Portafortuna: Travel Basics Resources
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| Portafortuna: Travel Basics Resources
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Services that we have used (and would use again) are marked with the Portafortuna star. Health and Safety Airline Info Car Rental Train Travel Tourist Offices Maps & Travel Guides
Health and Safety
| Company | Service | Phone |
| CDC Travel Information | Specific health alerts |  |
| Travel Health Info | General travel health tips | |
| U.S. State Department | Travel warnings & consular information sheets | 202-647-5225 |
| U.S. Transportation Security Administration | The latest on airport security, baggage check and locking procedures, prohibited items, etc."Prepare for Takeoff!" | |
| International SOS Assistance. Inc. | Worldwide emergency services | 800-523-8662 |
| VIP Passports and Visa Services | A Passport & Visa Hotline-Specializing in passports, visas, legalizations, translations, international driver’s permit, birth certificates, passport photos and immigration photos. | |
| Globetrotting Pets | The home of "Globetrotting Pets-An International Travel Guide" - a book that will show you how easy it is to travel anywhere in the world with your pet. Lots of links to helpful resources for pet owners who like to travel with their furry or feathered friends. | |
| Company | Service |
| Healthy Flying | Inside info on flying |
| Travelocity | Book travel, check fares |
| Travel Hub | 500 consolidators |
| Air Supply | Discount air fares on scheduled airlines |
| Air Brokers | Air consolidator specializing in around-the-world fares |
| International Airline Consolidators | Air consolidator specializing in around-the-world fares |
| Birmingham Airport Executive VIP Lounges | Start your holiday off in style and try out one of our superb executive airport lounges at Birmingham airport. You get alcoholic and soft drinks, snacks, tea, coffee, newspapers, magazines, TV, departure information and more all in a relaxed environment. |
| Company | Phone | Address or comment |
| Auto France | 800-572-9655 | PO Box 760, Ramsey, NJ 07446 ask about the Peugeot Vacation Plan |
| Avis | 800-331-1084 | |
| Hertz | 800-654-3001 | Be sure to check out the "Le Swap" deal if you plan to drive both in Great Britain and on the continent. |
| Kemwel Holiday Autos | 800-678-0678 Fax: 800-846-0846 | Highly recommended by other travelers. |
| Payless | 800-PAYLESS | |
| Driving Tips for England | | From the European Travel and Tourism Bureau's "All Travel England" site. |
| Company | Service |
| Rail Europe | Rail passes, fares, schedules, online booking |
| Swiss railways | Great resource for Europe-wide timetables, fares, and online booking |
| Forsyth Travel Library | Rail passes, fares, schedules, descriptions |
| Rail Page Express | George and LaVerne Ferguson's (authors of the guidebooks, Europe by Eurail and Britain by Britrail) website of planning resources. |
| California State Automobile Association | Travel office sells Eurail passes. |
| Name | Telephone | Fax | Address |
| Austrian Tourist Office | 212- 944- 6880 | 212- 730-4568 | P.O. Box 1142, New York, N. Y. 10108-1142 |
| British Tourist Office | 800 GO 2 BRITAIN | 7th Floor, 551 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10176-0799 | |
| French Government Tourist Office | 212-757-1125 | 610 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10020 | |
| German National Tourist Office | 212-661-7200 | 212-661-7174 | 122 E. 42nd St. NY, NY 10168 |
| The Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board | | | |
| Italian Tourist Office | 212-245-4961 | 630 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10020 | |
| Scottish Tourist Board | |||
| Swiss Tourist Office | |||
| Yorkshire Tourist Board | |||
| Cornwall Tourist Board | |||
| Via Michelin | A driver's guide to Europe. The services offered include: displaying maps and locating places on them, route planning, finding hotels and restaurants, tourist information, traffic information, etc.. |
| Elstead
Maps |
A great source of maps, books and sofware for travel in the UK, Europe and beyond. You can get the European versions of Microsoft's mapping software here. |
| Cheshire & No. Wales | A Visitors' Guide to North Wales & Cheshire |
| Cornish Light | An all-inclusive travel
guide to Cornwall, England Earlier multiple pop-up ad windows seem to have been removed - Yay! :-) |
| The UK Travel Guide | A visitor's guide to UK, featuring active maps, UK A-Z, London Guide |
| Linkaway2 | A comprehensive travel site with links to many different places and resources. |
| The Literate Traveller's Guide to Europe | An online bookstore specializing in travel books. |
| TravelGuideWarehouse.Com
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European travel guides & maps at terrific prices. Secure online ordering, fast delivery, and 100% satisfaction guarantee on every purchase. Guidebooks, maps, phrasebooks, software, and more. |
| All Roads Lead to Roma | Great resource of Rome information with a comprehensive links page. |
| Rome Hotels and City Guide | Rome hotels, apartments and walking tours guide, plus facts and tips about getting the best out of the Eternal City. |
| Travelguides.com | Worldwide accommodations; Bed & Breakfast,
Elegant Small Hotels, Family Travel, Golf Resorts, Condominiums and All Suite Hotels. |
| Provence-Beyond | Great destination travel guide highlighting areas of Provence beyond the French Riviera. |
| Wandering Italy | Beautiful multi-media site with lots of photos, stories, and VR movies of Italy. |
| Senkron Tours Travel Agency | #1 Turkey&Greece Tour Operator for istanbul hotels, turkey hotels, athens hotels, greece hotels and greek islands cruises travel turkey, travel greece, travel istanbul, travel athens, cruise greek islands, etc. |
| Rosemary's Cornwall Links | A large personal collection of Cornish links which are both useful and idiosyncratic. |
| EuroTravelDirectory.com | Links to travel directory resources and information websites |
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