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A must-visit site for anyone looking for a refund on a trip that did not deliver. Don't get mad, get even by reporting the company and filing a claim!

A fascinating insight into many different aspects of airline safety.

Sound and useful information but if you suffer from a real phobia or debilitating fear this site may not be terribly reassuring.

Apple Languages specialise in language courses abroad.

For the passenger with a layover at Heathrow, planned or unplanned, this site is definitely worth checking out, and will help make the most of your time.

This site offers reliable ways to plan a safe trip by car, boat, or plane. It would also suit the weather-obsessed as well those who want to check the latest pressure centres around the world.

Book your airport parking place online

One for the luxury traveller.

Most definitely bookmark this site — it's the way to go for dealing with UK passport issues.

Cuts out the middleman, saving its customers up to 60% on its travel insurance.

Companions 2 Travel is a thriving community bringing lone travellers together so that they can share holidays with like minded people.

One of the UK's leading travel insurance specialists.

Essential viewing if you are planning a tropical or diving holiday.

An enthusiastic and highly professional site for outdoor and mountain sports equipment.

Essential viewing before any holiday with cheap travel insurance, airport parking and hotels.

A godsend for anyone struck with the debilitating fear of flying

Certainly the first choice for far-flung foodies, though competes less well on the beaten track.

A quirkily organised site, offering important and useful advice for travel to any country experiencing difficult circumstances.

The great new site from the John Lewis family, offering travel deals, financial and home services

Information about keeping healthy and feeling well whilst flying.

A very specific, well-informed website for anyone who has ever been frustrated by electricity issues when travelling. It allows you to decide which home comforts are worth packing.

Useful resource.

Holiday Extras offers excellent deals on airport parking and overnight stays.

For instant online cover, this company will not let you down.

A useful resource for out-of-the-way trips.

A very lively online travel store with a personal touch. So much so that site visitors may find themselves tempted to pick up the phone and talk to the couple who own the store, after reading their riveting life story and viewing pictures of travel en famille.

This site is a fast way to find nearly all the published titles covering specific travel destinations, and is an easy way to find the map of your choice.

An interesting site, but stick to the basics: the driving direction service, hotel search, and restaurant guide. Beyond that, one could suffer website motion sickness.

Up to date information on immunisation and diseases around the world.

A good site to visit, especially for more remote destinations where special plans have to be made to get cash.

Meethalfway.com is an ingenious venue finding and route planning tool.

This site offers no-nonsense, completely straightforward weather news.

The difinitive online travel resource

Primarily aimed at the American traveller, though there is still plenty of interest for those who are UK-based.

A worthwhile stop for exchange rates before any trip.

Perfect for the over-packer who needs to lighten up, and excellent for the frequent traveller looking for concrete tips on how less really is more.

Buy and transfer foreign currency from the comfort of your own home

Good practical advice and helpful illustrations on helping one prepare and pack for a trip.

Keeping backpackers in touch across the world.

The UK's most respected automobile club command respect and trust on this site.

For anyone who knows their luggage this is great. If not, it might take a while to make an educated choice, since they offer so many products in so many sizes and colours, all with different features. The downside of shopping for something like luggage on the internet is that you can't actually pick up the bag.

A very competitive and easy-to-operate UK site for online purchase of travel insurance, and including motor and home as well.

A well-designed site arranged as a library to sell the books and maps that Stanford's shops are well known for.

Stophalfway allows you to find the ideal place to take a break en-route of a long journey.

The specialists in laptop connectivity.

A great site for anyone planning a holiday with a relatively unknown tour operator.

Essential viewing if you plan a long distance trip.

Travel@Timesonline is a great resource. Bookmark it.

The first site you should consult if planning a trip to Tokyo.

A fantastic way to explore different places of interest and places to stay throughout the UK using Google map technology.

Highly competitive and simple-to-use UK travel insurance site which appears, at the time of review, to offer the largest scope.

One of the best travellers' clubs around.

All in all, a site with very interesting and diverse content.

Free online travel advice.

For all travellers with a Visa card, this super-speedy ATM locator is full of information and gives fantastically useful links to other travel-related sites.

Visas for Australia at competitive prices