Helpful Links & Tips

Links
Americans love to travel. It's one of our greatest freedoms and now more than ever it is important to practice these safety and general travel tips. The following is a list of websites providing extensive information on US embassy locations, travel warnings and advisories, passports or visas, airlines, children and travel, international, home security, language, money and credit cards, packing, rental car and hotel tips. We hope you find these links helpful in your current and future travels!

http://www.us.cibt.com - Get your Passport
http://www.embassyworld.com - All the Embassies in the World
http://www.travel.state.gov - The Bureau of Consular Affairs - Travel Warnings and Publications
http://www.countrywatch.com - Providing Country Specific Geopolitical Intelligence
http://www.towd.com - Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
http://www.flytecomm.com - Flight Tracking Site
http://www.customs.ustreas.gov - U.S. Customs Service
http://www.fodors.com - Fodors Travel Guides
http://www.familytravelguides.com - Family Travel Guides
http://www.airtravel.about.com - About.com Air Travel Site
http://www.state.gov - U.S. State Department
http://www.corporatetravelsafety.com - Corporate Travel Safety
http://www.cdc.gov - Center for Disease Control
http://www.astanet.com - Astranet


Traveler's Tips
With good advance planning, travel is exciting, stimulating, and relaxing. The following are some reminders, safety tips and general information to ensure your travel plans go smoothly and your stay away from home is as stress-free as possible, and most of all FUN!

1 Health and Medications
2 Packing
3 First-Aid Kit
4 Learn in Advance About the Places You Will Visit
5 Passports and Proper Identification
6 When Traveling by Airplane
7 Jet Lag Tips
8 Terrorism
9 Dress Appropriately
10 Money
11 Travel Insurance
12 Traveling with Children
13 Consumer Protection
14 Healthy Eating and Drinking on Vacation
15 Hotels
16 Car Rentals