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- Smart Stops on the Web
Smart stops on the Web.
General
Travel http://www.webnights.com
Make online reservations for hotels, motels and
bed and breakfasts worldwide through this site. Passport
Travel Guide also provides room rates, hotel descriptions and
reviews.
http://www.biztravel.com bizTraveler's site
allows users to make online hotel and airline reservations and
check frequent-flyer miles. Also included are detailed
destination maps, hotel reviews, daily online business news
items as well as a recommended reading list for quick
reference.
http://www.dt.com DirectLink offers 24-hour
access to booking and information services formerly
exclusively for travel agents. |
Design a Web Site
If you're ready to create a site for your organization, these
sites offer free advice, free and low-cost tools and
references to other resources:
http://business.auracom.com/wurld/ Mike
Lindsay's site contains a basic HTML tutorial that's
informative, easy to understand and witty. Note the links to
Web site authoring tools, including Lindsay's reviews.
http://www.meat.com
The best part of the L'Industrie De Meat site is a
downloadable inexpensive shareware program called the
"color manipulation device" for choosing the colors
of your Web site.
http://icount.com There are a lot of ways to
keep track of how many people visit your site. Go to Internet
Cunt's site for an especially easy-to-download free
application. |
Business and Industry
Professional Liability Resources http://www.execrisk.com
The Executive Risk site includes an online newsletter
for buyers and sellers of liability insurance for directors,
officers and professionals. Interactive
Geography http://www.worldtime.com
Worldtime provides a wealth of geographic
information on every country from time zones to national
holidays; it's useful for international business.
Internal Auditors Online
http://www.rutgers.edu/accounting/raw/iia The
Institute of Internal Auditors site includes association news
releases on ethics, professional standards and membership
options. |