On the road again? It seems we're always travelling somewhere - on tour, trade shows, seeing clients, holidays (yah right). Needless to say, the most successful trips are preceded by some careful planning. So fire up your browser and let's begin.
All airlines have web sites so find the one of your choice and look in Yahoo (yahoo.com) to find them. They will list schedules and fares and in many cases you can book flights online at their site. Many airport sites also have sites and will help you with facilities, ground transportation and connection flights.
Most of the major car rental companies can be found on Yahoo and rates and booking information is available.
All major hotel chains have web sites and you can find their locations, hotel facilities and make reservations online. Smaller hotels, inns and bed and breakfasts can be found by looking up the specific cities and searching for accommodations. For worldwide listings, check out The Hotel Guide at http://www.filedudes.com/index.html.
To check the Canadian dollar against foreign currencies, use the Currency Converter at http://www.oanda.com/cgi-bin/ncc.
To decide what to pack, visit The Weather Channel at http://www.weather.com. Check current conditions and the five-day forecast for cities around the world.
If you look up particular cities in Yahoo you can get information on accommodations, restaurants, entertainment, transportation and local services. City and regional maps can be found at Yahoo Maps (http://maps.yahoo.com/yahoo/) or at Pathfinder (http://www.pathfinder.com/travel/maps/).
If you are having trouble getting along in foreign languages, try the online translator at http://dictionaries.travlang.com/.
If you are exhibiting at a trade show or doing a large presentation out of town you can use Kinkonet to have Kinko's Copies receive your electronic files at their nearest location, print and bind your materials and deliver them to your hotel or booth. No more hauling heavy boxes of paper half way around the world. For more information, visit http://www.kinkos.com/kinkonet/.
For more travel resources, visit The Music & Audio Connection (http://musicandaudio.com) and look under Resources-Travel.
Travelling will never be completely stress-free but a little Web browsing can take away some of those nasty surprises.

Resources
 

• If you are looking for a Canadian 800 number, don't call the operator anymore. Visit Canada Tollfree at http://canadatollfree.sympatico.ca/CanadaTollFree/ and search for listings by business name or keyword. Find U.S. 800 numbers at AT&T's directory at http://www.tollfree.att.net/dir800/.
  
• Megatrax is a supplier of production music for film, television, advertising and multimedia. Their website at http://www.megatrax.com features extensive search capabilities where you can serach through their CD collection by genres, styles, instruments, tempos, composers and descriptions. Users can then listen to their results in real-time using Liquid Audio (http://www.liquidaudio.com) streaming technology.
  
• If you are looking for technicians, facilities or producers in the Television or Film industries, visit Mandy's International Film & TV Production Directory at http://www.mandy.com/index.html. You can search by region or category and locate job opportunities as well.
  
• To locate shareware and freeware visit File Dudes at http://www.filedudes.com/index.html. Search their site by operating system or by program name or description.
  
• Yamaha Canada has premiered their website at http://yamaha.ca. Here you will find company background, product information, education programs and links to Yamaha worldwide.
  
• If you are attending the AES Conference in San Francisco, visit the Audio Engineering Site at http://www.aes.org. You will find exhibitor information, events schedule, hotel information and registration details.
  
• The Connection Software Center was established by Norris-Whitney Communications in conjunction with e-Warehouse. The Center features over 30,000 software titles on business, finance, entertainment, graphics and design, Internet and utilities. The site offers fast and secure online processing and real-time inventory status and features boxed and downloadable software. Visit at http://maac.com/software.
  
• Norris-Whitney Communications operates The Music & Audio Connection, the international on-line resource for music enthusiasts, musicians, music and audio professionals. Included are classified ads, products for sale, company showcases, discussion forums, associations, music education, music & audio resources, career information and file libraries. Updates to the site are available by e-mail or on The Pointcast Network Visit at http://musicandaudio.com . For more information, e-mail to , Fax (905) 641-1648 or call (905) 641-3471.
  

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