UK
T: +44 207 925 5000
F: +44 207 925 6000
www.dfes.gov.uk
Accommodation, Student Welfare
British Council Reservation Service
13 Grosvenor Gardens
London SW1W OB
UK
T: (0800) 783 6695
In UK only: 0207 828 1506
Email: hotels@britishcouncil.org
International Students House (ISH)
229 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5PN
UK
T: +44 207631 8300
F: +44 207631 8315
www.ish.org.uk
Club and accommodation center for international students in London
British Universities
Accommodation Consortium
PO Box 1564
University Park
Nottingham NG7 2RD
UK
T: +44 115 950 4571
Youth Hostel Association
8 Stephens Hill
St. Albans
Hertfordshire AL 1 2DY
UK
T: +44 1727 855 218
F: +44 1727 844 126
www.yha.org.uk
Worldwide hostel association offering discount hostels
Hostelling International - USA
8401 Colesville Rd., Suite 600
Silver Spring
MD 20910
United States of America
Tel: 202 783 6161
Fax: 202 783 6171
www.hiusa.org
International Youth Hostel Federation
1st Floor,
Fountain House
Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
Herts AL8 6JH
UK
Tel: +44 1707 324170
Fax: +44 1707 323980
www.hihostels.comwww.hiayh.org
Hotel Guide
www.hotelguide.com
Over 60,000 hotels in all parts of the world. Large resource for the budget traveler looking to stay in a cheap place with other like-minded travelers.
www.hostels.com
Non-profit organization promoting hostelling
www.hiayh.org
Travel and Tourist Information
VisitBritain
551 Fifth Avenue,
7th Floor
New York, NY 10012
T: 800 462 2748
Email: travelinfo@visitbritain.org
www.visitbritain.com
www.uktheguide.com (youth oriented)
British Information Services
845 Third Avenue
New York,
NY 10022
T: 212 745 0277
F: 212 745 0359
Email: public.enquiries.ny@fca.gov.uk
www.britianUSA.com
American Express Internet Travel Network
www.itn.net/amex
Travelocity www.travelocity.com
Ticketing and hotels
Discount Air Fares
Best Fares
www.bestfares.com
RyanAir
www.ryanair.com
EasyJet
www.easyjet.com
Student Life
British Council USA
www.studyintheuk.org
Club Information
www.klublife.com.uk
Education UK
www.educationuk.org
Entertainment, music, & leisure
www.entsweb.co.uk
Hero
www.hero.ac.uk
iAgora
www.iagora.com
Sports
www.skysports.planetfootball.com
VisitBritian Sports
www.campaigns.visitbritian.com/sport/
Unofficial Guides
www.unofficial-guides.com
News and Entertainment
Newspapers
The Daily Telegraph
www.telegraph.co.uk
The Times
www.the-times.co.uk
The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk
The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
Magazines
Time Out Magazine
www.timeout.com
The Economist
www.economist.com
Culture
Lists museums around the UK and links to their websites
www.mda.org.uk/vlmp
What's on Stage classical and theater information service
www2.britishcouncil.org/arts.htm
Other Fun Sites
Culture Lab-UK
www.culturelab-uk.com
Commonly Used URLs
British Council USA
info@us.britishcouncil.org
www.studyintheuk.org
Eurail Pass
www.raileurope.com
Information on Work Permits
www.studyintheuk.org
Let's Go Travel Guide
www.letsgo.com
Lonely Planet Travel Guide
www.lonelyplanet.com
STA Travel
www.sta.com
Railtrack
www.railtrack.co.uk/travel
Rough Guide
www.travel.roughguides.com
Information on Entry Clearance
www.studyintheuk.org
Online Entry Clearance form
www.britainusa.com/visas/ny.asp
US State Department travel info
www.state.gov/travel
Weather information
www.weather.com
Train and travel information
www.raileurope.com
