EUFED European Union Federation of Youth Hostel Associations

 

Internet resources

This list contains hotlinks to Internet resources dealing with youth travel, youth hostels, tourism policy, European policies and other interesting sources of information.

Travelling in Europe

• Single emergency call number
• European Railway Server - Hotlinks to many European railways and tourism-related sites
• Visit Europe - Everything connected to European tourism
• Inter-rail - The cheapest way to travel around Europe
• Railway timetables - A Europe-wide search engine provided by Deutsche Bahn, which also offers an interesting list of WWW railway links
• Tourism pages in:  Travel-Directory, Yahoo
• Europa: travelling in Europe
• Search index for tourism and travel in Europe
• French Tourism Office

Youth Hostels in Europe and beyond

• Hostelling International - International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF)
• Websites of national Youth Hostel Associations and associates or accredited agents in Europe and beyond:
  • Albania
  • Austria:  ÖJHV, ÖJHW
  • Belgium: LAJ (French-speaking community) - VJH (Dutch-speaking community)
  • Bosnia Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • England and Wales
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland (Republic of)
  • Ireland (Northern)
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Scotland
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine

Tourism policy

• Bureau International du Tourisme Social (BITS)
• "Hotels, Restaurants and Cafés in Europe" (HOTREC)
• World Tourism Organization (WTO)
• World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)
• European Travel & Tourism Action Group (ETAG)
• European Travel Commission (ETC)

 European politics

• Council of Europe
• European Union
• Eurodesk An EU information service on education, training and youth
• European Youth Forum
• "Your Voice in Europe": EU website to involve citizens and businesses
  

Other interesting WWW links

• EURO<26 - The European Youth Card Association - databank on discounts and services
• Association of Voluntary Service Organisations (AVSO)
• European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
• ECOTRANS - The site of a European network composed of experts and organisations in the fields of tourism, environment and regional development 
• International Federation of Youth Hostel Wardens Associations (IFWA)
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• European Cyclists' Federation (ECF)
• The European Charities' Committee on VAT (ECCVAT) 
• Eurostat Site