The Business Traveller's Resource Guide

Banks & Financial Institutions

Finance Hub (List of Banks On The Web)

Find out about any bank or financial institution throughout the world. Straight forward and informative.

http://www.catalog.com/intersof/finance/banks.htm

Online Banking And Financial Services

Links to banks, credit unions & building societies, investment services, financial services and other sites related to money, PLUS late breaking financial news.

http://www.orcc.com/banking.htm

ATM's Worldwide - Presented by InfoSeek

http://www2.infoseek.com/Travel/Business_travel/ATMs_around_the_world

Financial News

Business Travel News - Presented by Excite Travel

http://city.net/features/interests/business/

International Herald Tribune

http://www.iht.com/

Olsen & Associates, Ltd.

A world leader in advanced forecasting technology for financial markets.

http://www.olsen.ch

Reuters - The Business of Information

The world's leading financial information company

http://www.reuters.com/

CNN Financial Network

http://www.cnnfn.com

Money World

The UK's personal finance website.

http://www.moneyworld.co.uk/moneyworld/

Business Travel News

http://www.btnonline.com

Push Technology

PointCast (Continuous up- to date information). The first to offer push feeds offering updated reports featuring news, weather, the stock market and lifestyle information.

http://www.pointcast.com/

Financial Times

The premier site for international business news, comment and analysis.

http://www.ft.com/

SKATE

Your key to the Russian Financial Markets.

http://www.skate.ru

Investments, Trade & Stock

E*Trade Homepage

Provides universal access to the markets via the Web, America Online, CompuServe, direct-modem connection and touchtone phone (via our TELE*MASTER system). You'll also get the full trading capabilities, fast executions, and online portfolio management you expect from the industry leader.

http://www.etrade.com

Trading Gateway (for On-line trading)

https://www.esi.co.uk/trading/

Electronic Share Information

Offering investors real-time share prices and on-line trading.

http://www.esi.co.uk

Airlines & Airports

QuickAID Airport Directory

Now you can find the best information on airport ground transportation, shops and services, hotels, even terminal maps quite easily with this very informative and helpful website. There are hundred's of direct links to airports throughout Europe and worldwide.

http://www.quickaid.com/airports/

(click on "other airports worldwide")

Airports Listings World-wide

http://www.hotelstravel.com/airports.html

TRAVELOCITY

An excellent site. Through the SABRE system, Travelocity offers schedules for more than 700 airlines; reservations and tickets for more than 400 airlines; reservations and purchase capabilities for more than 34,000 hotels and 50 car rental companies worldwide.

http://www.travelocity.com/

ITN's Airlines of the Web

Online information and reservations for air travel. You can make reservations online and get a lot of information on as many as 500 airlines worldwide, even historical information.

http://www.itn.net/airlines

Airline Information Online On The Internet

Links to most of the popular and reputable services available on the Internet for buying air tickets and making online bookings.

http://iecc.com/airline/

Airline Toll-Free Numbers & Web Sites

http://www.princeton.edu/Main/air800.html

Restaurants And Dining

Fodor's City File - Restaurants Around the World

http://travel.epicurious.com/

Airline Mileage Partners

The Air Bank

http://www.airawards.com

Courier & Postal Services

Mailhandlers Shipment Tracking

The tracking pages of the major courier companies. Click on the courier company you want and go directly to their tracking service.

http://www.mailhandlers.com/pg000005.htm

Sprint International Express

Offering the latest possible collection and earliest possible delivery with timed deliveries to Europe and the US always available.

http://www.sprintexpress.co.uk/courier.htm

Sprint Special Services Program

At short notice Sprint can arrange timed deliveries to most major European and U.S. destinations and special on-board couriers to anywhere worldwide.

http://www.sprintexpress.co.uk/special.htm

TNT Express Worldwide

http://www.tntew.com/

Purolator Courier

http://www.purolator.ca/index.html

Airborne Express

http://www.airborne-express.com/index.htm

Emery Worldwide

http://www.emeryworld.com/index.html

DHL Worldwide Express Homepage

Allows customers to track the movement of their parcels through the worldwide DHL courier network.

http://www.dhl.com/

UPS Home Page

http://www.ups.com/

Welcome To FedEx

http://www.fedex.com/

United States Postal Services

Rate Calculator, Express Mail Tracking, Zip Codes - everything you'll need to make sure your mail gets to where it needs to go.

http://www.usps.gov

The Air Courier Association

An association for the international freight industry. Provides freelance couriers to fill 40,000 round-trip flights from the US each year meeting the needs of foreign freight brokers.

http://www.aircourier.org/

Courier Service Index

Excellent listing of various courier services and their homepages.

http://www.trafficworld.com/4G9ahU0b/reg/tlinks/tcourier.htm

Conference & Meeting Venues

Worldwide Conference Centre Directory

A searchable database of worldwide convention, conference and exhibition centres.

http://www.cat-publications.com/wccd.htm

Trade Shows and Conferences Online

Quickly find information about any of the more than 10,000 trade shows taking place worldwide.

http://www.itn.net/cgi/get?itn/resources/tshows:RCxhCT7L_zy

Recommended Meeting Sites in Europe

Provides information about a series of selected locations which are well suited for business meetings, workshops, seminars and summer schools. Assist organizers in selecting fully-equipped, well-functioning and pleasantly located conference centres or hotels specifically for small meetings of 30 to 150 persons with budgetary constraints.

http://www.wkap.nl/natopco/pco_site.htm

Conference Venues - Overseas

http://www.martex.co.uk/ace/acegp13.htm

Athenaeum Hotel & Apartments - Piccadilly & London

Four meeting and conference rooms, three with natural light. Each is equipped with the latest in conference technology, including video satellite conferencing facilities in the Board Room. By night, the rooms may be transformed to host private dinners in luxury and traditional surroundings.

http://www.athenaeumhotel.com/

Millennium Broadway (New York) Conference Center

Encompassing five floors and 33 dedicated meeting rooms, Millennium Conference Center at Millennium Broadway is the city's only hotel conference center, and can accommodate groups ranging from five to 150.

http://www.millbdwy.com/

TheBiz - Marketing Venues

The Marketing section provides a gateway to a whole range of marketing data, products and services for above and below the line as well as creative services, venues and exhibitions.

http://www.thebiz.co.uk/mar.htm

The Corporate Team

The UK's Ultimate in hotel reservations and conference co-ordination services - and it's free! For over 25 years they have been building a reputation as the UK's most responsive and cost effective hotel booking agency.

http://www.corporateteam.co.uk/

Conference Venues - Britain

http://www.martex.co.uk/ace/acegp12.htm

Top Conference Venues Bahrain

http://ns.netventures-ltd.com/bh/bconf.htm

B & B's and Country Inns

Inns & Outs

Information on over 20,000 B&B' and Inns around the world.

http://www.innsandouts.com/

B&B Online

A comprehensive guide with descriptions for over 1,400 Bed & Breakfasts and Country Inns featuring over 800 with color pictures.

http://www.bbonline.com

Hotels & Resorts

Travelweb – The Online Reservation System

A travel Internet booking service that has quickly established its niche as the largest, interactive site in which consumers can freely research and reserve hotel rooms around the world as well as reserve and purchase airline tickets. Most of TravelWeb's 17,000 hotels are bookable online. Because of its connection to THISCO's UltraSwitch, TravelWeb enables travelers to directly access hotels' central reservations systems to check room availability and shop for the best rates.

http://www.travelweb.com

The Hotel Guide

This is the Internet's largest source of hotel information and booking around the world. About 50,000 hotels worldwide of all categories are included in their database with information about daily rates, facilities, and more. Book directly and save money!

http://www.hotelguide.com

Expedia Resources - Hotel Directory

Links to more than 29,000 properties around the globe—from luxury resorts to bed-and-breakfasts. The step-by-step "wizard" helps you find and reserve lodgings based on location, price, amenities, and proximity to airports or attractions.

http://www.expedia.msn.com/daily/hoteldir/

Asia's All Class Hotel and Resort Reservation Service

Features over 400 hotels and resorts in 70 destinations for your preview and online reservation. Begin your journey by clicking on the country of your choice and enjoy the varities of hotels & resorts, scenic graphics, & valuable contents.

http://asiatravel.com/index.html

Athenaeum Hotel & Apartments - Piccadilly & London

http://www.athenaeumhotel.com/

Golf Resorts

Global Golf Guide

Takes you to the finest golf resorts around the world.

http://www.golfmedia.com/rst_listings.html

Hotel Booking Services

TRAVELOCITY

An excellent site. Through the SABRE system, Travelocity offers schedules for more than 700 airlines; reservations and tickets for more than 400 airlines; reservations and purchase capabilities for more than 34,000 hotels and 50 car rental companies worldwide.

http://www.travelocity.com/

ABT (Association of Business Travellers)

Serving the business traveller since1980 offering online hotel and reservation services for frequent travellers.

http://www.abt-travel.com/

iiONLiNE Presents American Express Travel Reservations

You now have the ability to make airline, car and hotel arrangements and to purchase your airline tickets on the Internet. Simply make your reservations on-line and AE will deliver your tickets to you via Federal Express, free of charge.

http://www.iion.com/WinterNet/partner/amex/amex.html

Biztravel - The Internet company for Frequent Business Travellers

You can book flights, cars and hotels and keep track your frequent flyer programs. You'll also find a comprehensive listing of hotels, restaurants, airports, weather, directions and more.

http://www.biztravel.com/V4/newhome.cfm

Internet Travel Network (ITN)

Proving online reservation services to corporations, travel agencies, consumers and web sites. They are the first fully authorized World Wide Web interface with a national reservation system providing real-time airline, car rental and hotel reservations free to users of the Internet. Their system will save you valuable time while at the same time providing you with more information about your travel plans.

http://www.itn.net/cgi/get?itn/resources/business:RCxhCT7L_zy

Small Luxury Hotels of the World

For the discerning guest on corporate business.

http://www.slh.com/

Converters, Adaptors, Electrical & Plugs

On The Road - Resources for the computer equipped international traveller

An excellent site.

http://www.roadnews.com

TeleAdapt Online

Resource for international modem connectivity. Discover their mobile communications solutions: telephone adapters, phone plug adapters, acoustic couplers, cellular and mobile phone connections, telephone adaptors, laptop batteries, digital PBX adapters and power plug adaptors.

http://www.teleadapt.com/

Global Connections Travel Accessories

Provides helpful information about what you need to know about individual countries on the subject of voltage converters, security essentials, clothing care essentials, language aids, electric appliances and more.

http://www.sky.net/~globalco/gctacc.htm

Electrical and Telephone Plug List from Travelers Emporium

A comphrensive guide showing the various electrical and telephone plugs used throughout the world.

http://www.travelstuff.com/plglist.html

The World Electric Guide

This is a guide to some important issues when deciding to use your electrical appliances in another country. It includes a table describing electrical systems worldwide, illustrations of electrical plugs you may run across, advice on using your computer and other general advice that you may find helpful.

http://www.cris.com/~Kropla/electric.htm

Corporate & Temporary Housing

HandiLinks - From Rentals to Corporate Housing

http://www.ahandyguide.com/cat1/r/r427.htm

National Interim Housing Network

Their affiliate offices offer well over 20,000 housing units at more than 2,000 sites throughout the continental United States and in Canada and the United Kingdom. The NIHN referral and information system provides centralized, coordinated toll-free access to our affiliates everywhere.

http://www2.csn.net/ih/nihn.htm

Rent Net National Temporary Housing Guide

National Database of short-term furnished executive housing, condos, apartments.

http://rent.net/shorterm.html

Long Distance Service Providers

AT&T WorldNet Service

Access number connections and rates.

http://www.att.net

At&T Worldwide Traveller

Find those Access Numbers and simple calling instructions, plus lots of other great tips and information to make your international calling and travel as hassle-free as possible.

http://www.att.com/traveler

Welcome to MCI

http://www.mci.com/

International Tipping Advice

Tips on tipping around the world.

Includes the following countries: France * Germany * Scandinavia * England * Hungary * Poland * Romania * Russia * Asia * Korea * Thailand * China * Vietnam * Hong Kong * India * South Pacific * Australia * New Zealand * Africa * On Safari * Egypt * Morocco and South America.

http://www.quinwell.com:80/intltip.html

Top 5 Financial Hubs

Hong Kong * Tokyo * London * Milan * Sydney

Gates96

They personally surf the web to find the best information targeted towards your specific business needs when visiting one of these mega cities. Their site provides direct links to the most popular and reputable hotels and restaurants, information about each countries transporation systems and useful links when you're looking for leisure activities as well. An excellent and very informative site.

http://www.gates96.com/

Overseas Travel - What You Need To Know

US State Department - Bureau of Consular Affairs

Some of the helpful links for the following services include:

http://travel.state.gov/index.html

The World's Most Dangerous Places

Covers Eastern Europe and Russia (along with other places throughout the world) with topics such as:

Worth reading as a part of making your business travel arrangments.

http://www.fieldingtravel.com/dp/index.html

Visas & work Restrictions - Presented by InfoSeek

http://www2.infoseek.com/Travel/Business_travel/International_visas_and_work_restrictions

Travel Formalities & Useful Hints About Indonesia

http://www.emp.pdx.edu/htliono/hints.html

Health Advice And Travel Vaccination Requirements

http://www.swiftcall.co.uk/medical

CDC Travel Information

Vital health information for international travellers.

http://www.cdc.gov/travel/travelmap.html

The Web Of Culture

Details relating to embassies and consulates, cuisine and currency.

http://www.worldculture.com/

National Tourist Offices

http://www.thebiz.co.uk/humtrvnat.htm

All of the Embassies of Washington, D.C.

The Electronic Embassy provides information on each of the embassies in Washington D.C., with links to Web-based resources where available.

http://www.embassy.org/embassies/index.html

Distance Calculator - How Far Is It?

http://www.indo.com/distance/

Public Transportation

Routes International

Links to public transportation around the world by land, sea, air, and space. You can also search more than 130 newspapers in their network through "News Works".

http://routesinternational.com/

City Transit Links

http://routesinternational.com/city.htm

QuickAID - Door to Door Shuttle Service

An excellent listing of various companies providing door-to-door shuttle service throughout the USA.

http://www.quickaid.com/airports/lax/company/doordoor.html

Transportation Information - Indonesia

An excellent page that provides all the necessary information you need to know about their public transportation, i.e., air , land, car hire,sea, and local (taxis & hourly Chauffeur-driven cars).

http://www.emp.pdx.edu/htliono/trans.html

Super Shuttle International, Inc. (USA)

Pioneer and leader in shared-ride airport ground transportation offering including ExecuCar, Group and Charter services.

http://www.supershuttle.com/index.html

Foreign Currency Exchange

Foreign Exchange Rates

From the Australian Dollar to the Venezuelan Bolivar and everything in between.

http://www.dna.lth.se/cgi-bin/kurt/rates

Expedia Resources - Currency Converter

Simply type the number of currency units you want to convert and then select the desired currencies from the drop-down lists provided.

http://www.expedia.msn.com/pub/curcnvrt.dll?qscr=alcc

Subways & Undergrounds

The Subway Navigator

Allows you to find routes in subway systems in various cities around the world.

http://metro.jussieu.fr:10001/bin/cities/english

Translators & Interpreters

Aquarius Directory of Translators and Interpreters

The most comprehensive and the largest interactive database of translators and interpreters on the Web. They can help you locate and contact the best translators in the world directly, without intermediates or agencies. Search their comprehensive Database by language(s), service(s), company name or location.

http://aquarius.net/

Corporate Gifts

The Sharper Image

http://www.sharperimage.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/SharperImage.woa

Cyber Flowers & Gifts

Your one-stop Internet Shopping for Flowers and Gifts. You will find most extensive product selection of Beautiful Fresh Flower Bouquets, Elegant Roses, Balloons, Deluxe Irresistible Gift Baskets,Teddy Bears,Plush Toys, Delicious Chocolates, Popular Holiday Gifts, Unbeatable Prices with Worldwide delivery.

http://www.cyberflowersandgifts.com/

Welcome to Balducci's Online - USA & Canada

Over one million customers visit this store each year to enjoy the meats, cheeses, prepared foods, and desserts that have made them famous. Now you can enjoy this same fine culinary experience by shopping from their Online Store.

http://www.balducci.com/

INTERNATIONAL GIFTS NETWORK

"The World's Virtual Gift Shop"

From country to country they feature the finest quality, handmade and all natural gifts from around the world. From fine, Old World craftsmanship to modern, award-winning designs, you'll find the perfect gift for any occasion every time.

http://international-gifts.com/Gifts/international/International-Gifts.html

The Green Goddess Gift Baskets - Corporate Gifts

Custom gift baskets for conventions, individuals and corporations. They can incorporate your logo and advertising products into a memorable gift. Excellent promotional items, employee or client appreciation, sales incentives and door openers. 

http://www.the-green-goddess.com/corp.htm

International Business Etiquette

Worldwide Business Executive Resources

Your source for information on internatinal business practices, international business protocol, international etiquette, cross-cultural communcation, negotiating tactics and country-specific data. You'll also find a variety of unique products and services which are designed to help you conduct successful business abroad.

http://www.worldbiz.com/

Global Toasts

During your global travels, or even your dealings with foreign friends and co-workers, you just may have the need one day to know how to make a proper toast in another language.

http://www.worldculture.com/toasts.htm

Body Gestures

Body gestures have different meanings according to the country in which they are expressed. Here you will find the proper body etiquette in the nations of the world on a per continent basis.

http://www.worldculture.com/gestures.htm

Travel Gear & Accessories

The Executive Gallery

An extensive selection of unique products selected for their quality, function and value, featuring exclusive and highly-acclaimed ScanCard project management system, as well as corporate and personal gifts, travel gear, executive accessories, and products designed to motivate and inspire.

http://www.executivegallery.com/

Walk About Travel Gear

Essential travel gear and information for the independent traveller. This site has been awarded with the Top Shopping Site Award and Top 5% of all websites. Well worth a visit!

http://www.walkabouttravelgear.com/

WorldTraveler (a Luggage Unlimited Site)

An excellent discount source for browsing and secure on-line ordering of the latest and finest collections of luggage, leather goods, business and computer cases, sporting goods, and travel accessories - all at guaranteed lowest prices.

http://www.worldtraveler.com/index.html

Eagle Creek's How To Guide On Travel Outfitting

They have grown to be the market leader in travel gear for outdoor adventurers for the past 22 years by designing innovative products that provide travelers with solutions and by maintaining the best quality travel gear in the world. Each product carries their Lifetime Warranty.

http://www.eaglecreek.com/

ABT – Association Of Business Travellers

Travel accessories including suit bags, over-nighters, attaché cases, travel wallets and more.

http://www.abt-travel.com

Security & Terrorism

Emergency Data Systems, Inc. International Operations

The objective is to provide the corporate manager with a framework of contingency planning tools associated with international operations.The program covers a full range of International concerns, including Orientation, Travel, In-Country Security, Crisis Management and Evacuation, to name a few. The material offered in this program is applicable for any type of international setting.

http://www.survivalguide.com/products/survivalguide.html

U.S. State Department Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs is now online and makes available a variety of helpful information for travelers including the official U.S. State Department Travel Warnings.

http://www.stolaf.edu/network/travel-advisories.html

Global Medical & Dental Services

HospitalWeb

You never know when you might have an emergency while on business so visiting this site before you leave is a must! You'll find a complete listing of hospitals throughout world including their addresses, locations, areas of speciality, etc.

http://neuro-www2.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalwebworld.html

International Association For Medical Assistance To Travellers

One of the most serious perils for international travel is how to deal with illness or other health emergency in a foreign country. The IAMAT's purpose is to provide assistance when needing to deal with this very problem. Their aim is to make competent care available to the traveller around the world (even in many very remote places) by doctors who usually speak either English or French and have had medical training in Europe or North America.

http://www.cybermall.co.nz/NZ/IAMAT/

Travel Health Online

This web-site is a must for anyone concerned about their health when travelling overseas. You'll find not only an index of health concerns of individual counties but also a comphrensive listing of health providers internationally.

http://www.tripprep.com/index.html

Dental Globe

Having a dental emergency while away on business is bad enough but finding a dentist maybe almost impossible - especially when you don't know where to go or who to call. Before you leave, take a minute to visit this site, and maybe jot a couple names down. You'll find a comprehensive list of denists from all over the world including where they went to dental school and their area of speciality. Many also have their own web site and e-mail address.

http://www.dentalglobe.com/findadentist.html

City & Directional Maps

Expedia Maps

Lost? Can't find where you need to go? With this site you'll be able to find an address or a place anywhere through the United States and the world.

http://maps.expedia.com/

MapQuest

Driving and walking directions between cities or between city blocks.

http://www.mapquest.com

Maps On Us - Navigation Made Simple...All Across the United States

An excellent site for finding thousands of maps and turn-by-turn directions between many US cities.

http://www.mapsonus.com/

Other Useful Business Links

InfoSeek - Business Travel Topics

http://www2.infoseek.com/Travel/Business_travel

Business Travel News & Links

Contains over 320 Airlines, 350,000 flight segments, 1800 destinations, and over 7000 hotels.

http://www.traveldesk.com/index/business_travel.html

Steinberg's Business Travel Information Network

http://www.ultranet.com/~mes/biztrav.htm

USA TODAY Travel Online

Giving you the latest news, weather and destination infromation 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/travel/backgrnd/lteuro.htm

Resources - Helpful Information For Business Travellers

Collections of maps, cultural sites, weather, newspapers, business sites and resources for travel.

http://www.rtc-dundalk.ie/euro/links.html

QuickAID - Travel

Planning to get away? Check out some of these cool travel links before your trip.

http://www.quickaid.com/links/

Weather

The Weather Channel

Featuring up-to-date information & travel conditions including aviation, boat and beach.

http://www.weather.com/weather/maps/

Temperature Unit Conversion

This calculator will convert Fahrenheit to Celsius or Celsius to Farhrenheit with the Absolute Temperature.

http://nwselp.epcc.edu/elp/tempconv.html

Corporate Travel Agents

The Thomas Cook Group

One of the most widely recognised and respected brands in the world. With a history dating back to 1841, Thomas Cook is today a leading international Travel and Financial Services group and its customers have access to services at more than 3,000 locations in over 100 countries.

http://www.thomascook.com/

Landseer

Dedicated to the effectiveness and success of the international business traveler by providing links to selected Internet sites with information, services, and products to aid you in preparing for your next international business trip.

http://www.landseer.com/

Aintree Travel

Involved in the Travel Business for over 40 years and has the backing of an impressive array of travel associations. They are members of ABTA (The Association of British Travel Agents) and ASTA, its American counterpart. They are also members of PATA, (Pacific Area Travel Association) and UFTA (Universal federation of Travel Agents), and hold full British Rail and IATA licences.

http://www.merseyworld.com/aintree/business.html

Rail Travel & Time Tables

Railroads Around The World

http://www.walkabouttravelgear.com/links.htm#rail

Rail Links -By Routes International

The largest public transportation related reference sites on the internet.

http://routesinternational.com/rail.htm

European Railway Travel Timetables

http://www.ccl.kuleuven.ac.be/~corn/railinfo.html

Railtrack Train Schedules

Train schedules in the UK.

http://www.railtrack.co.uk/travel/

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