Travel Links
Kevin S. Hawkins
A list of links for making travel plans, especially to or from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Please send corrections and suggestions.
- Comprehensive sites
- Travel to or from the US
- Travel to or from Detroit and Ann Arbor
- International travel
- Pesticides on Airplanes – This document explains the use of pesticides on airplanes in certain cases. For more information, see Aircraft Disinsection Requirements from the US Department of Transportation.
- Transportation Security Administration – the latest security regulations for flights within, entering, or leaving US airspace. Please note:
- Checked bags are subject to search, so travelers should either leave them unlocked or use a TSA-accepted lock.
- TSA officials have confiscated liquids not in their original containers from the quart-size bag currently allowed on board, despite the website not mentioning this labeling requirement.
- All Detroit Metro Airport Parking Discounts and Coupons. As of November 1, 2007, Qwik Park charges only $7.50 per day to those who provide a U-M business card.
- Detroit flyers – This page is hard to find on Internet Travel Tips but offers good advice for flying from the Detroit area, as well as news on new routes.
- Getting to Ann Arbor – links to a list of airport shuttle services, which is actually a list of airport shuttles and taxi companies. Shop around for better prices than you can find with a taxi. An even cheaper method, though only available around U-M semester breaks, is airBus.
- Bus service to Ann Arbor:
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- US Customs and Border Protection: reminders about traveling and, most importantly, explains what you are allowed to bring into the country
- US Department of State
- US Food and Drug Administration
. If you can't read this, you can find this address and more in the University of Michigan Online Directory