101 Best Travel Websites™

A new list with the help of alot of seasoned websurfers, we have put together what we believe are the 101 Best Travel Websites™.

This list changes from time to time as we become aware of new and exciting sites, so please check back with us as your ultimate one-stop travel resource before planning any global adventure.

Also, we have attempted to include as many noncommercial hardsell travel sites as possible. Obviously some commercial sites are okay and even necessary. We are always looking for new fresh sites, so please pass them on. And congrats to all you who made the "101 Best Travel Websites" list foe 2008/09. Thank you!

By the way, if you don't see your favorite travel site below, chances are it is in either my favorite travel blog section or in our travel 411 directory--they just didn't make the 101 list!

About.com/travel - a lot of info updated regularly

Airline Crew.com - fun insider gossip and info

AirPassengers - all our rights (while traveling in the EU anyway, certianly not here!)

AirTimes - all the airline history you'd ever need!

Around The World in 80 Clicks - a really fun site

Australian Foreign Affairs - smart, truthful info

The Bathroom Diaries - look at the loos around the world

The Big Project - local news from anywhere

Boots n' All - a ton of info from a network outlet

Bradmans - quick, easy and consise

Bravenewtraveler - err, brave new travel stuff

Business Traveller - info for Road Warriors

Canadian Foreign Affairs - good travel stuff, eh!

Canadian Geographic - it will grow on you

Castles - I am a sucker for old castles, what can I say?

Centers for Disease Control - visit this site!

CIA - their World Fact pages are informative

CNNtravel - what you'd expect from CNN

Come Back Alive - he wrote the book!

Conde Nast Traveler - nice pics, good writing

Conde Nast Traveller (UK) - like above with Brit perspective

Couch Surfing - if you need new travel buddies, this might be the place?

Country Watch - for independent intelligence

Dave's Travel Corner - just a little comfy nook

Embassy World - when you need to know where to go

FabSerach - interesting concept

Flight Stats - follow any flight anywhere

Flights from Hell - a wonderful complainer site

Flyer Talk - they talk the talk and walk the walk

Fodor's - reliable mainstream info

Frommer's - reliable mainstream info

GoNomad - a place I fell at home

Google Earth - simply fabulous

Great Circle Mapper - love this site for flights

Hillman's Wonders of the World - great lists

Human Rights Watch - be aware & stay aware

I Love Languages - and so should you

Indie Travel Podcast- forget books on tape

InsideFlyer - good info for frequent flyers

Johnny Jet's Travel Portal - a loaded site

Landings - smart avaiation catch all site

Let's Go - my first travel bible (high school)

Lonely Planet - my college era travel bible

MapQuest - simply wonderful...how did we manage before?

MIT's World Radio - any radio station any where!

Momondo - a site that could save you money on flights!

MSN Travel - corporate stuff

Museum Stuff - alot of art

National Geographic Xpeditions - love this site

National Geographic - yellow magazines online!

National Geographic Traveler - okay, I'm addicted to Nat Geo stuff, I admit it!

National Park Service - we are blessed to have so many!

Notes From The Road - sweet site, check it out

OAG - still vital after all these years

OneBag - I am a firm believer in packing light!

Outside Magazine - a sucker for this adventure wannabe stuff...

Park Search - L.L.Bean's global park dbase

Perceptive Travel - a fresh look at travel writing

Practical Nomad - good stuff to be found away from the ego of it all

Rough Guides - a reliable friendly source

Routes International - the a-z of here to there

Sacred Sites - an eyefull of travel candy

Seat61 - for all your railroad enthuisats out there

SideStep - a great flight schedule site I use a lot!

SkiNet.com - gotten commercial, but still goof ski stuff

Subway Navigator - subway, bus or taxi--your choice!

Time Out - great local urban intell

To And From The Airport - it is what it says

Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory - basic stuff

Travel & Leisure - glossy photos & spiffy articles

Travel Translator - what did she say?

Travelers Digest - just a lot of great, fun travel info

Travelistic - videos from around the world

Travel Vice - indulgently fun

TripAdvisor - a great site with real traveler reviews, I use it alot!

Tripso - just a thoughtful travel-friendly site

Third World Traveler - subversive info for fellow travelers

Travel for Kids - for when you're packing the kids too!

Trip Spot - I always find something interesting here

U.K. Foreign & Consular Office - upper lip intell

UNESCO's World Heritage Sites - visit them all!

U.S. State Department - our take on hot spots

Virtual Tourist - almost too much 2.0 stuff

Weather Channel - they do a great job

What's On When? - dah, what's on when...

Wikitravel - the travel enecepclodeia, nuff said!

Wunderground - one of my favorite weather sites

World Art Treasures - just amazing global art

World Electronic Guide - how to plug in anywhere

World Health Organization - stuff we should all know more about while traveling

World Hum - always interesting travel read

WorldAtlas - I really like maps...

World News - yep, local, reginal and world news

World Clock - tick, tick, tick...

World Travel Guide - so much here, hard to say where to begin...try world airports

XE Currency Converter - I use it daily!

Yapta - a GREAT site that will save you ticket money!

YouTube (travel) - try not to spend too much time here!

Zagat - you gotta eat, so eat well!

And of course, it may be #101 on our list, but it is #1 in our hearts: GlobalScavengerHunt.com!

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