Useful Links

Useful link

Health : http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentFAQ.aspx#basics
International dialing code : http://www.countrycallingcodes.com/
Currency Converter  : http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html
Weather : http://www.worldweather.com/
World clock : http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock
Metric calculator : http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm

Train Services

Subway map

Urbanrail
A comprehensive guide about subways of a country. It will be very helpful if you intend to use subway as an alternative mean of transportation.

Rail Europe - Eurostar
Most countries offer special Train Passes that can be purchased before arrival.
One important point to check if travel day may be used consecutively or non-consecutively.

Car Rental

List of popular car rental companies.

Find me the best car rental deal

Alamo, Alvis, Budget, Dollar, Europcar, Fox Rent A Car, Hertz, National Car, Thrifty

Go Green - Rent A Hybrid

Tips on special airfares

Whenever you see special offer air fares, what should you do?
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Check the conditions before you grasp.

First, read the following terms and conditions before you check seats availability.

Total cost
Is the price shown inclusive of all charges, like airports taxes, fuel surcharges etc.

Travel dates validity
When must you commence and complete the journey?
Any black out period? Meaning to say, the offer fare is not applicable for specify dates.
Booking dates validity
When must you book and pay for the air ticket?

Ticket validity
What is the minimum and maximum stay of the offer air ticket?
Ticket condition.
Can you change the air ticket? If yes, how many times? Can you change before and after departure? What is the penalty charge if you can change the ticket? Any refund value? if yes, what is the penalty charge?

Eligibility
Do the offer fares permit one person travel or must have at least two persons travel together? Is there any child discount? Some discounted fare has no child fare meaning to say child and adult are paying the same fare level.

Now, Find me the best flight deal!

Airlines routes map and air routes

Airlines routes map
From specific airline route map, you get to see the destinations where the airline operates.
You can find both commercial and budget airlines from the link below.

http://www.airlineroutemaps.com/East_Asia/index.shtml


Air Routes

Checking air routes help to narrow down your search if you prefer direct flights only.
The result also include operation from budget airlines.
To find out which airline operates direct flight between the destinations, try using the link below and you will see summary of direct flights for your selection.

http://www.oagtravel.com/Flight-Bytes/Which-Airlines-Fly-My-Route

Tourism Board

Tourism board is the best place to find out more about the country you intend to visit. You can find general overview about the country, places of interest, activites, restaurant, hotels, shopping, transportation, maps, events, tours, useful local contact numbers, etc.

List of worldwide tourism board.  : http://www.towd.com/
Asean Tourism Association : ASENTA

Country info : Lonely Planet.

Flight schedule

Now you decide to travel from Hong Kong to San Francisco. What to do? Start guessing and browsing blindly from individual airline websites? Don't waste your time doing so. Then how? First, you need to know which airlines flying there. (Talk about money issue later.)

Find your favourites flight schedule from any of these websites. These reservation systems are widely used by travel agents worldwide. (Of course they are not using these websites).

Abacus - user friendly and fast for quick look.

Amadeus - append with world map just beside the search box which is very good if you wish to find alternative city which may be nearer or with more flight schedules. Also, you will see more details such as number of stop, flying time, equipment use, etc. (very choosy right? I booked my very own flight, may be like many of you, my hands worked faster than my mind, OMG operated by Fokker70, too late to change, so please check. )

#How to identify which is coshare flight? Answer: 4 digits flight number for international route.
OAG - you can do your search here to see any budget airlines operating. The search result only show which airlines flying between the choosen destinations, both commercial and budget, no further detail.
Now happy with your choosen flight and on the way to fly, what to do next? If self service, you may want to search for best fares from these airlines websites or elsewhere.
#If you have booked your dosmetic flight or train service online and is booking international flight through your agent, always inform them your domestic flight number, departure time and airport name to ensure your arrival flight has ample of time for immediate connection as there are issue such as any change of airports, immigration clearance to be considered.

Airlines seat map and seat pitch

Seat Map
Airline cabin seating layout charts.
When you are travelling with your family members or friends, you may like to prebook all seats before you check in so that you can sit together.
World wide airlines seat map.

Seat Pitch
This is the distance between a row of seats.
Worldwide airlines seat pitch.