Business Travel Guide:
Useful Web Sites
- Export America
- October 2002
- With enhancements by the
Michigan District Export
Council Webmaster
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Since so many trade
professionals travel,
encountering different
cultural customs and
occasionally relocating
abroad, we have selected links
that will help prepare
business executives for their
impending trips overseas.
This month's edition of
Internet Marketing was
prepared in collaboration with
the Federation of
International Trade
Associations (FITA) and its
compilation of Really Useful
Sites for International Trade
Professionals, written by John
McDonnell. You may subscribe
to and view the bimonthly
newsletter at FITA's Web site:
www.fita.org/useful/index.html.
Expatriate Resources
Employee Relocation Council
The Employee Relocation
Council is a non-profit
professional membership
organization committed to the
effective relocation of
employees worldwide.
www.erc.org
Expat Exchange
On-line community of over
75,000 people relocating to,
living in, or returning from
over 140 overseas locations.
www.expatexchange.com
Expat World
Newsletter that provides daily
updated information important
to expatriates.
www.expatworld.net
ExpatLink
Resources for English-
speaking expatriates.
www.expatlink.com
Expatriate Essentials
Company that assists
individuals and companies with
immigration, taxation,
expatriate management,
relocation and corporate
issues.
www.expat-essentials.com
Cultural and Localization
Issues
Arabian Business and
Cultural Guide
Tips on behavior in Arab
countries.
www.traderscity.com/abcg/culture.htm
Craighead.com
Craighead provides insightful
country-specific relocation
and business travel
information and services for
84 countries.
www.craighead.com
Cultural Awareness
International
Cultural awareness training,
relocation assistance, and
other services.
www.culturalawareness.com
Cultural Issues in Business
Communication
An on-line cross-cultural
communication tutorial for
firms going international.
www.bena.com/ewinters/OnlineTutorial.html
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia
A resource for businesses,
tourists, students, and
teachers to find out about
cultures around the world, to
minimize conflict.
www.countryreports.org
Travel Information and
Links
- American Passport
Express
Privately owned courier
service that hand delivers
passport applications to
the U.S. Department of
State Passport Agency for
processing.
www.americanpassport.com
- Business To Business
Travel Websites Group
- Publishes news and
information oriented
websites; and, magazines
in .pdf (portable document
file) format - for a
global audience made up of
business travellers,
business travel managers,
business travel
administrators, business
travel secretaries, MICE
(meetings, incentives,
conventions &
exhibitions) planners,
business travel trade
professionals, business
travel industry suppliers,
and related public
relations & media
professionals.
- http://www.btbtravel.com
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- City Guides and Hotels
Worldwide
Detailed and informative
guides to over 140 of the
world’s major cities.
Also has Internet hotel
discounts, maps of each
city and area, city
pictures, weather and
climate information,
attractions and
restaurants, and travel
tips.
www.worldexecutive.com/cityguides
Concierge.com
Large site with various
travel resources. Includes
reservations.
www.concierge.com
Currency Services for
Business Travelers
Calculators for
international business
travelers: The Travel
Expenses Calculator;
Travel Expenses
Calculator; Single Expense
Version; Credit Card
Charges Calculator; and
Foreign Exchange Charges
Calculator.
www.xe.com/sitemap.htm#business
Economist.com: Cities
Guide
A specialized Web site by
The Economist to provide
general, travel, and
business information on
the 10 major cities of the
world.
www.economist.com/cities
Encyclopedia of Days
Descriptions of holidays
from all over the world.
Most of these holidays are
grouped alphabetically by
country, religion, or
topic.
www.shagtown.com/days
- Fodors is one of the
premier international
travel guides
- http://www.fodors.com
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- Internationalist
Business Travel
Extensive information
about travel in more than
80 countries. Also useful
information about electric
current, currency
conversions, weights and
other measurements, and
other travel information.
www.internationalist.com/travel
TeleAdapt On-line Help Desk
Solutions to problems common
when traveling overseas with a
laptop computer.
http://www.teleadaptusa.com/
- U.S. State Department:
Travel Warnings and
Consular Information
Sheets
Official U.S. government
warnings for U.S. citizens
traveling abroad.
- http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html
USA Foreign Entry
Requirements
Information for U.S. citizens
about entry to most countries.
http://travel.state.gov/foreignentryreqs.html
CIA World Factbook
Comprehensive country profiles
highlighting geographic,
government, economic, and
transnational issues.
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
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Date Updated: March 27, 2007
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