TVL 210 & TVL 220
Introduction to Airline Reservation Systems Web Links

The following categories contain links to various sources on the web relating to the topics of Airlines, Travel, and Hospitality News & Events covered in courses TVL 210 Introduction to Airline Reservation Systems: SABRE and TVL 220 Introduction to Airline Reservation Systems: APOLLO. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the content of these websites, the usual evaluation measures should be taken by the researcher.

The Hospitality, Tourism, & Golf Management Research Guide provides tips on how to find books available in the Library collection, and tips on how to find journal, magazine and newspaper articles available in MCC Libraries article databases.

Guidelines for Evaluating Internet Sites
Airline Reservation Systems
Domestic & International Airlines
Hotels & Motels
Air, Bus, Car, Train & Hotel Reservations
Travel / Destination Information
Hospitality News & Per Diem Information
Professional Associations & Organizations
Safety & Security
Contacting the Teacher

Guidelines for Evaluating Internet Sites

Visit the following sites to learn more about how to evaluate the quality of information you find on various websites.

• Criteria for Website Evaluation - An online brochure from MCC Libraries which reviews five criteria to consider when evaluating websites.
• Evaluating Library and Internet Information - From Stewart Library, Weber State University.
• The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources - From New Mexico State University Library.

Airline Reservation Systems

• Sabre - "Sabre is the leading provider of technology, distribution and marketing services for the travel industry."

• Galileo International - Learn more about the APOLLO and Galileo reservation systems produced by Galileo International.

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Domestic & International Airlines

In addition to looking up fares and making reservations, you will also find corporate news and events information on many of the individual airline websites listed below.

Additional Domestic, International Airline & Airport Links

• Airlines of the World - From HotelsTravel.com inks to airlines and airports throughout the world.
• Airlines.TheLinks.com - Links to airlines throughout the world and discount travel fares.
• OAG Travel Information - OAG is a global travel and transport information company. This website provides access to flight schedules, city guides, airline and airport guides.

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Hotels & Motels

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Air, Bus, Car, Train & Hotel Reservations

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Travel / Destination Information

• The Travel Channel - Features of this site include travelers' reviews, destination guides, vacation idea's, and other travel tools.

• Fodors.com - "Fodors.com supplements content from the popular Fodor's Gold Guide print series with for-the-web features, advice from travel experts, discussion areas, links, and numerous planning tools."

• Frommers.com - This site provides access to excerpts from the famous Frommer's Guidebooks series as well as links to other travel related information.

• Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory - "Your guide to the following official tourist information sources: government tourism offices, convention and visitors bureaus, and chambers of commerce. Businesses such as travel agents, tour operators, and hotels are not included."

• Travelvideoz.com - This site provides links to view travel videos of destinations such as: Africa, North America, South America, Central America, Caribbean, Asia, Australia, the South Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.

• Viator.com - "Viator - the Latin word for "traveler" is the most comprehensive online resource for travelers to research, plan and book destination activities."

Hospitality News & Per Diem Information

• U. S. General Services Administration (GSA) - This site provides links to access domestic Per Diem Rate information.

• Air Transport World (ATWonline) - "ATWonline provides daily news about airline and related industries, traffic and aircraft transaction data, commentary and insight, and articles excerpted from Air Transport World magazine."

• Hotel News Resource - Part of the Nevistas network of websites this site provides access to news stories pertaining to the hotel industry.

• Hotel Online: Where the Hospitality Industry Meets...Online - This site provides access to full-text news stories from news wire services.

• Hotel & Motel Management - This website contains information on hospitality trends, press releases, plus online access to current and past issues of Hotel & Motel Management magazine.

• HospitalityNet.org - "One of the trend setting online trade publications for the global hospitality/hotel industry."

• Hospitality Trends - This site provides access to news articles on such topics as: security, technology, and travel trends.

• HT Magazine.com (Hospitality Technology Magazine) - This site provides access to online articles and research and reports on the status of technology in restaurant and lodging businesses.

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Professional Associations & Organizations

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Safety & Security

• AirSafe.com - "Critical information for the traveling public."

• AviationNow.com - AviationWeek.com serves as the web portal to the print publication Aviation Week. It provides access to aviation related news, conference information, and job listings for aviation and aerospace professionals worldwide.

• Transportation Security Administration (TSA) - "The TSA protects the Nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce." The "For Travelers" section of this site provides guidelines for prohibited and permitted items for carry-on luggage.

• Travel.State.gov - This site from the U.S. State Department, Bureau of Consular Affairs provides tips for American citizens traveling or living abroad abroad, foreign citizens traveling to the U.S., and lists travel warnings.

• U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) - Links to DOT websites providing information on Air, Land, and Sea Safety.

Contacting the Teacher

Diane Cheasty teaches TVL 210 Introduction to Airline Reservation Systems: SABRE and TVL 220 Introduction to Airline Reservation Systems: APOLLO. CourseSpace students can contact her by Private Folder located in the Online Office section of their CourseSpace page, by e-mail at dcheasty@monroecc.edu and telephone (585) 292-2580.

P. Czaja, Revised 8/2007, http://www.monroecc.edu/go/library