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Seeing as most of my family lives in the Netherlands and my sweetie lives in Germany, I travel a lot. Here I have collected pointers to help me travel cheaply. Enjoy!

For travel news I enjoy Best Fares Discount Travel Magazine - Online, especially their NewsDesk full of the latest cheap flights!
Travel Agencies on the Web
- Agencies with nice travel request forms ("nice" for me means: easy to use; gets you the lowest fares; does not force you to select travel times for your flight before giving you a fare)
  - Travelocity Home Page
  - Amcan Travel Information Service (seems to be same database as Travelocity)
- I almost always buy my ticket from Council Travel - they are very cheap for students and educators and quite reputable.
- ISE also has student (and educator) flight rates.
- Some of my friends swear by the Internet Travel Network
- On Line Travel Home Page
- Genie Travel Services, Inc.
- Travel World
- Travel Discounters
- AESU's DISCOUNTED CONSOLIDATOR AIRFARES WORLDWIDE
- http://www.last-minute.com
- Last-Minute Angebote
- American Express Travel Reservation System
- On-Line Discounted Air Fares & Flight Reservations
Airlines - some of these run special discount programs for Web users.
- American Airlines
- USAir, including their USAir E-Savers
- Northwest Airlines, including their Northwest Airlines CyberSaver Fares
- Continental - including their so-called CO.O.L. Travel Specials
- United Airlines
- Marc-David's Chunk of the WEB -- Airlines of the WEB
Air Courier is another cheap way to travel, particularly if you're going from New York, LA, or Chicago.
- As You Like It Travel
- World-wide Courier Association
Train travel - a great way to get around Europe (and sometimes even the US!)
- General
  - Europe by Eurail
  - Rail Europe Home Page; including a a form that lets you find out when your train goes and how much it will cost for many major cities in Europe.
- North America
  - Amtrak
  - VIA-RAIL - Canada (or try VIA Rail Canada or Canadian Passenger Rail Services)
- Holland
  - NS - The Dutch Railways
  - Welkom bij NS
- Germany
  - Deutsche Bahn AG
  - Anfrageseite brought to you by HaCon Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH - find out the times for your train in Germany. Excellent system, very handy!
Long-distance bus travel
- Greyhound Lines, Inc.
- Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp.
Travel Guides
I swear by the Rough Guides - they give you the straight dope (e.g. "This museum is a big waste of time and money"), and provide for travel in my price range, ultra-stingy
Misc
- Council Travel / Offices Worldwide (I always go to Council Travel - cheap prices, friendly service)
- Hostels.com / Books, Maps & Gear
- Shoestring Travel Servers
- Shoestring Travel E-zine