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Online Travel Resources

Click on for important online
travel resources

state department:
​Travel Advisories

TSA RESOURCES

Group Travel Information

Click on links for documents about group travel as well as links to tour operators.

Group Tour Operators

Cruise Information

Click on links for documents about cruising and links ​to cruise operators. 

Cruise Operators

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Click on links to books about travel
​and online travel stories. 

Due North: A Collection of Travel Observations, reflections, and snapshots across Colors, Cultures, & continents
by Lola 
​Akinmade Akerstrom

clanlands: whiskey, Warfare, and A Scottish Adventure like no other
​by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish

ALONE TIME: FOUR SEASONS, FOURS CITIES, AND THE PLEASURES OF SOLITUDE
​BY STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM

World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
​by Anthony Bourdain

Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders

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Click on links to
Destination Management Companies as well as an aggregator to find DMCs. 

ADMCI: Association of Destination Management Companies International

KIM KIM:
​Personalized Trips for independent travelers

JAYWAY TRAVEL

Sicily Activities

Click on links to more information about travel and travel insurance aggregators.

Best Senior Travel Insurance for 2026
FORBES

10 Best Travel Insurance for June 2026
​Consumers Advocate

DO I need Travel Insurance
​by Rick Steves

Should you buy travel insurance for your next trip?
​by Peter Greenberg

How to Find the Best Travel Insurance
CNBC

Squaremouth
​Travel Insurance aggregator

Insure My Trip
​Travel Insurance aggregator

Using AI for Travel Insurance

Travel Insurance Worksheet

Flowsheet: Buying Travel Insurance

Purchasing Travel Insurance

Choosing a Travel Insurance Provider

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Click on links to travel articles.

THESE SOLO-TRAVEL EXPERTS HAVE LOGGED MILLIONS OF MILES. HERE’S WHAT THEY ALWAYS PACK.

Hotel Tipping

Click below for a link to the Travel Tales and Trails folder in my Google Drive.

You will find two spreadsheets there -- international and domestic.

Add your name and email address to any countries, states, and/or cities for which you might be a resource to others
​traveling to that destination. 

Travel Tales & Trails Folder