Travel Resources

Thinking about taking a trip? Check out the links below for all the travel information you'll need.

Adventure Travel

REI Adventures—REI's own full-service travel agency offers active trips all over the world.

Budget Travel

Air Hitch—Sells inexpensive airline tickets on a space-available basis.

Air Tech—Another consolidator that sells low-cost airline tickets on a space-available basis.

Hosteling International—Provides information on hostels around the world.

International Association of Air Courier Travelers—Offers information on obtaining inexpensive flights as an air courier.

Guides and Guidebooks

American Mountain Guides Association—A member of the International Federation of Mountain Guides Association; certifies and accredits mountain guides and guiding companies.

Lonely Planet—Produces guidebooks for countries all over the world. Most of their guidebook information is available free online.

Rough Guides—Guidebook publisher with a bit more attitude than Lonely Planet; also provides guidebook information free online.

Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Health information for specific destinations.

High Altitude Medicine Guide—Information on altitude sickness and other health concerns for travelers in high-altitude regions.

World Health Organization—Comprehensive health information for travelers, as well as a country list of vaccine requirements.

Homestays and Home Exchanges

International Home Exchange Network—Home exchange opportunities organized by country.

SERVAS—An international organization of hosts and travelers dedicated to building peace by promoting contact between people of diverse cultures.

Warm Showers List—A database of cyclists who offer hospitality to other touring cyclists.

World Homestay Friends—Provides lists of homestay opportunities in different countries.

Learning Vacations

Earthwatch Institute—Lists scientific field research opportunities all over the world.

Shaw Guides—Information on educational travel programs, cooking schools, photography workshops and more.

Transitions Abroad—Features comprehensive lists of adult study/travel programs and language study courses.

Living Abroad

Escape Artist—Has information on almost any topic regarding living abroad.

Expat Exchange—Features chat rooms, tax assistance, information on international careers and links for expatriates.

Living Abroad—Provides resource information on relocating to 40 different countries.

Money

American Express—Locate American Express offices around the world and purchase travelers' checks online.

MasterCard—Lists ATM locations worldwide.

Oanda—Posts exchange rates and converts currency.

Visa—Lists ATM locations worldwide.

Short-Term Jobs and Work Exchanges

Association for International Practical Training—For a fee, places students and professionals in paid positions and arranges work permits for up to a year.

BUNAC—Arranges temporary work permits in Britain and Australia for students or recent graduates.

International Cooperative Education Program—Places students and graduates in paid summer work (in retail sales, tourism and agriculture) in several countries.

Internships International—For a fee, this organization arranges unpaid internships for college seniors or recent graduates.

Transitions Abroad—Offers information for all types of work abroad.

Teaching Abroad

Directory of Professional Preparation Programs in TESOL—A guide to Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages academic courses in the U.S.

Friends of World Teaching—Offers listings of English-language K-12 schools in more than 100 countries. Most positions are salaried.

International Schools Services—This association recruits for approximately 200 international American schools worldwide.

St. Giles Language Teaching Center—Provides training courses for the prestigious Cambridge RSA Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA). Also provides job placement assistance.

Travel Resources

MapQuest—Get directions for any location in the U.S. or search the worldwide maps for interesting destinations.

Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory—Guide to official tourist information sources.

U.S. Department of State—Provides information on visas, passports and travel warnings.

Weather.com—Weather forecasts for all countries.

Volunteer Opportunities

Global Volunteers—Lists short-term volunteer programs that charge a fee for expenses.

Peace Corps—Lists paid volunteer opportunities lasting two years.

The Idealist—Enables searches for volunteer programs by country and area of focus.

Volunteers for Peace—Lists workcamps all over the world. Projects include archaeology, construction, farming and social work.

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