Welcome to the Office of International Studies "Travel Resource"
page. Contained within this page are a number of links that will assist you in planning
and preparing your overseas experience. Good luck and safe travels!
International Student Exchange
Card The International Student Exchange ID Card is an internationally recognized
identification and discount card available to students of any age, faculty members,
and youths between the ages of 12 and 26 years. Hostels.com is the ultimate resource
for backpacking and hostelling.
Hostels.com's
team of researchers stay in touch with travelers worldwide to continually update
their database of hostels.
Hostelling International
Hostelling International is the brand name of more than 90 Youth Hostel Associations
in over 80 countries, operating 4,000+ hostels. Unlike bland motels, impersonal
hotels or dodgy backpackers, HI Youth Hostels are fun, lively meeting places, full
of like-minded people.
ISIC Student ID
Cards Established in 1949 by university student unions to make travel affordable
for students. The ISTC network includes more than 5,000 offices in over 100 countries.
VirtualTourist Over
400,000 members from over 219 countries and territories share insights and experiences
to help each other travel smarter. Whether you're looking for the best place to
get great airfares, accommodations or car rentals, or whether you need solid insider
advice on a place you want to visit, VirtualTourist is a powerful, state-of-the-art
solution that delivers the valuable information you need.
Orbitz Orbitz was designed
for you - to make your travel planning experience easier and more affordable.
Student Universe
StudentUniverse is the online travel service that enables students to travel for
less.
Expedia Expedia, Inc. is
the world’s leading online travel service and the fourth largest travel agency in
the U.S.
Travelocity Travel
enriches your life when it's done right, and that takes a lot more than just securing
low prices. Travelers need useful, insider information, straight-talking, honest
advice, and control over the details that make a trip smooth, efficient, and truly
great.
Cheap Tickets Cheap
Tickets provides consumers access to its exclusive collection of unpublished airfares,
as well as regularly published fares on hundreds of airlines.
AESU Travel AESU is a full-service
travel firm and has been a leader in the travel industry since 1977.
Ryan Air "Low Fares
and friendly, efficient service – that’s our way."
easyjet "easyJet is Europe's
leading low-cost airline"
Travel for Disabled Students
Mobility International Empowering
people with disabilities around the world by ensuring their inclusion in international
exchange and international development programs.
Access-able Travel Source
They have information and everything else you need to know about: travel with disabilities,
mature travel, disability magazines, access guides, wheelchair travel, scooter rental,
accessible transportation and more!
Travel Guides
Let's Go For over four decades,
travelers have relied on Let's Go for inside information on undiscovered backstreet
cafes, secluded beaches, and the best routes from border to border.
Lonely Planet With
over 650 guidebooks published in 14 different languages, as well as a TV series
and countless other services, Lonely Planet covers every corner of the planet.
Fodor's Offers everything
needed to plan and execute a successful experience overseas.
Eurail The Eurailpass entitles
the traveler to unlimited rail travel in the participating 17 Eurailpass countries
and is also valid on some major shipping lines.
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service, comprehensive listings by country, type of volunteer work, age, and length of service. Individual listings include application and selection procedures, training, financial and living arrangements.
Learning Abroad Center, a not-for-profit student organization at the University of Minnesota. Useful information as well as specific listings.
Peace Corps Since 1960, more than 170,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have been invited by 136 host countries to work on issues ranging from AIDS education, information technology, and environmental preservation.
Monster International. Monster.Com, the Internet job search company, provides "nuts and bolts" information about short and long term jobs overseas
BUNAC Overseas work/travel programs offer students and young people an alternative to package tourism, including opportunities in Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and volunteer opportunities in South Africa
CIEE Leave your inner tourist at home, and decide where you want to take your inner traveler. You can work in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France, Ireland and Germany with CIEE.
Susan Griffith, Work Your Way Around the World (Petersons)
Work, Study, Travel Abroad (Council on International Educational Exchange).
Michael Landes, The Back Door Guide to Short Term Job Adventures: Internships, Extraordinary Experiences, Seasonal Jobs, Volunteering, Work Abroad .Ten Speed Press.
