Airlines

Reservations Directly Through the Airlines - Even though there are countless discount travel sites, going to the actual airline sites can still yield some good deals. This page will provide you with direct links to all major airlines. You will get an occasional pop-up ad here, but this site is still a winner.

Travelocity.com - Discount Travel Site - This is a useful site to compare options on different airlines because you can see them all listed together. Sometimes the discount sites have their own special deals, so it pays to shop around.

Orbitz.com - Discount Travel Site - Similar to Travelocity, Orbitz offers a variety of ways to save on travel and has some extras like travel tips, weather information and city guides. Visit the "Deals" section of Orbitz for a quick and easy look at the current cheap fares.

Priceline.com - Discount Travel Site - Priceline is a bit different than most others in that you can submit the price you want to pay, but you don't know what airline you will be flying or the exact times until your offer is accepted, which depends on the price you input.

Expedia.com - Discount Travel Site - Yet another discount travel site, Expedia has some useful traveler tools in addition to airfare, hotels, rental cars and other travel needs.

Links to Airline Frequent Flyer Program Sites - This site is an excellent source of information about the major U.S. airline frequent flyer programs. You will find a quick overview of each program along with a link to that airline's site for detailed information.

Flyer Talk Online Frequent Flyer Forums - You will find an amazing array of online forums here for frequent flyers. You can read about travel nightmares from other users and get some inside information about frequent flyer programs (the airlines don't tell you everything).

Inside Flyer - Frequent Flyer Online Magazine - One of many non-airline sites devoted to frequent flyer programs, Inside Flyer is probably the most comprehensive. However, you do need to be a paid subscriber to access almost everything here.

Frequent Flyer Program Reviews from Epinions.com - This is a very unique site that has information about nearly every major frequent flyer program with reviews, advice and "insider" information posted by other travelers.

Points.com – Frequent Flyer Mileage Exchange Site - Do you have more frequent flyer miles than you can use? At Points.com you can exchange those miles for gift certificates from a variety of retailers and even exchange them between airlines. They don't accept miles from every airline, but it's worth checking into.

Links to Airline Home Pages - This is the definitive list of links to sites of specific airlines. You will find links to 220 commercial airlines, both U.S. and international, plus links to charter airlines, cargo carriers and other specialty carriers.

Airline Stocks and Investor Information from CNNmoney.com - Check here for stock prices and corporate news for publicly traded U.S. airlines. You can also get stock charts, annual reports, press releases and analyst reports here.

Airline Profiles and Histories - This site will give you a brief overview and history of each major U.S. airline along with a profile of each airline's CEO.

Airsafe.com - Travel Safety Site - This well-organized site is packed with information for the traveling public - safety tips, security information, airline safety records and more. It also has an extensive section with information about the September 11 tragedies.

TSA (Transportation Security Administration) Advice for Travelers - The official source for security information, this section of the TSA site gives details of the airport security procedures and a complete list of prohibited items for both carry-on and checked baggage. You will also find customs information for international travel.

FAA Trip Preparation Guide - From the Federal Aviation Administration, this site has some great tips on what to wear and how to pack for air travel, how to travel safely with small children, services available to disabled travelers and what to do in an emergency. There are also tips for transporting animals.

Saftey Links from Aeroseek.com - Here you'll find a big list of links to sites with general safety information and also specific topics like air rage, airline accidents and advice on what to do in an accident.

Airport Delays and Weather from the FAA - Before you head out to the airport, check here for find real-time information about delays and weather problems at all U.S. airports. The main page shows all the major airports and the links along the top will get you to the smaller ones.

Links and Information about Airports - This site contains an amazing amount of information for aviation professionals, but the airport information page is useful for travelers as well. It lists information and links for virtually every U.S. airport as well as many international ones.

International Airport Guide - Unlike many other sites that just provide links to the home pages of each airport, this one gives you some basic information about hotels, transportation and facilities for many major airports throughout the world (in English).

Quick Links to U.S. Airports - You won't find anything extra here other than links to the home pages of most U.S. airports, but this page is free of annoying advertising, is easy to use and lists a large number of airports.

Quick Links to International Airports - Just like the link above for U.S. airports, this page isn't fancy but it does deliver a comprehensive list of links to airport sites from around the world. But if you don't speak the native language, you might use one of the links above that has information in English.