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Last updated on 14-Jul-2010 16:53
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Holidays & Accommodation F.C.O. Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice by country F.C.O. Locate Free emergency information service F.C.O. Embassies Make a note of your holiday destination embassy BEFORE travelling IATA website with the latest international travel requirements NHS Choices Medical travel advice by country. Apply for the new European Health Insurance Card EHIC (previously E111)
Visas Check Trailfinders for more info. Travelling to USA then click ESTA No need to pay - beware of websites that charge Tour Operators 1. Thomas Cook 2. TUI/Thomson/First Choice 3. AITO Note that the first 2 operators are the main travel companies operating in the UK - most other companies are subsidiaries. The AITO website lists all the other independent travel companies.
Titan
Travel One of the best travel operators. Also try
Kuoni
and
TravelZoo (Top20 deals) Best deals on offer this week (can sign up for email) Deals Popular website with travel deals added frequently HotelsComparison & Tripadvisor & Kelkoo Use these 3 to find hotel accommodation in Europe and the rest of the World RoomAtlas Shows hotels around the World on a map B&B's Use to search UK
TravelSupermarket Search most UK companies for worldwide package holidays Hostels Use the search for Youth Hostels around the world. FarmStayUK Home cooking in superb rural locations
Travel
Money Compare
Use to find the best deal
Travel
Money Services Great currency rates and free home
delivery but min. order of £300
Tourist-Offices Official Worldwide tourist sites including VisitBritain
Google Maps
Great
site for UK and worldwide maps, also try
See customer reviews of what your resort is really like at
FodorsOnline
and
Car hire sites 1. Avis
2. Europcar
3. Hertz
4. HolidayAutos
5. Dollar
6. Alamo also
try either industry leading comparison website
Road Travel
Traveline
Very good site for public transport travel planning
Megabus Cheap bus travel across the UK Stagecoach Bus/Bluebird Bluebird bus service across Scotland National Express Bus Book Tickets online Scottish Citylink Bus Book Tickets online (Print ticket or postage free!!) 1. AA 2. ViaMichelin UK and European Route Planners Travel News Google map mash-up of UK travel trouble spots (bit slow to load) TrafficScotland road cameras TrafficEngland road cameras (tick box) TrafficWales road cameras BBC traffic cams by county and here BBC traffic cams SW England scroll down DCC Exeter Cams Devon County Council road cams
Sustrans
Cycle routes around the UK
SW
England map with
cycle routes and postcode search
Rail Travel
European Train Tickets Buy tickets online for Germany and other European countries Taxi Website listing taxi company contact details at each station UK and European Journey search This is very good! (Most sites in English). Railtrack also have info but it's not as good National Rail Enquiries Plan our route, special offers, Service information, train operators etc, etc Live Departure Boards Train departure information that updates every 2 minutes Exeter Rail Canterbury Buy tickets for European travel from a company with 50 years experience. 10% charge and tickets usually arrive the next day. Seat61 Fantastic resource for travelling by train worldwide EuroStar Buy European Train Tickets for the Channel Tunnel and beyond (including London, Paris, Lille and Brussels RailEurope Buy European Train Tickets online Eurail Info on European Passes but beware this site is a bit confusing. TrainsEurope Buy rail passes with £5 delivery fee CityNightLine Travel on Eurostar from London to Amsterdam (5.5hrs) then use previous link to book rail-sleeper to most European cities Lists the cities that the CityNightLine operates (in German though)
Heritage
Railways
Find out where your nearest steam trainline is
UK Ultraspeed The very high speed train of the future? Worldwide Subway Maps Print off before you go! London Tube London UnderGround map Sea Travel
Ferry Operators
World wide list of operators with a web presence
Air Travel Airport Security Very latest info. on dos and don'ts and what liquids you can carry............... Holiday Extras Brilliant website for finding and booking airport hotels and holiday car parking. Also try Airport Parking An independent guide showing all airport car park operators in UK London Airports Links Gives a guide to the links between Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton Airports. Look down right hand side of page NetFlights Was Airline-Network - one of the better sites for worldwide flights
SeatGuru
and
FlightMapping Useful resource with clickable route maps e.g. Exeter Also try WhichBudget Budget airlines from European airports e.g. Exeter BAA Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Southampton and Aberdeen No-frills airline operators from the UK. The routes used by the 10 airlines are shown on the maps below 1. Air Berlin 2. Jet2 3. BMIBaby 4. EasyJet 5. Thomsonfly 6. Flybe 7. Thomas Cook (was MyTravel) 8. RyanAir or use the following sites Kayak/Sidestep or SkyScanner or TravelSupermarket These three previous links effectively makes the budget UK to Europe airline links, below, redundant, with excellent search and mapping facilities Also try Martin Lewis's FlightChecker website 1. Air Berlin Main hubs are Manchester and London. See map below.
2. Jet2 Main hubs are Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle, Leeds, Blackpool, Manchester, London. See map below.
3. BMIBaby See map below
4. EasyJet
See map below
5. Thomsonfly See map below
6. Flybe See map below
7. Thomas Cook (was MyTravel) See map below 8. RyanAir Main hubs are Glasgow, Dublin, Shannon, London and Brussels. See map below.
1. Air Berlin 2. Jet2 3. BMIBaby 4. EasyJet 5. Thomsonfly 6. Flybe 7. Thomas Cook (was MyTravel) 8. RyanAir or use the following sites Kayak/Sidestep or SkyScanner or TravelSupermarket These three previous links effectively makes the budget UK to Europe airline links, below, redundant, with excellent search and mapping facilities Also try Martin Lewis's FlightChecker website Exeter Airport List of destinations Happy travelling!! Links/Downloads Photos Weather Info DVDs/CDs/Books Cinema Cams TV/Radio News |