Travel guide - Definition and Overview

The following is a list of travel guides and web sites with substantial international coverage.

Wiki travel sites

• Wikitravel - an open content, Wiki, global travel guide under Creative Commons licence.
• World66 - another open content, Wiki, global travel guide, also under Creative Commons licence. (previously known as "CapitanCook.com")
• Hospitality Club (http://www.hospitalityclub.org/) - a free global network of people offering hospitality to each other when travelling with Wiki-features for travel guides.

Commercial publications

• Fodor's
• Let's Go
• Lonely Planet

Commercial travel sites

• Travel Walk (http://www.travelwalk.net) - Travel guides, recommended destinations, travel forums and upload travel photos for free. 100 percent unbiased travel website.
• CountryGuide (http://www.countryguide.com) - editor-maintained directory of links for researching country travel, vacations, relocation, or retirement.
• Discount Travel Specialists (http://www.travel-ascending.com) - Travel Guides, Tips, and a Search tool for locating the lowest prices.
• Inside Travel Tips (http://www.insidetraveltips.com/) - a free answer guide that answers many of the common questions travelers have.
• The Travel Forum (http://www.thetravelforum.com/) - Topics covered include travel to Europe, Australia, Asia, Backpacking, Bed and Breakfast, Resorts and more.
• Let's Go (http://www.letsgo.com/) - guides aimed at the independent traveller.
• Traveling Haiti (http://www.travelinghaiti.com/) - Tips, maps, language aids and more!
• Lonely Planet Destinations Guide (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/) - a great resource for finding information about a particular location.
• South Pacific Travel (http://www.southpacific.org) - South Pacific island destinations, airlines, news, maps, films, music, guidebooks, and tips for trips.
• Rough Guides Travel (http://www.roughguides.com) - thoroughly researched travel guides to the world's countries, targeting shoestring to luxury travellers.
• Travel Directory (http://www.travel-directory.org/) - International directory of tourism and travel related resources including travelogues and destination guides.
• Moon Handbooks (http://www.moon.com) guides to the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific
• Luggage Life (http://www.luggage-life.com) - Quick reference travel preparation advice.
• Adventure Vacations (http://www.wideopenspaces.co.uk) - guide to adventure travel ideas and destinations.
• TripSight (http://www.tripsight.com) - personalized travel advice for 54 activities at more than 300 worldwide travel destinations.
• Argentina Travel (http://www.travelsur.net) - Specializing in tours in Argentina. More than a travel site, a general resource for learning about tango, gauchos, patagonia and the pampas. Generous advice from 'Ask The Experts'.
• Willgoto (http://www.willgoto.com) - World travel guide and directory. All useful links sorted by destination.

See also

• Fictional guidebook