Travel Links

These travel related websites have been listed for the convenience of our clients to assist them in their preparation for overseas travel.

Travel Documents

• US Passport Services

• Visa Information
  

Health Information

• Health issues prior to traveling abroad

• Illness and injury abroad

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• The Global Traveller – Travel health information

• World Health Organization
  

Air Tickets

• Student Universe

• Expedia

• Travelocity

• Orbitz

• Priceline
  

Airlines servicing southern Africa

• Air Botswana (local)

• Air Namibia

• British Airways (BA)

• Delta Airlines

• Iberia

• LTU International Airways

• Lufthansa

• South African Airways (SAA)

• Swiss Air

• Virgin Atlantic
  

Airports and Flights

• Transportation Security Administration (TSA) – Airport security

• Flight Status at US Airports

• Seat Guru – Airline information and seat placements
  

Regulations

• US Customs (know before you go)

• Documentation needed to visit other countries
  

Currencies and Banking Abroad

• Currency Converter or OANDA.com

• Travelex Global Payments – Foreign Currency Payments

• Images of countries money

• Sending/Receiving Money Overseas in an Emergency
  

Safety Abroad

• Country-specific advice & warnings

• Safety Issues & Tips
  

Sources of World News

• BBC

• Reuters

• World Press Review

• International Herald Tribune
  

Country Information

• Background Notes ( US State Dept.)

• BBC Country Profiles

• US Department of State – Travel info, Country safety

• Central Intelligence Agency – Country information

• British Foreign & Commonwealth Office

• Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)

• Hotspots Air Security

• Lonely Planet
  
  

Travel Information

• International Travel (US State Dept.)

• World Electricity Guide

• World Meteorological Society - World Wide Weather

• Climate Care – CO2 emissions and offsetting environmental impact

• World Wide Metric - Measuring units conversion tables

• Metric/Imperial Converter

• Lonely Planet Guides

• Rough Guides

• Let’s Go Guides
  
  

Telecommunication

• Country Calling Codes

• Phone Cards

• Calling collect from outside the US (eg. AT&T)

• Mobal World Phone

• World Time and Temperature

• World Time

• World Time Zone

• Time Zone Conversions

• Personal World Clock

• Free Online Translator

• Free Translator
  

Intercultural Issues

• Cross-Cultural Adjustment

• What’s Up With Culture?

• Making a good impression as an American abroad
  

Emergencies Abroad

• US Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Missions

• If you have lost your passport

• If you have been a victim of crime

• General Emergency Info