US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Travel Agents
This resource contains detailed information on the travel agent/planning career field. It has sections on the nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and advancement, job outlook, earnings, and additional information.
Other
Geo Beats: Guided Video Tours and Reviews of Travel Destinations Around the World
Sample the unique character of some of the most popular travel destinations in the world at the award-winning video network site GeoBeats.
Other
The City of Dryden: Ontario, Canada
Dryden is known as Ontario's Northwest Wilderness City. It is known for its natural beauty and as a tourism center. Provided is information on its services, economics, and tourism.
Other
Super Natural British Columbia Canada
Explore beautiful British Columbia by region, city, or by sites and events. This resource is the official tourism site of British Columbia and provides a current and historical look at BC's finest recreational opportunities.
Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society: Mount Everest and Its Ascent
How was Mount Everest formed and how was it first conquered by man? What challenges are faced by a climber? Learn all about Mount Everest here.
Other
Nebraska Tourism Commission
An overview of Nebraska's attractions, events, accommodations, outdoor adventures, agri-tourism, and a vacation planner.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia
This is a resource about the state of Utah. Includes images and articles on everything from geology to famous people in the state.
Other
Stoa & the Tourist Office of Spain: Home Page
The Tourist Office of Spain and the Spain Tours Operators Association offer a wide variety of help for the those thinking of traveling to Spain. From advice on pre-trip preparations to what is hot in Spain this year, this site has it all.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Roadside Communities: Ring's Rest, Muirkirk, Maryland
The exhibition explores historical moments in the area of transportation. As more people took to the road, clusters of roadside businesses sprang up to accommodate motorists' needs including roadside cabins. Ring's Rest, located about 20...
Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society: Antarctica: Extreme Wilderness
Information, activities and images of Antarctica including a number from Scott's expedition to the South Pole.
Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society: Kenya: A Changing Nation
Kenya is home to some of the world's rarest animals and to traditional people whose way of life is under threat. Read about the Maasai people, the animals and climate of Kenya, and investigate how the country is changing.
Other
Nimes Convention and Visitors Bureau: Nimes Tourisme
Official website for the French city of Nimes.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Botswana: Economy
A comprehensive look at the booming economy of Botswana. Find out how Botswana is striving to diversify its economy so it is not so dependent on diamond mining. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: The Last Auction
Interactive experience that allows students to walk through a small, farming town in South Carolina, and see its transition from a tobacco farming community and a textile based economy to a new economy. Witness the residents' struggles...
Other
Historic Scotland: Home Page
Official site for Historic Scotland offers information on Scotland's background, heritage, and education.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Food and Beverage Serving Occupations
This resource provides detailed information on food and beverage serving occupations. It has sections on the nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and advancement, job outlook, earnings, and additional information.
InterKnowledge Corp.
Geographica.com: Adventure in Argentina
This site from Geographica.com contains information on a variety of parks in Argentina. A description of each follows the name of the park.
Eduweb
Eduweb: Indigenous Ecotourism
This scholarly article overviews how ecotourism is tied to a survey of sustainable development in the case of Rio Blanco, Ecuador.
PBS
Pbs: Foreign Perceptions of Bhutan
PBS site that traces the history and nature of foreign perceptions of Bhutan, a country which was closed to tourists until 1974.
Other
Ipanema.com: Rio De Janiero Parks and Top Sights
Resource presents information about the national parks in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
Other
Golf Europe: Golf Clubs in Germany/other
"Germany has 500+ golf clubs with some 300,000+ members which may come as a surprise to some. The game enjoys increasing popularity, attracts respectable sponsorship money and boastsone of the the finest European golfers ever, in the...
Other
Scotland.com
Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.
Other
Baja Travel Guide: La Paz
Description of La Paz. Since La Paz is a tourist destination, this site is written with the potential tourist in mind.