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Links
Here are some hopefully useful
links in the following categories:
Jet lag Experts
World Clocks and Time Zones
Passengers' Rights
Stuff for Airline Buffs
Great Destinations
Exciting Airport Stuff
Third Party Travel Services, Safety and Health Information
Enjoy: Travel Gadgets and Gizmos
From the Jet Lag Experts
Several organizations and enterprises specialize in explaining jet lag, giving advice
and offering products to cure (which is not the same as preventing)
it. A few of those include:
bodyclock.com
Provides jetlag calculator and light therapy
flyana.com
A former US cabin attendant tells it all and gives advice on
airline safety, jet lag, cabin air quality and lots more
jetlag.org
Provides information on jet lag and offers No-Jet-Lag, the homeopathic cure
nojetlag.com
No-Jet-Lag, offers a homeopathic remedy
Outsidein.co.uk
Outside In says it is the leading specialist in
Light Therapy, both for winter blues and body clock disorders
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World Clocks and Time Zones
These web sites offer very neat applications that show the
time anywhere on earth.
Very helpful
for the pre-departure process of preventing jet lag and calculation of the
number of time zones you will cross:
21stcenturypublishing.com
Rather simple yet effective freeware showing you a globe with the time in any
location.
elanware.com
More elegant shareware (voluntary donation)
earthbrowser.com
The most elegant piece of software in our summary is Earth Browser. Although it
doesn't show time zones, it's marvelous to see many other aspects of our planet.
Such as clouds, satellite maps, the movement of ice bergs, typhoons and
hurricanes, volcano eruptions, fires, webcam images of many cities, weather
forecasts, (sea) temperatures and more.
An excellent geography learning tool.
Payware.
timeanddate.com
A simple site for anyone who needs to know what time it is in Country A and City
Y.
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On
Passengers' Rights
Yep, passengers have rights -and responsibilities.
airconsumer.gov
US Dept of Transportation: Aviation Consumer Protection Division. Lots of info
(also in Spanish), especially for passengers with disabilities
air-passenger.com
India's only organization dedicated to the welfare of the air passenger.
airtravel.about.com
From Arlene Fleming, your guide in air travel: airlines' addresses to file
complaints, advice and lots more
astanet.com
The American Society of Travel Agents
iapa.com
The International Air Passenger Association
defends the rights of airline passengers across the world and has a nice range
of products, including jet lag prevention kits
europa.eu.int
Air Transportation issues and Passenger Rights in the European Union
rudebusters.com
Airline consumer protection, aviation safety, air rage, passenger rights,
overbooking, denied boarding, lost baggage, cancelled flights, lost bags, file a
complaint, fear of flying tips
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Stuff for
Airline Buffs
Still
haven't got enough of the world of flying or the smell of jet fuel?
Enjoy what
these sites have to offer:
airbus.com
Identify the Europe-made
long haul aircraft you travel with
air-kingdom.com
My son wants to be an airline tycoon and has started his virtual airline
airlinemeals.net
Airline food under
scrutiny -with photos to prove the points
airlinequality.net
See how passengers rate airlines, catering and
airports around the world: there are only four 5-star airlines!
Aviation Pad
An Information and Resource Site Dedicated to Aviation
boeing.com
Identify the US-made long haul aircraft you travel with
frequentflier.com
Frequent flyer program information and advice
insideflyer.com
The site for frequent flyers with the latest in frequent flyer mileage programs
jetphotos.net
Hundreds of
photos of take-offs and sometimes quirky landings
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On
Great Destinations
Since we don't live to work all the time, here are some ideas for great holiday
destinations.
Bali
Discount Bali holiday with cheap Bali hotels package
indonesia-ok.com
Introducing a great destination: all you need to know for your next business
trip, vacation or as an expatriate -how to get around, culture, news, music, video
clips. Download another eBook from Chris Soebroto: Enjoying
Indonesia.
maui-vacation.us
Maui is the tropical dream you need, the vacation you want. Find out how each region of Maui is
different from the others, search out the best things to do, find out what Maui is famous for, and discover your own corner of the paradise on earth
Yacht Charter
Access to the inaccessible Worldwide!
Just name it
“As seen on the Travel Channel & The Oprah Winfrey Show”
As seen in Robb Report, Dupont Registry, Forbes, Playboy & Millionaires Magazine
One call does it all for your Luxury Travel and Exotic
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Exciting
Airport Stuff
dullmen.com/
From the Dull Men's club, so it may not be too exciting. However, if you
need to know details about the luggage carrousels, this is the place to
find out.
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Third
Party Travel Services, Safety and Health Information
Traveling to a new destination? Check the health risks
you will face.
biztravelbrokers.com
Want to cash in on your accumulated frequent flyer miles? That is all possible
through Biztravelbrokers: max of US$ 0.15 per mile with a minimum of 40,000
miles.
However, only a limited number of airlines participate
in this program.
caa.co.uk
UK's Civil Aviation Authority. Lots of details about almost anything that
happens and is supposed to happen in British airspace.
cdc.gov
Center for Disease Control, USA, with the most up-to-date information about
bird flu, SARS, measles and general health risks overseas.
cheapoair
Get cheap hotels deals in top cities worldwide. Check out
top travel deals with Cheapo Air.
corporatetravelsafety.com
Are you protecting yourself well enough on a trip? Are your workers well
protected? What about the data on your laptop? Corporate Travel Safety has a lot
to share that may help you think again about travel safety.
fly.faa.gov
Flight delay information for major US airports, made available by the FAA.
freetheflyer.com
If the regular seat belt doesn't fit, this may be your rescue.
Holiday Extras
Holiday Extras is the UK's number one for airport parking, offering a Best Price Guarantee on airport parking, airport hotels, travel insurance, airport lounges, theatre breaks and other holiday add-ons. Book on-line or with our award-winning call
inflightHQ.com
A blogging site with lots of funny and useful information to make life
productive at 30,000 feet.
oag.com
OAG is a global content management company specializing in travel and
transport. It offers an amazing range of travel planning products for travelers,
airlines and the travel industry
seatguru.com
Find the best seat on the plane. Seatguru has a database of cabin configurations
of planes of 27 major airlines, including information on seat dimensions, pitch
and more.
Vayama.com
International travel solved: Vayama is a new and fun way to search and book your
(international) flights, Features 3D seat finder
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Enjoy:
Travel Gadgets and Gizmos
Gadgets are not considered essentials, but they make life more
fun, sometimes.
accessories-checklist.com
From heated gloves to voltage transformers and anti-DVT socks. If you can't find it
here, you'll find it nowhere.
gizwizbiz.com
A bedside clock flash, in-flight knee defenders or a wireless G travel router;
all that and more on gizwizbiz.com.
magellans.com
Magellans' on-line store will keep you browsing for travel gear for hours. They even
have an on-line catalog.
PSP Downloads
For all those long hours on board
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