyle
• Zip Code to City, County, Area Code; Surrounding Zips; Distances, etc.
• ZIP Code Look-up & Address Information - by USPS
• ZipFind - Zip Code locator, distances, population, etc.
• zipinfo.com

DATE, TIME, DISTANCE & CURRENCY

• About Daylight Saving Time - History, rationale, laws and dates
• Burbs Time Zone Converter
• Cheat Sheet for Travelers - Wallet-sized table of currency rates
• CoinClub.com - Numismatic & Coins homepage
• Date and Time Gateway - International Time Zones
• Daylight Saving Time - Great website explaining what DST is all about...
• Distance Calculator - Compute distances between two cities
• Local Times Around the World
• Online Conversion
• Ron Wise's World Paper Money Homepage
• Sunclock - Day and Night on Earth
• Sunrise, Sunset Calendars and Local Time
• The Calendar Zone
• The Official U.S. Time
• The Time Zone Page
• The World Clock - Local times for hundreds of cities
• The World Time Server
• Time Service Department - U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington D.C.
  1. USNO Master Clock Time
  2. USNO World Time Zones
  3. USNO Millennium Program
• timeanddate.com - DST
• Timeless Calendar - Calendar for any year
• Today Date and Time - A wealth of information
• USNO Data Services - Sun and Moon data (rise/set), moonphases, eclipses, earth's seasons, easter, etc.
• World Time Zone - Local times for all countries
• WORLDTIME - Interactive atlas, time info, public holidays

MAGAZINES

• American Express Travel and Entertainment
• Best Fares Discount Travel Magazine
• Concierge.com - The travel supersite
• Conde Nast Traveler Magazine
• DestinAsian - Travel & Lifestyle Magazine based in Indonesia
• Epicurious Travel - Online home of Conde Nast Traveler
• Escape Artist Homepage - Great resource site
• Etravels.net - Expedia Travels
• Geographia Homepage
• Hemispheres Magazine - United Airlines inflight magazine
• Luxury Travel Magazine - based in Australia
• National Geographic Traveler
• Salon Travel
• Tourism Asia - Online travel magazine
• Travel Confidential
• Travel Holiday Online
• Travel & Leisure Magazine
• TravelAsia Magazine
• TTG Asia
• WHERE Magazines International

PASSPORTS, VISAS & FLAGS

• 3DFlags.com - 3D Animated Flags
• AllStates Flag & Banner Co.
• CRW Flags Inc.
• Flags of the World
• Passport Express
• Passports and Visas.com
• Travel Document Systems - Passports, visas, etc.
• U.S. Citizens foreign entry requirements
• Visa requirements for every nationality @ travel.com.au
• World Flag Database Index

architecture, skyscrapers, theme parks & national parks

• American Park Network
• Architecture Asia - The architect & design network for Asia
• BIG Buildings
• buschgardens.com - Theme parks by Anheuser Busch
• Coral World International Marine Parks
• CTBUH : Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat - Listing of the world's tallest buildings
• 
  1. Walt Disney World - Orlando, FL
  2. Disneyland - Anaheim, CA
  3. Disneyland - Paris, France
  4. Tokyo Disneyland
• e-Architect - for Architects and the Architectural Profession
• European High-Rise Site
• Foster & Partners - Architect wonder Lord Norman Foster
• Fox Studios Baja and Foxploration - near Tijuana, Mexico
• Great Buildings Online
• High-rise buildings in the world
• International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA)
• Mega Projects - IEEE report on modern marvels of engineering
• Michael Graves & Associates
• Millennium Partners - Developers of Mixed-use Luxury Properties
• National Park Foundation
• National Parks and Conservation Association
• PARKNET - National Park Service (NPS)
• Parks & History Association
• RECREATION.GOV - Recreational Opportunities on Federal Lands
• seaworld.com - SeaWorld Adventure Parks
• Six Flags of America
• Skidmore, Owings and Merrill - Famous architects
• Skyscraper Homepages
• SkyscraperPage.com
• Skyscrapers of the World
• Skyscrapers.com
• Sunway Lagoon - Malaysian waterpark
• The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
• The High Rise Site
• WTB / World's Tallest Building by Jeff Jerzer
• Universal Studios Escape - Orlando, FL
• Universal Studios Experience Beijing
• Universal Studios Hollywood - Universal CityWalk
• Universal Studios Japan - Osaka
• Universal Studios Port Aventura - Spain
• World of Coasters
• World Federation of Great Towers
• World Monuments Fund

SPACE - THE FINAL FRONTIER

• Astronaut Hall of Fame
• Florida's Space Coast
• Kennedy Space Center
• Space Adventures
• Space Transportation Association

travel agents, tours & vacations

• Abercrombie & Kent - US Tour operator
• African Travel Inc. - Safaris, Tours, Travel, Air tickets to Africa and Egypt
• Air France Holidays
• Airtours Group
• America West Vacations
• American Airlines Vacation Packages
• American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA)
• API Travel Consultants
• Atlantis Adventures
• Austravel
• Berjaya Vacation Club Berhad - Vacation Membership
• CentralHolidays.com - Tours, cruises, ski vacations, etc.
• China Travel Specialists
• Classic Custom Vacations - Travel Hawaii, America, Caribbean, Europe
• Continental Airlines Vacations
• Crown Travel - Specials, Family Travel Specialist, Honeymoon Specialist
• Delta Vacations
• Destination Spas
• Diethelm Travel
• Diners World Travel Singapore
• Disney Vacations
• European Tours
• Gate1Travel
• Global Travel International
• Go Ahead Vacations - Affordable Group Travel to Europe and Beyond
• Grand Getaways, Inc. - Upscale trip and itinerary planning
• iExplore - The Site for Adventure Travel
• Impulse Holidays
• Insight International Tours
• INTRAV - Small-ship/River cruises, private jets and safaris, etc.
• Italiatour - by Alitalia
• Japan & Orient Tours
• Ken-Air
• Lindblad Special Expeditions
• Luxury Travel, Value Vacations - Singapore, Bali, UK, Mexico, Caribbean, Hawaii
• Malaysia Bagus Luxury Holidays
• Malaysia Travel Advisors - Packages and tours to South East-Asia
• Mayflower Acme Tours
• MIR Corporation - Travel to Russia, Central Asia, Eastern Europe
• MGM Mirage Vacations
• NATAS - National Association of Travel Agents Singapore
• Newmans Holidays New Zealand
• Norvista - Scandinavia, Russia, Baltics
• Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
• Perillo Tours - #1 tour operator to Italy, Hawaii
• PremierTravelDeals.com - Travel and airfare auctions to Africa
• Qantas Vacations
• Quality Travel Services Online
• Reef & Rainforest Worldwide Adventure Travel
• Reliance Sightseeing, Malaysia
• Reliance Travel
• Reliance Travel Agencies Singapore
• Ritz Tours
• Rocky Mountaineer Railtours - The Most Spectacular Train Trip in the World
• Rovos Rail Tours - Luxury Rail Safari
• SA Tours - Best tours agency in Asia
• Scantours - Tours to Scandinavia
• See Italy with Caravella Italia
• SKI Magazine
• Ski.com - The World's #1 Skiing Resource
• SkiMaps.com - The Web's ski resource
• SkiNet.com - The Internet's greatest skiing resource
• Skitours Ski Vacations
• SnowPak Online - Ski Resort Packages
• Southwest Airlines Vacations
• Specialty Travel Index Online
• STA Travel
• Starwood Vacations
• StaySingapore Tours
• Sundance Helicopters - Grand Canyon Tours
• Sunfinder Vacations - Travel guide to a great beach vacation
• Tiglion Travel Services Company -1-Stop Shop for Travelers (HK-based)
• Trafalgar Tours
• Travel Discount Network
• Travel First Class Around The World
• Triways Travel Network
• Uniglobe Tour 'N Travel Web Site
• United States Tour Operators Association - Tours, Vacation Packages, etc.
• United Vacations
• United Vacations Asia - Pacific Bestour
• Universal Studios Vacations
• University City Travel
• Untours
• Upscale Travel, Tours and Cruises
• Virtual Voyages - The Destination Directory