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Issue 4
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VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4
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WELCOME
http://fita.org
Here's your latest issue of
Really Useful Sites for the International Trade
Professional. This free bi-weekly newsletter reviews
useful Web sites from the Web Resources database at FITA's International Trade/
Import-Export Portal at http://fita.org, an
excellent source for trade leads, news, events, and a
link library of 7,000+ sites related to international trade.
Please feel free to pass this
newsletter on to others.
My name is John
McDonnell, and for years I wrote a weekly e- newsletter
that profiled business-oriented Web sites. Now I'm using
my Web research skills to find sites that are useful for
international trade, as well as some fun sites that
you'll enjoy visiting.
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COUNTRY GUIDES
http://www.usatrade.gov/website/ccg.nsf/...
Want to know the
prospects for selling computers and peripherals to
customers in Argentina? Or how about selling automotive
parts and supplies to Mexico? You can find answers to
both those questions and many more at Country
Commercial Guides
(http://www.usatrade.gov/website/ccg.nsf/ccghomepage?openform),
at the U.S. Commercial Service site. These guides are
prepared by U.S. Embassy staffs once a year, and they
have a wealth of information on the business, economic,
and political situation in various countries. They give
you a good snapshot of conditions in countries from
Albania to Zimbabwe, and you'll be amazed at how
detailed they are.
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HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS
http://www.shagtown.com/days
If I had plans
to be in Japan on business on May 5, it would be
important to know if it's a holiday there. As it turns
out, May 5 is a national holiday in Japan, called
Children's Day. I found that out by going to the Encyclopedia of
Days (http://www.shagtown.com/days/), a site that
has a searchable database of world holidays and
festivals. You just type in the name of a holiday, and
in seconds this site will show you when and where it's
celebrated this year. You can also type in the name of a
country and get a listing of all the holidays and the
dates they're observed in that country. Click on
"Search" and you'll find a page where you can search for
all the world holidays in any month.
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Are your prospects part of the international
trade community? If so, here's an opportunity to
showcase your service or product to 50,000 subscribers
of Really Useful Sites for the International Trade
Professional. FITA now offers limited sponsorship
opportunities to selected organizations. For
information, please contact Barney Lehrer, Director of
eCommerce Development at webmaster@fita.org
or 1-800-969-FITA extension 4.
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DISCOUNT AIRFARES
http://www.air-fare.com/allsav.htm
I could have
saved a bundle on my last flight if I'd gone to Big Airfare
Cuts Index (http://www.air-fare.com/allsav.htm), a
site that lists fares that have been recently cut for
airlines departing hundreds of U.S. cities. These are
fares that have fallen more than 20 percent in the last
24 hours, so you could save a lot if you reserve a
ticket right away. If you see something you like, just
click on "Reservations", and you can buy your ticket on
the
spot.
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Published by Federation
of International Trade Associations
Copyright ©
2001 The Federation of International Trade Associations.
All rights
reserved.
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there topics you'd like to see covered in FITA'S Really
Useful Sites? Send suggestions, ideas, or comments to
editor John
McDonnell at jaymack@fita.org.
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