World Telecommunication Day 1999

IHT October 15, 1999


Links related to Tracking Telecoms 99: Travel


Travel bookings

Expedia.com
http://www.expedia.com
Book a flight, reserve a room, rent a car, shop for vacations or cruises.

Preview Travel
http://www.previewtravel.com
One-stop shopping for airline tickets, vacation packages, car rentals, hotels and cruises, as well as integrated access to travel information, merchandise, news and customer service.

Sabre
http://www.sabre.com
E-travel, software development and technologies for airline operations, data centers and network management.

Travel.com
http://www.travel.com
On-line travel agent specializing in discounted travel arrangements.

Travelocity
http://www.travelocity.com
Book a flight, rent a car, reserve a hotel; vacations and cruises, special deals and destination guide.

Travelshopper
http://www.travelshopper.com
A buyer's guide to domestic and international travel, the premier on-line travel publication designed especially for the traveling public.

Worldspan
http://www.worldspan.com
A computer reservation system that provides global communications and electronic distribution of information for the world's leading travel service providers.


Airline ticket reservation sites

Air France
http://www.airfrance.com
Trip planning, flight status and bookings; sweepstakes to win flight on Concorde.

American Airlines
http://www.aa.com
Flight schedules and fares, including Web fare specials and Net SAAver fares.

British Airways
http://www.britishairways.com
Bookings, schedules, flight information and connections, plus a traveler's guide to London and city miniguides.

Delta Airlines
http://www.delta-air.com
Web site for flight booking, trip planning and more.

Lufthansa
http://www.lufthansa.com
Web site in English and German, including live auctions of air tickets.

Swissair
http://www.swissair.com
Flight bookings, travel guide, and actual arrival and departure times of Swissair flights.

United Airlines
http://www.ual.com
United Airlines' site for reservations, e-fares, flight status, mileage summary and award travel.


Hotel reservations

HotelView
http://www.hotelview.com
The world's largest travel and tourism video library distribution network provides a video "walking" tour through select hotels worldwide.

Hilton
http://www.hilton.com
Rates and availability for hotels, resorts and casinos, including special Millennium packages.

The Leading Hotels of the World
http://www.lhw.com
The Leading Hotels of the World group offers hotel searches by region.

Marriott International
http://www.marriott.com
Reservations, event planning, gift certificates.


Car rental

Avis
http://www.avis.com
Rates and reservations, the fleet , rental locations, Avis deals, programs and services, maps and directions, corporate information and employment opportunities.

Budget
http://www.budget.com
On-line reservation system, rental information, promotions, locations and company information.

Hertz
http://www.hertz.com
Rates and reservations, programs and services, worldwide locations,vehicle guide, policies and procedures, special offers, partnerships, travel agents and more.


Cyber cafes

Internet Cafes Guide
http://www.cybercafe.com
A database of 2,868 Internet cafes in 115 countries.


Travel guides

Rough Guides
http://www.roughguides.com
Rough Guides publish travel and music reference guides on paper and on-line.

Fodor's Travel Online
http://www.fodors.com
Forums (advice and ideas from other travelers), planning center, resource center and farefinder.


About Travel

World Travel & Tourism Council
http://www.wttc.org
The World Travel & Tourism Council is the global business leaders' forum for travel and tourism. Its members are chief executives from all sectors of the industry.