Travel Agents & Travel Websites
Airfare
Bargains (Consumer-SOS)
The best websites for cheap airfares.
The American Society
Of Travel
Agents
Other Travel Associations & Links
Links from the Travel Industry Association of America. Includes: Consumer Travel Information, Demographic/Economic Statistics,
Travel and Other Associations/Organizations
Travel Publications, etc.
Arthur
Frommer's Outspoken Encyclopedia of Travel
Gives you down to earth advice on how to prepare for foreign travel.
Travel articles give you the good and the bad about the destination
you've selected.
Travel Trade Associations & Non Profits
Find
Your Local Newspaper, Magazine, Radio & TV Stations
Give them a little bad press and you're bargaining power increases tremendously.
Select your state, and then click on your county or city for the proper media to
report to. (DC Not Included).
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| Traveler Tips & Warnings | Birth Certificates |
| Passports & Visas | Currency, Goods & US Customs |
| Foreign Entry Requirements | Time Zones (World-Wide) |
| Vaccinations |
Traveler Tips & Warnings
Driving Abroad
Travel Warnings
Tips for Travelers
Going Abroad (General Check List)
Buyer Beware
Going abroad? Think twice about the things you buy. If
they’re made from the hides, shells, feathers, or teeth of endangered species –
and it’s quite possible that they are – you risk their seizure by government
inspectors and may face a substantial fine.
http://courts.state.ny.us/tandv/tasah.html
Travel Abroad, Sue at Home.
Travel Publications
Over 30 brochures on matters important to US travelers such as safety, avoiding
scams, what to do during earthquakes, hurricanes, political upheavals, and other
emergencies; foreign entry requirements and finding medical services while
abroad.
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Passports & Visas
Frequently Asked Questions
Download Applications
Where To Apply For A Passport Nationwide
Passport Application Facilities
You can get the Passport Application form online but you will
need to take it to one of over 4,500 public places that accept
passport applications.
Status Check On My
Passport (Scroll Down Halfway)
www.travisa.com
Fee based service where you can apply for passports and visas online.
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Foreign Entry Requirements
Foreign Entry
Requirements For Travelers Going Abroad
Vaccinations
General Vaccination
Information (Good To Know)
Vaccination Requirements For
Each Country
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Birth Certificates
Where To Write For
Vital Records (50 States & DC)
For birth, death and marriage certificates, divorce papers and more.
Currency,
Goods & US Customs
Foreign Exchange
Currency Converter
A multi-lingual Currency Converter with up to date exchange rates provided
from leading market data contributors and is filtered for validity. To get the
exchange rates for any of the 164 currencies, select the desired currencies from
the lists below, as well as the date, language, and amount for which you would
like to conduct the currency conversion. Click on "Convert Now" to get
the results of your currency conversion.
Bringing Food & Animals Into The United States
Currency Calculator
Easy to use real-time international currency calculator.
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Help
Agencies
Occupational
Licensing Boards
Find
Your Local Newspaper, Magazine, Radio & TV Stations
Give them a little bad press and you're bargaining power increases tremendously.
Select your state, and then click on your county or city for the proper media to
report to. (DC Not Included).
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Tracking Your Flight/Flight Tracker
For The most Accurate Flight Times,
Real
Time Info About Your Flight While It's In The Air
Learn where your aircraft is now, when it will arrive and how fast it's
currently flying!
Flight
Tracker (Cheap Tickets.com)
Plug in the airline name and flight number and you get a cool map showing where
the plane is along with it's altitude, speed and arrival time.
Can't Find Your Airline?
Go to its web page and look for the flight status/flight tracking button.
Find Out If Your Airport Has Congested Runways Or Delayed Flights
(Major US Cities)
Click on their map above for real time airport conditions around the
country.
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Travel Law (With Cases Covering Many States)
Please Note: The author presents a smattering of case law from a number of
the states. However, don't think you'll win the case just because other states
have sided with you on the same issue. No state has to follow the case law of another state and
there's no guarantee
your state will adopt the same approach.
Your
Right to Rescind or Cancel Certain Contracts
(Pennsylvania)
The cooling off rule for health clubs, time shares
and contracts for goods or services in excess
of $25 that are entered into as a result of a contact at your home, either in
person or by telephone.
Your Fly Rights
Your rights over cancelled or delayed flights, damaged or lost luggage, etc.
http://courts.state.ny.us/tandv/travelagent.html
Take Your Travel Agent on a Trip to the Courthouse.
http://courts.state.ny.us/tandv/cruiserights.html
The Cruise Passenger's Rights and Remedies.
http://courts.state.ny.us/tandv/flightdelays.html
Flight Delays, Rights, Remedies, Damages & Class Actions.
http://courts.state.ny.us/tandv/travellaw.htm
What Tort Lawyers Should Know About Travel Law.
http://courts.state.ny.us/tandv/sgt.html
The Internet, the "Solicitation Plus" Doctrine and Jurisdiction Over
Foreign Travel Suppliers.
http://courts.state.ny.us/tandv/tasah.html
Travel Abroad, Sue at Home.
http://courts.state.ny.us/tandv/toac.html
Tour Operators and Air Carriers: Modern Theories of Liability.
http://courts.state.ny.us/tandv/overcoat.html
Hotel & Restaurant Liability For Lost Overcoats.
http://members.aol.com/judgetad/index.html
More articles, papers and consumer law decisions from Judge Dickerson.
http://members.aol.com/travellaw/index.html
More Travel Law Cases & Articles.
http://members.aol.com/class50/index.html
Class Actions and Travel Law.
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Misc.
Your
Right to Rescind or Cancel Certain Contracts
(Pennsylvania)
The cooling off rule for health clubs, time shares
and contracts for goods or services in excess
of $25 that are entered into as a result of a contact at your home, either in
person or by telephone.
Do you have any
tips that I should follow when planning my upcoming
vacation?
(Pennsylvania)
Notifying your credit card companies when you're abroad, travel insurance and
bringing items back to the US.
Consumer Travel Tips (Pennsylvania)
Tips for Travelers (Pennsylvania)
Find Out The Time In Any Country Or City (World-Wide)
Currency Rates Around The World
(Updated Every 30 Minutes)
Telemarketing
Travel Fraud
Bringing Food & Animals Into The United States
Public Charter Flights
Tips & Advice.
Frequent Flyer Programs
What to look for and watch out for.
Airport
Crime:
Ways To Stop Rip-Offs, Luggage Theft, etc.
Find
Your Local Newspaper, Magazine, Radio & TV Stations
Give them a little bad press and you're bargaining power increases tremendously.
Select your state, and then click on your county or city for the proper media to
report to. (DC Not Included).
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