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Tourism Offices & Country Information

Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory - Includes official tourist information sources that provide free, accurate and unbiased travel information. Commercial businesses such as travel agents, tour operators and hotels are not included.

World Tourism Directory - More than 100,000 entries for 330 countries and territories. Organized by categories like Government Tourism Agencies, Transport and Recreation Activities.

Canada & British Columbia

Tourism BC - Official tourism website of BC.

Tourism Vancouver Island - Official regional travel website.

Tourism Victoria - Official website of Greater Victoria.

TravelLibrary - Canada - Articles, personal travelogues and links.

International Travel

European Train Timetables - Find train schedules between any two European cities. View station schedules, detailed route itineraries and maps.

Fodor's - Parks, hotels, restaurants, B&Bs, travel links, tips and planning basics. Its all here for the traveller!

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet's site is packed with information that you can actually use to plan your trip. Search or browse the section "DestiNATIONS" to find maps, facts and figures, and information on local history, culture, and transportation for 8 world regions, over 80 countries and 20 different cities.

Rough Guides - Rough Guides publishes travel content covering over 100 countries and thousands of cities, towns, villages and islands. Website includes content for many destinations — free to browse.

Routes International - Links to all manner of transportation sites worldwide: bus lines in Baku, airlines in Alaska, ferries in Finland.

WTG - World Travel Guide - Detailed travel information from the publishers of the Columbus World Travel Guide. This website provides many travel companies in the world with destination information for their public websites.

Maps & Driving Directions

Google Maps - Maps and driving directions worldwide.

ViaMichelin - Includes maps, driving directions, accommodation and restaurants around the world.

Weather

World Weather Information Service - A UN site that provides official weather information for each country's national weather service.

Internet Directories

Open Directory - Travel - Links to travel options - from cruises, boat charters and disabled travel to ecotourism and outdoor travel.

Currency Converter

FXConverter - Currency converter for 164 currencies.

Health & Security

Voyage.gc.ca - Information and assistance for Canadians travelling abroad. Worldwide travel updates, visa requirements.

Travel Health - Travel Medicine Program. From the Public Health Agency of Canada.

CDC Travelelers' Health - For travelers concerned about possible exposure to both tropical and other diseases, providing timely information on the current distribution of many human pathogens, recent outbreaks, and recommended vaccinations for travel.