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* The Damron Co. (800-462-6654, http://www.damron.com) publishes guidebooks, compiles a worldwide events calendar and offers a tour guide database.

* PlanetOut Inc. is a multimedia company that publishes magazines and Web sites with travel-specific info, such as Gay.com ( http://www.gay.com/travel), OutTraveler.com ( http://www.outtraveler.com) and Planetout.com ( http://www.planetout.com/travel). The annual PlanetOut Travel Awards, listed on the site, go to winners in 10 categories, including gay resort towns, tour operators and cruise lines.

Health/Disability

* The nonprofit International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet (919-349-6661, http://www.icdri.org) features a Travel & Leisure section with a roundup of countries' and states' Web sites about accessible travel for those with disabilities.

* Accessible Europe (011-39-011-30-1888, http://www.accessibleurope.com) is a group of travel agents headquartered in Italy who specialize in accessible tourism.

* Accessible Journeys (800-846-4537, http://www.disabilitytravel.com) focuses on wheelchair travel, offering group tours and independent trips, and is the self-proclaimed "largest group cruise operator in the world for slow walkers, travelers with wheels, their families and their friends."

* The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (800-900-8086, http://www.ncpad.org), hosted by the University of Illinois, has recreation resources on outdoor/travel activities, such as canoeing and horseback riding, and info on what you need to know before you go.

Among other resources we found:

* The Web site of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (877-394-8747, http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel) is essential for information on travel health.

* The International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (716-754-4883, http://www.iamat.org) maintains a worldwide membership of English-speaking doctors with medical training in the United States, Canada or Great Britain.

* The Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality (212-447-7284, http://www.sath.org), a nonprofit membership organization, provides Web links to the disability access information of 25 major airlines, as well as info on the Air Carriers Access Act and the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Military/Government

* Armed Forces Vacation Club (800-724-9988, http://www.afvclub.com) offers vacations at timeshare resorts for $329 per unit per week on a space-available basis.

* Government and Armed Forces Travel Cooperative ( http://www.govarm.com) is a Morale, Welfare and Recreation-sponsored group that offers travel and leisure services to federal employees, military service members, and civil service and military retirees.