When I surf the net, I am always looking for information. Well, I hope to expand the useable information available by listing the travel and tourism sites I have found.
If you are looking for a female-only travel company, try Olivia. They have cruises, walking tours, resort vacations and more. They will send you a pamphlet describing the latest itineraries available. They have American coast, Caribbean and Mediterranean cruises and tours.
Traveling by air? Try my Airport Tips.
Many States and Cities in these United States have tourism boards that are more than happy to send information.
There are organizations that can help, like See America.
Las Vegas has
many websites designed to lure you in, but I like to start with the City site.
Book Vegas is also a good site. It is associated with Book Nevada and Book Grand Canyon.
Recently, a visitor to SurvivalGene sent an email(yes, I am trying to get the guestbook up and running again), about his sites dealing with Las Vegas.
Dear Rena,
I came across your site and noticed that you have Las Vegas related links,
but you might not have heard about ours!
Accessvegas.com is one of the top
independent Las Vegas websites, with first-hand info and reviews, plus the
most complete Las Vegas photo gallery online and a weekly newsletter with
over 35,000 readers.
All-vegas-tv.com has over
100 streaming videos of Las Vegas hotels, shows, attractions and more. All
at no charge.
We would certainly appreciate a link to our sites if you find them interesting.
If you have any questions about who we are or Las Vegas in general,
don't hesitate to hit reply and email me personally.
Ted Newkirk
Senior Content Editor
http://www.accessvegas.com
Thank you so much for the info! I checked it out and there is almost too
much information at the sites! From getting tickets to conventions and gatherings
currently going on, it seems to have much of the info that I would want while
planning a trip to Las Vegas.
The U.S. Forest Service has maps and resources that are useful in knowing what land is campable and what amenities you can expect.
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has a bunch of information, and sometimes freebies.
Some sites look like they should be sponsored by the State, Provence or City in question, but are not. One that I suspect is Hawaii.com. They have some great deals on travel and lodging, though.
California(California: Find yourself here) has many good sites, both general State and City specific ones, like Santa Barbara. Go to the State site and sign up for free info packets - be aware that most of the pages in the guide are hotel, rental car and Theme park ads. You will get a mini map book of some of the metropolitan areas and a guide to festivals and such along with the big tourist guide.
Lexington Kentucky has a good website. It can help in travel plans and planning business meetings. Other Kentucky links over at the Kentucky Page.
West Virginia (Wild and Wonderful) has a good site, and it has some freebies on occation.
South Carolina (smiling faces, beautiful places) has a great packet that includes a map, a 'places' book and a 'smiles' picture book. The smiles book has two page articles on things like waterfalls and pirates, and where to tour for both. You can also get 'e-brochures' like this one for a battleship.
Colorado has lots of places advertising online for Bed and Breakfast's, Adventure
packages and general good times. One place to start is Fourteenernet
with links all over Colorado. They put me in contact with the visitors guide
to the Buena vista, Poncha Springs and Salida areas, called Now
This Is Colorado, who sent me a magazine/catalog of the area. Mount
Hope Cabin Complex seems to have a good selection of accommodations(they
will even accept pets, for a small fee). For the Bed and Breakfast crowd,
try Liars Lodge(the
name got to me...). Other Colorado Links
Georgia (Georgia on my Mind) sent a fairly complete set of booklets. The big Travel Guide has maps, little articles and lots of listings of accommodations, historical and recreational places as well as some just for fun stuff. There was a smaller guide to Georgia: State Parks and Historic Sites with a more in-depth listing of places to camp and visit. They even included an events calendar for Atlanta in its own poster. All of the guides have things shown by region and seem to have good directions.
Illinois (Right
here, right now) has a good book and map package, too. Their book is in a
"Weekend Adventure Guide" road trip format, with routes and places
to visit on those routes. You even get a letter from the Governor! For more info in Illinois, I have a completely seperate page.
Jo Daviess County and Galena, Illinois (Vintage charm, Contemporary spirit) have a site and good visitors guide. This county borders both Wisconsin and Iowa in the very Northwest corner of Illinois. There are resorts, nice shopping areas and lots of historic places to visit. Being on the Mississippi river, there are even riverboat tours on occasion. For more Iowa links, try my Iowa Page.
Louisiana (Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial, 1803-2003) sent me a tour book and full road map. The book is small enough to put into any car map case and has a good selection of sites mentioned, from Civil War historical sites to current festivals. I hadn't known there were so many Louisiana Islands in the Gulf of Mexico before getting that map.
New Orleans, Louisiana has it's own set of websites. Because of Mardi Gras and their JazzFest, check out when the festivals are before traveling down there!
There is a rafting outfitter that sent me some info, Raft Maine. The website has current conditions and tours available. The phone they list is 800-RAFT-MEE, which I find cute. Check it out!
Michigan has been making a push to be a great place to visit, especially Detroit.
Texas, (like a whole other country) has a great site and good things to get. Be specific in what you look for because there is sooo much in the Lone Star State. As a head start, try my Texas links page.