Hostelling International USA Minnesota Council

Internet Resources

Check out our national and international Hostelling International network of hostels. You can find information to help you plan your next trip, as well as check out some cool (and affordable!) places to stay. Visit www.hihostels.com or www.hiusa.org

• Quality standards you can count on | check out the Virtual Youth Hostel
• Travel Information | HI Guide, country profiles, booking centres
• Latest news and special offers
• HI Shop for your travel essentials
• HI Story | our Mission, History & Philosophy

fare finders

• HI-USA's Fare Finder just for HI Members.

• kayak.com | Fare finder search engine

Rail Europe

Experience the romance of a rail trip through Europe on Eurail's interactive web site. Rail Europe: http://www.raileurope.com/us/index.htm Also Check out Eurail's links page for more internet resources: http://www.eurail.com/1_useful_links

Also, see their Rail Stations of Europe resource. Great info on all the major rail stations in each country here.

Accommodations

• www.hiusa.org Official site of International Youth Hostel Federation; best info and web links to affiliated hostels both in the U.S. and abroad. See www.hostels.com for non-affiliated hostels.

Travel Information

• www.lonelyplanet.com Lonely Planet travel center: excellent information, country profiles, maps, health information, a travelers’ forum and more.
• http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page | Wikipedia's Travel specific web site
• www.roughguides.com Rough Guides’ travel resources, travelers’ journals, photos
• www.letsgo.com Let’s Go travel guides presents articles, tips, travelers’ blogs
• www.frommers.com Frommers travel books resource center.
• www.ricksteves.com Travel guru Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door.
• www.ciee.org Council on International Student Educational Exchange.
• www.visiteurope.com In-depth coverage of the 33 member nations of the European Travel Commission.
• www.travel-library.com Round the World Travel Guide.
• www.hasbrouck.org The Practical Nomad author’s wide-ranging, informative site.
• http://www.worldhum.com/weblog/ This is a great travel blog for up-to-date info.
• http://triporama.com/app Check this interesting group trip planning site.
• http://www.vagablogging.net/ Rolf Potts travel blog.
• http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/ Worldwide bicycle trip journals. Fascinating!
• www.timeout.com Global city guides, weekly event listings, tickets and more.
• www.eurotrip.com Eurotrip: Backpacking, student & independent European travel, facts, reviews, articles discussion, travel advice.

Transportation

• www.raileurope.com European rail pass products, fares and schedules.
• www.statravel.com Student Travel Association: International ID, travel info.
• www.travelocity.com Good starting point for airfare and travel planning.
• www.kayak.com User-friendly search engine for cheap airfares and more.
• www.worryfreevacations.com Local travel company MLT Vacations.
• www.tgvacations.com Local travel company Trans Global Vacations.
• http://airtreks.com Around the world flights.
• www.2afrika.com Specializes in flights to Africa.
• www.ryanair.com Low-cost European airline.
• www.easyjet.com Incredibly cheap flights within Europe
• HI-USA's Fare Finder just for HI Members
• http://www.seat61.com is all about travel by train and ship. Excellent resource!