The Horizon trip planners and guides have spent years accumulating the ultimate black book of travel resources, whether it be the best place in Provence to sample the famous Soup de Poisson or the most delightful and informative guide to lead your through the souks of Marrakech. While we don't want to share all our trade secrets (you'll have to go on every one of our trips to get access to that level of information), we are happy to share some of our online resources with our loyal travellers to help guide you through the labyrinth of the worldwide web.
What follows is our idiosyncratic list of what we feel are the best online resources in various categories of travel-related subjects. Please feel free to send us your own ideas and discoveries. Apart from specifically identified partners, where we have made arrangements with the companies to recognize Horizon travellers, we have no official (or unofficial) relationships with the companies involved.
Air
- Airline Meals (find out the real truth about who's been good and who's been bad...)
- Airport Guide (find details on airports around the world, including everything from road maps to facilities)
- Marquis Jets (for those who want to bypass the hassles of commercial flying but aren't quite ready to buy their own jet...)
- Seat Guru (the enlightened guide to airline seating configurations)
- Web Flyer (the ultimate resource for frequent travel programs)
Books & Guides
- Abe Books (the world's largest online store for new, used, and rare books)
- Longitude Books (from the obscure to the obvious, the best travel book resource on the web, organized by destination)
- Fodor's (our favourite out of the mainstream guidebooks, written with the high-end market in mind)
- The Michelin Guide (the red bible of where to stay and where to eat in Europe)
Clothing & Gear
- Altrec (the ultimate outdoor gear guide and online store)
- Ex Officio (the best travel clothes, designed to breath, dry, and fold to keep you comfortable)
- Magellans (the travel gear accessory store, from travel locks to travel clocks)
Events & Festivals
- Whats On When (comprehensive guide to events around the world from the Palio in Siena to the Holi Festival in Rajasthan)
- Festivals (focus on the calendar of festivals in all of their many incarnations around the world).
- Culture Kiosque (cool European guide to arts, entertainement and culture worldwide)
Food & Wine
- Epicurious (the world's largest online database of recipes to help you recreate your favourite trip meals)
- Slow Food (the Slow Food movement, dedicated to protecting the pleasures of the table from the homogenization of modern life)
- Zagat's (restaurant reviews around the world available online or in hand-held format)
General Information & Practical Details
- Time Out (the ultimate guide to what's going on right now in almost every major city on earth)
- Time & Date (figure out what time and what day it is anywhere in the world)
- Universal Currency Converter (a useful tool for figuring out currency conversion rates)
- World Electric Power Guide (the best resource for figuring out the right electrical plug converter for any country in the world)
- Virtual Bellhop (send your luggage ahead to your destination and breeze through the airport security)
- Read unbiased opinions about hotels and vacations at TripAdvisor.
Health & Medicine
- Med Jet (the ultimate in travel protection - worldwide private jet evacuation insurance)
- Centre For Disease Control (the ultimate reference guide for infectious diseases around the world)
- Online Travel Clinic (an online travel consultation service offering personalized consultations on travel health issues)
Hotels & Restaurants
- Tablet Hotels (styled as Extraordinary Hotels for Global Nomads, these properties are some of our favourite places to stay)
- Design Hotels (for those who only want to sleep in the warm embrace of the design avant garde...)
- Relais & Chateaux (for those who want to eat as well as they sleep - in the lap of luxury)
Magazines & Newsletters
Maps & Weather
Passports, Visas & Travel Warnings
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