TRAVEL:  TOURISM: SPECIALTY: COMMERCIAL:   GENEALOGY:  Genealogy Tourism AFRICAN AMERICAN  Africa Roots tours - Senegal, Ghana,  South Africa, Togo and Benin http://www.spectortravel.com/Pages/rc-tours.html Spector Travel of Boston, Inc. The Africa Travel Specialist Tour Dakar, Senegal; Accra, Ghana; Capetown, South Africa; Cotonou, Benin and Bamako, Mali. Africa Roots and Culture Tours -Benin -Benin & Caote D'Ivoire - Ghana - Ghana & Senegal - Senegal - Senegal & The Gambia - South Africa - The Gambia - The Gambia Roots Festival - Other Africa Tours  Welcome to Henderson Travel Services http://www.hendersontravel.com/home.html Senegal Gambia Ivory Coast Mali Ghana Burkina Faso Benin Nigeria South Africa Egypt Kenya Morocco African-American Travel Conference  http://www.aatconline.com/ The African American Travel Conference (AATC) is an association of 2,500 travel planners, serving the African American community.     BUDGET TRAVEL / TRAVEL ADVICE Not specifically genealogy _base_d tours but cheapest alternatives.  Cheap European hotels, flights,  apartments and guides http://www.eurapart.com/  About Budget Travel http://budgettravel.about.com/?once=true&  Fodor's Travel Guides | Plan Your Trip Online http://www.fodors.com/  Frommer's Travel Guides: The Best Trips Start Here! http://www.frommers.com/  Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine:  Travel guides, travel tips, restaurant  recommendations, and trip planning advice http://www.budgettravelonline.com/  hotels.com  http://www.hotels.com/?js=1&zz=1152021779640  Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door http://www.ricksteves.com/  Budget Travel - Transitions Abroad http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/travel/budget/ CRUISES  www.GenealogyCruise2006.com http://www.genealogycruise2006.com/  Genealogy Conference and Cruise http://www.whollygenes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?screen=CRUISE Tiny URL = http://tinyurl.com/ny6te CZECK / SLOVAK  Czech, Slovak Genealogy Travel Index http://members.aol.com/jzel/index.htm  Czech Slovak travel tours http://www.webertravel.com/ Since 1956 Weber travel has been counseling, and putting together tour packages for individuals and organizations to the Czech Republic and Slovakia.  Czech Slovak Heritage Travel Advice Page http://www.czechheritage.net/cztravel.html     EASTERN EUROPE  Historical tours http://www.rootsinrussia.com/travel.htm  ROMANIA - Genealogy Searches -  Official Travel and Tourism Information http://www.romaniatourism.com/genealogy.html EUROPE  European Focus, Inc.  Photography of Ancestral Towns in Europe,  Private Tours in Europe http://www.eurofocus.com/ Genealogy Research and Discovery Tours Offered in: Alsace (Eastern France) Germany Ireland Scotland Switzerland     The ultimate experience is to personally see your ancestral town. European Focus Private Tours might be exactly what you’ve been looking for all of these years. I offer private research tours of all lengths and types in Germany, Austria, Switzerland,  parts of eastern France (Alsace), England, Ireland and Scotland. Experience everyday life in your ancestral town without the hustle and the rush-rush-rush associated with those big bus tours. Besides, the bus tours probably don’t go anywhere near your ancestral  village. I’ll take you right to your ancestral town and I’ll arrange everything in advance so that your visit is worthwhile and memorable.    Ancestral Roots Travel Ltd -  Bespoke Ancestral Tours to Europe! http://www.ancestralrootstravel.com/  Welcome to Select Genealogical Tours http://www.selectgenealogytours.com/ GERMANY  Emigration to America -  Routes to the Roots -  Auswanderung nach Amerika http://www.routes.de/ Germany - Thuringia  German genealogical research manager and sightseeing  tour guide in Erfurt http://www.erfurt-guide.de/homee.htm  Find your Roots in Germany  http://roots-in-germany.de/  German Roots - Your service to find your German Roots http://www.germanroots.org/ Great Britain  Visit Britain with Ancestor Travel:  UK travel & tourism guide for researching  UK Family History http://www.ancestortravel.com/ Ancestor Travel is a UK tourism directory and travel guide specifically designed to provide specialist travel services for researching your UK family history. As well as offering a fully searchable data_base_ of travel services including accommodation, tours, attractions and transport services, AncestorTravel lso provides a data_base_ of specialist family history services in the UK and Ireland. We live here. We know here. We love here. Empire Builders and Mass Migration Mass migration from Great Britain and Ireland built the modern world. Between 1650 and 1950, over 20 million people left Britain and Ireland for a new life overseas in America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, and other far flung countries. It is estimated today that over 70 percent of all Americans can directly trace their ancestry back to Britain or Ireland.  Hooked on Genealogy Tours http://www.hookedongenealogytours.com/  ROOTS Consulting Services (Scotland)  Escorted and Personalised Guided Tours  and Family History Research http://www.ancestryroots.co.uk/  Rowan Tree Ltd - Themed Holidays - Scotland http://rowan-tree-consulting.co.uk/special/familytree.shtml  Family Tree genealogy and  Scottish clan history  from AncestralScotland http://www.ancestralscotland.com/  Ashton Drye Specialized International  Tours and Domestic Tours http://ashtondrye.com/  Page 1 - Homemade-Holidays http://www.homemade-holidays.com/main/Page_1x.html  Samford University -  Institute of Genealogy & Historical Researce  BIGHR 2006 http://www.samford.edu/schools/ighr/bighr.html IRELAND  Celtic Quest Research Trip-  Ireland Awaits You http://www.celticquest.net/  Celtic Journeys - Home http://www.celticjourneys.us/  Ireland Self Drive, Irish Pub Tours and  Ireland Castle Tours http://www.enchantingireland.com/Home/Default.asp  TIARA Genealogy Research Trips to Dublin and Belfast http://home.netcom.com/~megrogan/ JEWISH  Routes to Roots http://routestoroots.com/ Tracing Jewish Roots in Poland, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus Routes to Roots is an internationally-known firm with offices in Ukraine and Poland. We specialize in Jewish research in the archives of Eastern Europe, can visit ancestral towns on your behalf or can arrange a customized visit for you and your family to the old country.    Jewish Heritage Research Group:  Genealogical Research and  Escorted Ancestry Tours in Belarus http://genealogypro.com/jewishbelarus.html Jewish Heritage Research Group In Belarus Services Jewish Genealogy research in Belarus Family history research in Belarus Visits to your Ancestors settlement places in Belarus Escort services ( custom private tours) in Belarus Family reunions Russian-English, English-Russian, Hebrew-Russian, Russian-Hebrew translation  Heritage Tours:  Travel to Spain, Morocco, Turkey, Southern Africa.  Private Tour - Travel in _style_ http://www.heritagetoursonline.com/  French Jewish Genealogy,  Special Interest Group - Travel (SIG) http://www.jewishgen.org/French/travel.htm  FJC | Departments | Travel & Genealogy http://www.fjc.ru/departments/DeptDetail.asp?AID=98478 MAPS  Travel Genie Detailed Maps for Genealogy http://showcase.netins.net/web/travelgenie/ Travel Genie carries detailed sectional maps for: Britain Denmark Germany Ireland Norway Poland Sweden NORWAY  Genealogy research and heritage  travel in Norway http://www.norwegianadventures.com/heritage.htm SWEDEN  Genline Family Travel http://www.genlinefamilytravel.com/ UNITED STATES*: Note:  There is nothing available right now, but last year they sponsored a genealogy cruise.    California Genealogical Society and Library http://www.calgensoc.org/web/cgs/cgshp.nsf?Open *See my comments at the end. GENERAL:  ancestraltravel.net  http://ancestraltravel.net/ Click under Partners for a list of travel agencies specializing in genealogical tours.  Elderhostel : Search Results - for genealogy http://www.elderhostel.org/programs/search_res.asp?keyword=genealogy Tiny URL = http://tinyurl.com/h9z5o  Genealogy Journey of vacations, holidays, & blogs http://genealogyjourney.com/ National Genealogical Society  NGS | Research Trips and Tours http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/edutrips.cfm  News, Media and Travel - Loads of _link_s to follow http://www.academic-genealogy.com/newsmediatravel.htm Also see:  Travel Portal For Your Travel Needs:  Travel Deals, Reviews, Travel Tips, and More! http://www.johnnyjet.com/home.asp  Journeywoman, journey woman,  travel magazine for women http://www.journeywoman.com/index.html Both of the above _link_s have been posted on Net-Gold previously.  The Johnny Jet website has tons of _link_s and information.  The Journey Woman website has wonderful advice and hints for women traveling alone. *Most of the larger genealogical societies will offer tours and trips at a special rate.  One that is very popular is to the LDS Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Another one is to the Allen County Public Library, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. If you want to find a tour, check with a genealogical society or the state/country tourism board where you want to go. The above websites are all commercial websites although you can get a lot of free advice and tips from them. From the Linda Bee Travel Collection of Resources From the Linda Bee Tourism Collection of Resources From the Linda Bee Genealogy Collection of Resources From the Linda Bee Reference Collection of Resources Linda Bee Temple Terrace, FL Genealogy Lists: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Candyman/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Genie-Angels/ Recipe List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RecipesBetweenFriends/
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