Airlines
For airline phone numbers and Web sites:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/travel/toolbox/airlinecontacts.htm
Discounted airfare for students:
http://www.travelcuts.com
http://www.airlinestickets.us/
Airports
For information on most of U.S. and global airports:
http://www.quickaid.com
For a list of airport codes, for seeking fares from online agencies:
http://flyaow.com/citycodeb.htm
Maps
See the leading map site for zoomable maps, turn-by-turn directions, aerial photos, and more:
http://www.mapquest.com/
Or see:
http://www.mapsonus.com/
Money
For a printable, pocket-size chart converting dollars into any currency:
http://www.oanda.com/converter/travel
Universal Currency Converter (simplest online currency converter):
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
For basic conversions and historical information:
http://www.oanda.com/
For Visa Card ATM Locations:
http://www.usa.visa.com/
For MasterCard and Cirrus ATM Locations:
http://www.mastercard.com/mcweb/index.jsp
For online Bill Paying:
http://finance.yahoo.com/bp
Safety and Political Warnings
For U.S. State Department travel warnings (urgent notices), public announcements (milder heads-ups) and consular information sheets (broad intelligence and travel reports):
http://travel.state.gov/
For current international security news and to register for free "hotspots" e-mail, an edited report drawn from major international newspapers:
http://www.airsecurity.com/hotspots.htm
Time and Date
Find the date and time of many major cities around the around:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
Translations
Translate whole websites or just blocks of text:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Travel
The U.S. Department of State Student Travel Abroad Website
http://studentsabroad.state.gov/
For more information regarding airline safety and flight regulations:
http://www.tsa.gov/
For more information about student flights, the International Student Identification Cards and travel products:
http://www.statravel.com/
For another company that offers great student flight rates: http://www.studentuniverse.com
Check this before you leave so you know what you can bring home:
http://www.customs.gov/
To see foreign countries' visa requirements, etc:
http://www.traveldocs.com/
For passport advice:
http://www.travel.state.gov/passport_services.html
Traveler Health
For good, country-specific reports, plus information on traveler diseases and treatments:
http://www.tripprep.com
Also worth consulting: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/travel.html
Weather
For anticipating future weather at most destinations (average highs, lows, rainfalls, etc.):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/weather/historical/historical.htm
For four day forecasts in major U.S. and international cities:
http://www.weather.com
AccuWeather, the most straightforward of the leading weather sites:
http://wwwa.accuweather.com/
Or see:
http://www.intellicast.com/
Work Abroad
To find opportunities:
http://www.bunac.org
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