MiamiHerald.com: Tourism Offices

Making contact with cruise offices

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:49 EST

Most travel agencies can book cruises; some specialize in cruises only. You can also contact the lines directly via the following information:

Making contact with tourism offices of Florida

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:52 EST

NORTHEAST

Making contact with tourism offices of the U.S. states

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:55 EST

Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel: 401 Adams Ave., Suite 126, P.O. Box 4297, Montgomery, AL 36103; 800-ALABAMA; www.touralabama.org.
Alaska Travel Industry Association: 2600 Cordova St., Suite 201, Anchorage, AK 99503; 907-929-2200; www.travelalaska.com.
Arizona Office of Tourism: 1110 W. Washington St., Suite 155, Phoenix, AZ 85007; 866-275-5816; www.arizonaguide.com.

Making contact with tourism offices of the U.S. National Parks

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:54 EST

The U.S. national park system consists of 57 national parks and 330 other preserves, monuments and memorials. Names and phone numbers of the national parks follow. Detailed information on all the national parks is available at www.nps.gov or 202-208-4747.

Making contact with tourism offices of the Caribbean and the Bahamas

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:47 EST

Anguilla: Tourist Board Information Office, Old Factory Plaza, The Valley, Anguilla, BWI; 800-553-4939, 264-497-2759; www.anguilla-vacation.com.
Antigua and Barbuda: Antigua and Barbuda Tourist Office, 25 SE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33131; 305-381-6762; www.antigua-barbuda.org and www.antigua-barbuda.com.
Aruba: Aruba Tourism Authority, One Financial Plaza, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394; 954-767-6477 or 800-TO-ARUBA; www.aruba.com.

Making contact with tourism offices of Latin America

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:53 EST

Many Latin American countries do not have tourist offices, but potential visitors might get information from consulates, embassies, national airlines or U.S. airlines that serve Latin American countries.

Making contact with tourism offices of Canada

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:58 EST

ALBERTA

Alberta Tourism: Travel Alberta, P.O. Box 2500, Edmonton, AB,T5J 2Z4; 780-427-4321, 800-661-8888; www.travelalberta.com.
Calgary Convention and Visitors Bureau: 238 11th Ave. SE, Calgary, AB, T2G 0X8; 800-661-1678, 403-263-8510; www.tourismcalgary.com.
Edmonton Convention & Tourism Authority: 9797 Jasper Ave., Edmonton, AB, T5J 1N9; 800-463-4667; www.edmonton.com.

Making contact with tourism offices of Europe

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:51 EST

Austrian Tourist Office: 120 W. 45th St., New York, NY 10036; 212-944-6880; www.austria.info/us.
Bulgarian Consulate: 121 E. 62nd St., New York, NY 10021; 212-935-4646; www.travel-bulgaria.com.
Belgian Tourist Office: 220 E.42nd St. New York, NY 10017; 212-758-8130; www.visitbelgium.com.
British Tourism: Visit Britain, 551 Fifth Ave., Seventh Floor, New York, NY 10176-0799; 877-899-8391; www.visitbritain.org.

Making contact with tourism offices of Africa

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:44 EST

Algeria: Algerian Embassy, 2137 Wyoming Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008; 202-265-2800; www.algeria-us.org.
Angola: Angolan Mission to the United Nations, 125 E. 73rd St., New York, NY 10021; 212-861-5656; www.angola.org.
Benin: Benin Republic Embassy, 2737 Cathedral Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008; 202-232-6656; www.benin.ca.
Botswana: Botswana Embassy, 1531-1533 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036; 202-244-4990; www.botswana tourism.org.
Burkina Faso: Embassy of Burkina Faso, 2340 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008; 202-332-5577; www.ambaburkina-canada.org.
Cameroon: Cameroon Embassy, 2349 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008; 202-265-8790; www.haut-commissariat-cameroun-ottawa.ca.
Canary Islands: Tourist Office of Spain, 1221 Brickell Ave., Miami, FL 33131; 305-358-1992; www.okspain.org.
Cape Verde: Embassy of the Republic of Cape Verde, 3415 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20007; 202-965-6820; www.capeverdeusa.org.
Chad: 2002 R St., NW, Washington, DC 20009; 202-462-4009; www.chadembassy.org.
Congo: Mission of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 511, New York City, NY 10017; 212-319-8061; www.un.int/drcongo.
Cote D'Ivoire: 9 Av. Marlborough, Ottawa, ONT., K1N 8E6, Canada; 613-236-9919; www.un.int/cotedivoire.
Egypt: Egyptian Tourist Office, 630 Fifth Ave., Suite 1706, New York, NY 10111. 212-332-2570; www.touregypt.net.
Ethiopia: 3506 International Dr. NW, Washington, DC 20008; 202-364-1200; www.ethiopianembassy.org.
Gabon: Gabon Tourist Office, 347 Fifth Ave., Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10016; 212-447-6700; www.africaweb.de/gabun.

Making contact with tourism offices of Asia and Oceania

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:46 EST

Bhutan: Bhutan Travel Agency, 883 Jayne Pl., Baldwin, NY 11510; 800-950-9908, 516-378-3805; www.bhutantravel.com.
Cambodia: Royal Cambodian Embassy, 4530 16th St. NW, Washington D.C. 20011; 202-726-7742; www.embassy.org/cambodia.
China (People's Republic): China National Tourist Office, 350 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10118; 212-760-8218; www.cnto.org.
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Tourism Board, 115 E. 54th St., New York, NY 10022; 800-282-4582 www.discoverhongkong.com.
India: Government of India Tourist Office, 1270 Avenue of Americas, New York, NY 10020; 800-953-9399; www.tourismofindia.com.
Indonesia: Indonesian Consulate, 5 E. 68th St. New York, NY 10021; 212-879-0600; www.indony.org.
Japan: Japan National Tourist Organization, One Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020; 212-757-5640; www.jnto.go.jp.
Korea: Korean National Tourism Corp., One Executive Dr., Fort Lee, NJ 07024; 201-585-0909; www.tour2korea.com.
Laos: Embassy of Lao PDR, 2222 S St. NW, Washington DC; 202-332-6416; www.laoembassy.com.
Malaysia: Malaysian Tourist Information Center, 818 W. Seventh St., Los Angeles, CA 90017; 800-336-6842; www.tourismmalaysia.gov.my.
Nepal: Royal Nepalese Embassy, 2131 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008; 202-667-4550; www.nepalembassyusa.org.
Pakistan: Pakistan International Airlines, 505 Eighth Ave., New York, NY 10018; 800-221-2552 or 212-760-8484; www.piac.com.pk.
Russia: Embassy of the Russian Federation, 2650 Wisconsin Ave., Washington DC 20007; 202-298-0700; www.russiantravelbureau.com.
Seychelles Islands: Seychelles Tourist Office, 36 South Walk Bridge Rd., London SE1 9EU, England; (011-44-207) 202-6363; www.sey.net and www.aspureasitgets.com.