| General | Back to TOP |
| Access-Able Travel |
| http://www.access-able.com/ |
| Provides access information to mature and disabled travelers. |
| BootsnAll Travel Network |
| http://www.bootsnall.com/ |
| This searchable web-site is for the independent traveler. Use it to check the other online sites and to book the best prices listed, it has flights, hotels etc. |
| CDC Travelers' Health |
| http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx |
| CDC travel tips & facts for travelers in the US & abroad. |
| Elderhostel |
| http://www.elderhostel.org/ |
| Elderhostel, Inc. a not-for-profit organization with a long history of providing high-quality, affordable, educational adventures for the over 55 age bracket.
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| Expedia.com |
| http://www.expedia.com/ |
| Travel information on inexpensive airfares, hotels, car, rental and vacations. |
| Far And Further: Independent and Adventurous World Travel |
| http://www.farandfurther.com |
| The FarAndFurther site is about independent and adventurous travel. It is photographed and enthusiastically written for travelers by other real travelers.
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| Fodor's Travel Guides |
| http://www.fodors.com/ |
| Fodor's guide is online to look for destinations, hotels, restaurants and lots more.
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| Lonely Planet |
| http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ |
| The world's best guidebooks, travel advice and information all at the click of your mouse. |
| RealTravel.com |
| http://realtravel.com/ |
| This site is interesting because of the many travelers’ sharing/posting information on deals, food, photos, reviews etc. It includes travel guides, travel reviews and a trip planner. |
| Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory |
| http://www.towd.com/ |
| This is an index listing only official government tourism offices, convention and visitor’s bureaus, and any similar agency. Commercial agencies are not included. |
| Travelocity.com |
| http://www.travelocity.com/ |
| Travel information on airfares, hotels, vacations, cruises, car rentals and more. |
| TripAdvisor |
| http://www.tripadvisor.com/ |
| Real travelers provide reviews and recommendations on destinations, hotels, sights, and restaurants. |
| U.S. State Dept. |
| http://travel.state.gov/ |
| Information on visas, passports and travel advisories. |
| Youra Guide |
| http://www.youra.com/usaferries/index.html |
| Ferry travel and ferry schedules for ferry and cruise travel in United States, Canada, Mexico and Latin America. |
| Accommodations | Back to TOP |
| Bed & Breakfast Inns online |
| http://www.bbonline.com/ |
| Searchable database on bed & breakfast inns in the U.S. and Abroad. |
| Discounted Hotels.com |
| http://www.discountedhotels.com/ |
| Reservations for discount lodging in the U.S. and abroad. |
| Hostel World |
| http://www.hostelworld.com/index.php?source=adwordscontent |
| Searchable web-site of over 15,000 Hostels in over 168 Countries, especially useful to budget conscious travelers. |
| TravelWeb.com |
| http://www.travelweb.com/tweb/ |
| TravelWeb makes reservations both in the U.S. and abroad easy and convenient. |
| Air | Back to TOP |
| Portland International Airport |
| http://www.flypdx.com/ |
| Seattle Tacoma International Airport |
| http://hosting.portseattle.org/fids/ |
| Budget | Back to TOP |
| EuroCheapo |
| http://www.eurocheapo.com/ |
| Information and reviews on cheap hotels in Europe and U.S. and usually includes links for reservations. The site also has some flight information. Check out their travel community. |
| Eurotrip.com |
| http://eurotrip.com/ |
| Backpacking, hostels, bus and train travel on a budget across Europe. This site also has useful items like links to booking, reservations and reviews of hostels. |
| Geography | Back to TOP |
| CultureGrams Online Database |
| http://online.culturegrams.com/ |
| A concise, reliable, and up-to-date database on more than 180 cultures around the world. |
| Local & Regional | Back to TOP |
| British Columbia Travel Guide |
| http://www.britishcolumbia.com/ |
| Recreation, accomodations, sightseeing & tours...all the pleasures and variety of B.C. |
| Nature of the Northwest |
| http://www.naturenw.org/ |
| This website offers links to National Forest home pages and provides information on trails, campgrounds and lots more. |
| Oregon Explorer |
| http://www.oregonexplorer.info/ |
| Natural resource information about Oregon by county, basin, or ecoregion. Includes maps, charts, GIS data on topics like wildfire, land use, and rivers. |
| Seattle City Guide |
| http://seattle.citysearch.com/ |
| Recommendations and Reviews by Citysearch. |
| Tacoma Convention & Visitor Bureau |
| http://www.traveltacoma.com/ |
| Features regional information and events calendar. |
| Washington State Parks Home |
| http://www.parks.wa.gov/ |
| Everything you want to know about Washington State Parks, including maps and reservations. |
| Washington State Tourism - Tacoma |
| http://www.experiencewa.com/byways/Byway.aspx?bwid=50 |
| Maps | Back to TOP |
| Direct-line Distance Calculator |
| http://www.indo.com/distance/ |
| Calculate the distance between Tacoma, WA and Nairobi, Kenya.
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| Geospatial One Stop |
| http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos |
| Your one stop for finding and using geographic data from the federal government.
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| MapQuest |
| http://www.mapquest.com/ |
| Interactive atlas provides maps & directions worldwide. |
| TopoZone |
| http://www.topozone.com/ |
| Topozone includes every USGS map of the entire United States & much of Canada! |
| U.S. Census Bureau Map Stats |
| http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html |
| U.S. Census Bureau statistics, includes a searchable map. |
| Trains | Back to TOP |
| Amtrak |
| http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage |
| Reservation & Trip planning website. |
| Eurorail |
| http://www.raileurope.com/us/ |
| Official site for fares and schedules for train travel all over Europe. |
| Sounder Rail |
| http://www.soundtransit.org/x16.xml |
| Commuter Train service from Tacoma to Seattle to Everett. |
