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Travel prices take a holiday
People who have decided to stay home this Labor Day weekend because travel prices are too high or because getting to destinations might seem just too inconvenient may be missing the boat, according to travel experts. (Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:08:45 GMT)

travel club briefs
Nevada County Travel Club (Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:13:20 GMT)

Travel Briefs
Amtrak is teaming up with New York City communities to provide opportunities for travel across New York state with its fourth annual “New York By Rail” publication. (Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:35:35 GMT)

Murdoch's to distribute Chinese military travel book
BEIJING - A travel book published by China's military will be distributed around the world by a publishing arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the People's Liberation Army Daily said. (Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:24:44 GMT)

How to Save Money When You Travel This Summer
(ARA) - The high price of gas has a lot of people rethinking their travel plans this summer, but $3 per gallon of gasoline doesn't mean you have to deny yourself a good time. (Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:04:51 GMT)

New policy on travel in the works
LOCKPORT — Niagara County is taking steps to update its travel policy in hopes of saving a little money. (Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:23:07 GMT)

GEAR & GADGETS: Travel teether
GEAR & GADGETS Add the challenge of a teething baby to the other stresses of family travel and you might wish you had stayed home. The new amped-up massaging teether might help. Resembling a 4-inch rubber car wheel, with a securely screwed-in 1.5-volt battery (included), the teether vibrates to soothe and entertain little ones as they grip and bite on it. The teether can be refrigerated or ... (Sun, 02 Sep 2007 04:12:07 GMT)

Route's toll for travel mulled
Exactly how much drivers will pay in tolls to travel the 's Uniontown-to-Brownsville link once it is completed in five years remains to be seen, but the chairman of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said the tolls would be evaluated to keep them as low as possible. (Sun, 02 Sep 2007 04:37:10 GMT)

Travel Troubleshooter: A diverted flight, a broken promise
Q: I booked my honeymoon through TransGlobal Vacations last year. One of our flights was delayed because of mechanical difficulties, and my husband and I were each given a travel credit of $150 to use within the next year. (Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:12:05 GMT)

TRAVEL BY NUMBERS: Top 10 hotels
The best hotels in the world, from Travel + Leisure's 2007 readers poll. (Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:22:32 GMT)

Moving image: Get those travel photos out of that album; there are many slick new ways to show them off
You've shot countless images, uploaded them to a Web site, e-mailed the link to friends and maybe printed a few. Here are more ways to get some mileage out of your travel photos. (Sun, 02 Sep 2007 09:09:28 GMT)

Travel tip of the week: Be receptive
Subscribe to e-newsletters from airlines, hotels and travel sites. The best deals are last-minute, and to get them you need to hear about them immediately. (Sun, 02 Sep 2007 09:26:44 GMT)

Travel Contest: Images of a beautiful world
Many thanks to all of you who submitted a total of 1,044 images for the second annual Courier-Journal Travel Photo Contest. Just as last year, the judges had some tough decisions to make. So many photos were truly excellent. But here are the winners -- the crème de la crème. • 2007 Travel Contest Finalists: View the photos (Sun, 02 Sep 2007 09:41:47 GMT)

Tube strike travel chaos expected
Travel chaos is expected on the London Tube as a three-day strike will "definitely" go ahead. (Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:27:10 GMT)

Dutch travel warning on RP up over Joma arrest
The Dutch government has urged its citizens not to travel to the Philip-pines, warning they may be targets of attacks by the New People’s Army (NPA) and sympathizers of arrested communist leader Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, reports yesterday said. (Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:15:22 GMT)

Travel Advisory Announced At Airport
Officials announced a travel advisory for the Pittsburgh International Airport this week. (Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:49:02 GMT)

Author pens 'true' tales of world travel
Red Pope gets around. The Scottsdale man and his wife have traveled the world the past 15 years, choosing places to stay, visit or eat at based on reviews in travel magazines, books, newspaper stories or promotional material. (Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:26:54 GMT)

Fiona Jeffery Appointed Chairman of World Travel Market
Fiona Jeffery, Managing Director of World Travel Market, part of Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), has been appointed to the role of Chairman. She will be concentrating on the event’s strategic development, as well as building and developing Just a Drop and WTM’s World Responsible Tourism Day. Jeffery continues to report to Richard Mortimore, Managing Director of Reed Travel Exhibitions. (Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:31:40 GMT)

Travel comments that make you say ‘Duh!’ | MSNBC.com
I have been in the travel industry for over a decade. I have owned retail agencies and online agencies and have spent countless hours working with clients helping to plan that perfect trip. My recent column on “Become an Instant Travel Agent!” schemes brought out the fury of the multi-level marketing (MLM) crowd, who claim that most Internet-savvy consumers do not need the hand-holding and ... (Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:31:43 GMT)

New tourism operator TUI Travel listed on LSE
(BERLIN ) - German group TUI on Monday said the merger of its tourism division with Britain's First Choice has been completed with the listing of the new company, TUI Travel, on the London Stock Exchange. (Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:33:05 GMT)

AIG acquires travel insurance specialist
AIG has acquired Direct Travel Insurance Services, based in Shoreham by Sea. The business will remain in Shoreham by Sea and will continue to trade under the Direct Travel Insurance brand. Mark Shaw, the current managing partner, will remain... (Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:47:01 GMT)

Travel Books
Clover Stroud reviews the latest travel books. This week it's British breaks and Middle Eastern cuisine. (Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:09:09 GMT)

TUI Travel initiated with "overweight"
LONDON, September 3 (newratings.com) - Analysts at JP Morgan initiate coverage of TUI Travel (ticker: T7L) with an "overweight" rating. The target price is set to 400p. (Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:13:57 GMT)

Foreign Office amends travel advice - Hurricane Felix
The Foreign Office has amended its travel advice for Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico and Belize as hurricane Felix prepares to make landfall in the next two days. (Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:48:26 GMT)

Rail line's numbers soar as OAPs travel free
PENSIONERS using bus passes to travel free on trains have doubled passenger numbers on a rural railway this summer. (Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:46:35 GMT)

Travel's inconvenient conveniences
The travel industry is sinking billions of dollars into technology like online booking tools, check-in kiosks and phone systems that recognize your voice, promising it will make you next trip easier than ever. (Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:29:51 GMT)

Sudan promises to let sick Darfur rebel travel
Sudan's president has promised to let sick Darfur rebel chief Suleiman Jamous travel abroad for medical treatment, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told journalists in Khartoum on Tuesday. (Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:01:55 GMT)

Online Travel Booms in India
Online Travel Booms in India (Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:03:00 GMT)

Plaza electrical problem diverts travel into U.S.
An electrical problem near the Peace Bridge caused a brief power outage at the U.S. Border Patrol plaza and diverted travel from Canada into the United States on Monday night. (Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:14:26 GMT)

India top travel spot
India's emergence to the top spot, over the fourth last year, was revealed by a survey conducted by a widely-read British magazine Conde Nest Traveller, which gives away Readers Travel Awards, considered to be the Oscar awards of the tourism industry (Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:50:11 GMT)

Free Upgrade to Trusted Pocket Express Wireless Service Adds Essential Travel Information for ...
- Handmark Pocket Express Adds Free Global Airline Schedules, Hotel Search, and Travel Directory for Mobile Professionals Worldwide - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Aug. 13, 2007 - Handmark®, a global leader in mobile media, announced a free upgrade to the company's popular Pocket Express(TM) wireless information service. Versions of the Pocket Express services have been installed on millions of handsets. ... (Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:40:26 GMT)

Sudan promises to let sick Darfur rebel travel
Source: Reuters (Adds quotes from Jamous, details on CARE) By Patrick Worsnip KHARTOUM, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Sudan's president has promised to let Darfur rebel chief Suleiman Jamous travel abroad for medical ... (Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:49:43 GMT)

China, India airports struggle to meet air travel boom
HONG KONG (AFP) - China and India's air infrastructure is creaking under the soaring demand for air travel and huge investment is needed to satisfy the boom, officials said Tuesday. (Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:02:00 GMT)

Sudan promises to let sick Darfur rebel travel
Sudan's president has promised to let Darfur rebel chief Suleiman Jamous travel abroad for medical treatment, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told journalists on Tuesday. (Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:02:27 GMT)

China, India airports struggle to meet air travel boom
Shao Daojie, deputy director-general for airports, in the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China speaks at a seminar in Hong Kong. China and India's air infrastructure is creaking under the soaring demand for air travel and huge investment is needed to satisfy the boom, officials said Tuesday. (Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:22:06 GMT)

Travel chaos continues despite Tube strike end
London Underground passengers suffered a fresh bout of travel chaos today even though a strike by Tube workers has been suspended. (Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:51:36 GMT)

Popular travel review websites may not be so reliable: Study
London, Sept.5 (ANI): New research suggests that many popular travel review websites, the fastest growing source of information on holiday destinations, may not be as reliable as some of their trusting users think they are. A report in the consumer magazine Holiday Which? found that holidaymakers are increasingly susceptible to bogus opinions from fraudsters seeking to boost their profits by ... (Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:22:47 GMT)

Dnata Travel partners with SABB to offer 'Easy Buy'
Dnata Travel has tied up with The Saudi British Bank (SABB), to offer Dnata Holiday Products under the SABB 'Easy Buy' programme. (Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:06:01 GMT)

Travel Agents Urged To Capitalise As Asia Pacific Evolves Into World’s Largest Aviation Market
Siregional aviation market in the world within the next three years powered by rising incomes and Asia’s unique demographics, according to leading travel facilitator, Abacus Internationalngapore, 5 September 2007 – The Asia-Pacific region is set to become the largest. Speaking at the sixth bi-annual Abacus Interna tional Conference 2007 underway in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Mr. Don Birch, President ... (Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:31:39 GMT)

Hurricane Felix: Foreign Office amends travel advice
The Foreign Office has amended the level of its Travel Advice for Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala. (Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:18:26 GMT)

Review: Travel case offers good protection for PSP
Like Logitech's inexpensive PlayGear Pocket, Sony's Travel Case for the PSP ($20 list) is a simple yet sleek case made of hard, clear plastic that's lined with firm, black foam rubber, so the case appears to be predominantly black. (Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:59:47 GMT)

Diana inquest to travel to Paris to visit crash scene
London, Sep 5 (DPA) Members of a British inquest due to investigate the death of Princess Diana will travel to Paris to visit the scene of her fatal crash 10 years ago, it was announced here Wednesday. (Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:17:24 GMT)

ICE’s Henry Woodman Publishes “How to Sell Travel on the Internet”
HOLLYWOOD, FL | ICE Portal (Internet Content Exchange) has just announced publication of How to Sell Travel on the Internet, an enlightening, entertaining book by company founder Henry Woodman. The new, fast reading, illustrated, full color paperback presents an insider’s view of today’s burgeoning online travel world while guiding the reader step-by-step through what has become the travel ... (Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:16:29 GMT)

GPS-only HP iPaq 310 Travel Companion unveiled
HP intros the GPS-only iPaq 310 Travel Companion with online trip sharing and 3D building renderings. (Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:35:11 GMT)

Webjet offers $42m for travel.com.au
Online travel group Webjet has made a $42.3m takeover offer for travel.com.au and says the combination of the pair will create a top online travel agency. (Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:35:11 GMT)

Latin travel shows visits Broward
The focus of the Latin American vacation industry shifts to Hollywood this week, host of the three-day La Cumbre travel trade show. (Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:05:28 GMT)

Ed Perkins on Travel: Tips for using 'opaque' reservation sites
"Opaque" online travel sites have developed the reputation for offering the lowest prices on airfares, hotels and rental cars. In industry jargon, "opaque" means you don't know the identity of the supplier until after you've made a nonrefundable commitment... (Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:24:32 GMT)

RIT chief has urge to travel, meet with alumni
RIT President Bill Destler plans to travel throughout the country in the next year, hoping to reconnect alumni with the college for networking experiences and endowment donations. (Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:13:46 GMT)

Battle of the travel cards
BANKS here are suddenly falling over each other to give air tickets and other travel perks to credit card holders. Intense competition has erupted in recent weeks among four key credit card issuers to offer the most attractive schemes for racking up air miles by using plastic. (Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:09:45 GMT)

Travel-fraud trio sentenced
A former Fairfield City Council candidate, his wife and son, were sentenced Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court for their roles in a wide-ranging travel fraud scheme involving dozens of victims throughout California. Unsuccessful council candidate and former Fairfield travel agent Iqbal "Paul" Randhawa, who earlier had pleaded guilty to grand theft and forgery in connection with the travel (Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:28:38 GMT)

Webjet's bid for travel.com.au
THE online travel agency Webjet is making a $42.3 million takeover bid for travel.com.au in an effort to create Australia's leading online travel agent. (Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:29:15 GMT)

Online travel continues to grow in Spain and Portugal’s dynamic travel markets
There is no doubt that the Iberian travel sector has woken up and the region is certainly beginning to reap the rewards of a huge, international tourism boom. Millions of visitors are attracted to the region every year and the travel industry is sitting on a potential gold mine. (Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:30:24 GMT)

Sector Glance: Online Travel Mixed
Shares of online travel companies traded mixed Thursday, with Orbitz Worldwide Inc. gaining after a Lehman Brothers Equity Research analyst began covering the stock with an "Equal Weight" rating. (Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:20:42 GMT)

MACAU.COM Launches New Travel Website, MACAU 5-Star Hotel Rooms
MACAU.COM(TM) has launched a brand new travel site with fresh Macau travel and entertainment information. As part of its launch celebration special, Macau.com(TM) is offering 288 5-star hotel rooms at just HKD1 each on a first come first serve basis. Interested visitors can register and book their rooms by logging on to http://www.macau.com/launch . (Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:03:53 GMT)

MACAU.COM LAUNCHES NEW TRAVEL WEBSITE, MACAU 5-STAR HOTEL ROOMS
Tourism / leisure MACAU.COM(TM) has launched a brand new travel site with fresh Macau travel and entertainment information. As part of its launch celebration special, Macau.com(TM) is offering 288 5-star hotel rooms at just HKD1 each on a first come first serve basis. Interested visitors can register and book their rooms by logging on to http://www.macau.com/launch . (Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:03:53 GMT)

As hemisphere's travel leaders meet in South Florida, U.S. readies visa changes
As travel leaders meet, U.S. readies changes Overseas travel to the United States has plunged 20 percent since Sept. 11, 2001, but a new U.S. law could help stem the slide, especially for South American visitors vital to South Florida, participants said at a travel industry conference in Hollywood. (Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:18:45 GMT)

Travel Green certification for Heidel House and spa
GREEN LAKE The Heidel House Resort and Evensong Spa has received the Wisconsin Department of Tourisms Travel Green Wisconsin certification. (Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:18:31 GMT)

Job of the Day: Corporate/Group Travel Agent
Travelocity, a Sabre Holdings company, is currently hiring Travel Agents for their San Antonio, Texas office. (Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:08:41 GMT)

The Travel Channel Partners with Tele Atlas to Deliver Unique Programming Content to Digital ...
Travel Channel's rich content, including selections featuring Anthony Bourdain, Samantha Brown and John Ratzenberger available for location-based and navigation applications using Tele Atlas digital maps BOSTON, Aug. 14 - Tele Atlas (FSE: TA6, EUNV: TA), a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, and Travel Channel Media, an ... (Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:48:05 GMT)

Classroom travel
IHAVEN'T HAD the opportunity to travel much. Other than one hour on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls and a regrettable week in Cancun, I've never been out of the country. (Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:55:25 GMT)

Corrections commission asks for travel proof
The Morgan County Community Corrections and Court Services Commission is ordering its executive director, Alison Nix, to provide detailed affidavits on 11 travel reimbursement requests she filed and was compensated for during a five-month period beginning Feb. 13. (Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:43:54 GMT)

Gibbons' travel budget double Guinn's
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nevada taxpayers are going to shell out more than they are used to this year for the governor's travel bill and some Democrats aren't happy about it. (Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:28:57 GMT)

Bartow Yellow Jackets Prepare to Travel To Kathleen to Face the Red Devils
Tonight the Bartow Yellow Jackets travel to Kathleen for a key district showdown with the Red Devils. Kickoff at Johnny Johnson Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m., and the game can be heard on AM 1130 WBF. (Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:10:15 GMT)

INDIA: Discover India declared the best travel magazine
New Delhi --- Discover India , the country's oldest and largest circulated travel magazine, was adjudged the "Best Travel Magazine" in India by the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), the apex body of the tourism industry, at its annual convention held at Hotel Ashok in Delhi from September 1-3. (Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:35:42 GMT)

Travel-dinner series planned
Wilson College invites area residents to enjoy global dining and travel adventures - the armchair variety - through its popular annual World Travel Film and Ethnic Dinner Series. (Sat, 08 Sep 2007 06:30:18 GMT)

Indonesia to host Asia Pacific travel association conference
Indonesia is to host conference of Asia-Pacific Travel Association in resort of Bali Island on Sept. 25-28, Antara news agency reported here Saturday. Over 1,500 delegates from 54 countries and regions will participate in the annual int ... (Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:17:24 GMT)

Bali to host PATA Travel Mart 2007
Bali is to host this year`s PATA (Pacific Air Travel Association) Travel Mart in the Nusa Dua resort from September 25-28, the organizing committee`s spokesperson Ika Nazaruddin said here on Saturday. (Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:41:28 GMT)

Winchester travel centre's future hangs in balance
THE future of Winchester railway station's threatened travel information centre looks bleak, according to a politician who is campaigning to preserve it. (Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:03:33 GMT)

Bali to host PATA Travel Mart 2007
DENPASAR (Antara): Bali is going to host this year’s PATA (Pacific Air Travel Association) Travel Mart in the Nusa Dua resort from Sept. 25-28, the organizing committee’s spokesperson Ika Nazaruddin said Saturday. (Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:22:02 GMT)

Mower County seniors again travel with Evie
on the road again, reporting in my next column about our Bayfield, Wis., trip. Come Monday at 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for the Coffee Party in Travel Area. More travel information will be available then. The fee of Andre Rieu at the Xcel Center is due Mond (Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:22:02 GMT)

Bali to host PATA Travel Mart 2007
DENPASAR (Antara): Bali will host this year's PATA (Pacific Air Travel Association) Travel Mart in the Nusa Dua resort area from Sept. 25-28, the organizing committee's spokesperson Ika Nazaruddin said Saturday. (Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:52:09 GMT)

Officials eye travel, training for cuts
Combing through the budget for possible cuts, city leaders have singled out travel and training. (Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:12:08 GMT)

High-speed rail garnering new interest: Global warming, gas prices renews appeal in travel alternative
High-speed rail garnering new interest: Global warming, gas prices renews appeal in travel alternative (Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:14:31 GMT)

Emirates promotes new route to Florida's travel industry
Leading up to Emirates' launch of business in Houston, Texas, the airline recently hosted the Florida leg of its travelling roadshow, promoting the airline to the travel industry across America's south and southeast. (Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:36:21 GMT)

TRAVEL TIP OF THE WEEK: It's a germy world
Go out and buy a big box of antibacterial wipes in travel-size packets, and then put some in your luggage and some in the trunk of your car. (Or remember to never touch the remote control in your hotel room.) (Sun, 09 Sep 2007 09:29:22 GMT)

Lufthansa launches online portal for travel agents
Lufthansa German Airlines will introduce its online travel portal 'Lufthansa eXperts' in the U.A.E. as of September 9th. (Sun, 09 Sep 2007 09:36:11 GMT)

Internet hasn't made travel agents obsolete
If it weren't for her travel agent, Debbie Ricketts of Taylorsville might have missed seeing the black and white birds on her down-under vacation. "I didn't even know they had penguins in Australia," says Ricketts. But her trusted travel agent of 11 years, Tom Perryman, who runs A Travel Expert agency on Bishop Lane, did. Ricketts is completely computer literate, but she still prefers to use an ... (Sun, 09 Sep 2007 09:59:29 GMT)

Travel Q&A: Where is the dollar still a good value for travelers?
Q. Are there any countries where the dollar is doing well and travel is still a good value? Dennie Van Tassel, Morgan Hill A. (Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:44:47 GMT)

Travel meeting
Mexican meal, autumn colors The Lexington Travel Club will have dinner at El Toro Cantina & Grill, 1917 Nicholasville Road, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. After dinner, the club will meet at Hunter Presbyterian Church, 109 Rosemont Garden, at 7 p.m. for a slide show by Kevin MacNaughton on autumn colors. For more information, call (859) 277-6900 or (859) 275-1606. (Sun, 09 Sep 2007 14:18:00 GMT)

Chavez Offers to Travel to Colombia to Meet Guerilla Leader
Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he's willing to travel to Colombia to meet with the leader of that country's biggest guerilla group in an attempt to win the release of 45 hostages they are holding. (Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:28:31 GMT)

Global E-Travel Habits Report Examines Trend towards Taking More Frequent Trips That Are Shorter in Length
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.co has announced the addition of Euromonitor International's new report: Global E-Travel Habits to their offering. (Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:52:00 GMT)

Philly Road Warrior | Air-travel news offers a bit of hope
For those keenly interested in Philadelphia air travel, last week brought a series of announcements that confirm its maddening state but offer passengers some hope for change in the future. First came the monthly report on airport and airline on-time performance and customer service from the Department of Transportation. A day later, the Federal Aviation Administration made a final decision on ... (Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:05:54 GMT)

Cameron gambles on pledge to tax gas-guzzling cars and air travel
David Cameron took a gamble today by firmly committing the Conservatives to anti-pollution taxes on activities like motoring and air travel. (Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:15:09 GMT)

Fall travel roundup: More craziness on tap
Business Traveler: So most of us have survived the bulk of the summer of our discontent. We're a little, perhaps a lot, worse for the wear, but we are still here. (Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:39:32 GMT)

Smart Growth Resource Library: Metropolitan Travel Forecasting
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) has released TRB Special Report 288, Metropolitan Travel Forecasting: Current Practice and Future Direction , which examines metropolitan travel forecasting models that provide public officials with information to inform decisions on major transportation system investments and policies. (Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:02:22 GMT)

Travel Service Chooses Lufthansa Technik to Maintain its CFM56-7 Engines
Travel Service a.s., the biggest private airline in the Czech Republic, and Lufthansa Technik, the leading provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for aircraft, their components and engines, have signed a new Total Engine Support TES® contract. (Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:24:49 GMT)

Double standards the travel industry must fix
No business, except maybe politics, is as two-faced as travel. There’s one set of rules for us, the customers. And there’s another set for them, the airlines, car rental companies, hotels and travel agencies. But it’s worse than that. See, the travel industry isn’t just getting away with its duplicitous behavior. The real crime is, we’re letting it happen. (Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:09:50 GMT)

Cheapflights.com Predicts September Spike in Holiday Airfare Searches; Advises Fliers to Book Holiday Travel Now for ...
Think it is too early to start booking your holiday travel? (Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:22:00 GMT)

Travel industry still tackling reforms after 9/11
Six years after 9/11, the question is as vexing as ever: How to make travel into the United States secure enough to screen out terrorists, and simple enough to attract visitors from abroad. Lately that discussion has centered on the question of which tourists should be required to have a visa when they come into the country. (Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:14:51 GMT)

Travel agent on way to bank robbed of $125,000
SINGAPORE : A travel agent in Little India was on his way to the bank when he was robbed of $125,000 on Monday morning. (Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:17:04 GMT)

New Speakers Announced for the Travel Distribution Summit North America 2007
142 tables and charts. Invaluable statistics. Strategic analysis. A tool to help you understand the complex European travel market and find out the key behavioural differences. (Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:44:47 GMT)

EU Panel To Study New Tech To Improve Security Of Travel Docs
BRUSSELS (AP)--The European Union on Tuesday launched a panel tasked with studying new technologies to improve the security of travel documents at airports, rail stations and other key infrastructures, as E.U. officials warned that the threat of suicide attacks remains high. (Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:41:52 GMT)

Mondial wins Eurostar travel contract
Travel insurer Mondial has won a contract with Eurostar - the high speed train operator linking the UK with the Continent - to administer single trip travel insurance policies, including optional business and winter sports cover to its customers. (Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:14:21 GMT)

WTTC: UK Infrastructure Must Keep Pace With Travel & Tourism Growth
The United Kingdom's Travel & Tourism economy is expected to generate over GBP190 billion in 2007, growing faster than the current rate of inflation at 3.1 per cent per annum between 2008 and 2017, according to the latest research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). Despite this positive growth industry leaders convened in Canary Wharf in London's financial district to raise their ... (Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:14:20 GMT)

Leaders promote train travel
MACOMB - Macomb community leaders gathered together with representatives of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association at the Macomb train station Monday to sing Amtrak's praises and launch a campaign to promote Illinois rail travel. (Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:18:29 GMT)

Dodd would end Cuba embargo, lift travel restrictions if elected
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Democrat Christopher Dodd pledged Saturday that as president he would end a decades-old trade embargo with Cuba and lift travel restrictions to the communist island. (Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:21:57 GMT)

Virgin inks travel reservation system deal
In a deal to expand its marketing reach, Virgin America Inc. said Tuesday it will post its fares and flight schedule on the world's largest travel reservation system. (Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:11:53 GMT)

Online Travel Firms Map Strategies To Capture The Weekenders
Vacations these days often mean long weekends -- and online travel sites are providing more services for such customers. (Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT)

Make air travel more enjoyable, airline CEO asks
Amid passengers' increased frustration about the quality of air travel, the airline industry could do a better job of offering them quality service and fewer delays, an airline executive told a Tucson conference Tuesday. (Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:09:33 GMT)

Yanks flout travel ban to visit Cuba
HAVANA - Barack Obama would lift restrictions on visits by Cuban Americans to the hemisphere's only communist country if elected president. A growing chorus of Democratic and Republican lawmakers would go even farther, loosening the U.S. embargo enough to allow all Americans to travel to Cuba. (Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:39:10 GMT)

NBC's 'Journeyman' star no stranger to time travel
Scottish actor Kevin McKidd is no stranger to time travel. He was 8 years old when he thrust himself into the future at first sight of the film, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. (Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:07:36 GMT)

Bumper Pull Travel Trailer
1995 Jayco Eagle SL Travel Trailer. 24 ft. Very Clean. Will sleep 6. Call 318-934-2106 or 318-687-7380. (Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:54:03 GMT)

'Oprah' travel blocked for wife who killed preacher
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- The woman who killed her minister husband with a shotgun and is battling her in-laws for custody of her children, cannot appear live on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," a judge ruled. (Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:35:05 GMT)

DA wont prosecute on travel expenses
Allegations that Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Kendall Smith misclaimed travel reimbursements will not by investigation by the District Attorney's Office. (Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:04:05 GMT)

Travel Information and Dinner Reservations in the Palm of Your Hand
Handmark Pocket Express Travel Edition works with BlackBerry, Palm and Windows Mobile cellphones and other P.D.A.?s. (Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:08:06 GMT)

Americans flout U.S. travel ban to see Cuba
Barack Obama would lift restrictions on visits by Cuban Americans to the hemisphere's only communist country if elected president. A growing chorus of Democratic and Republican lawmakers would go even farther, loosening the U.S. embargo enough to allow all Americans to travel to Cuba. (Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:36:47 GMT)

Yahoo Hacks New Shopping, Travel Products
The last Internal Hack Day at Yahoo, 24 hours of coding fun fueled by lots of pizza, has yielded a couple of new services that have been rolled out to their Travel and Shopping products. Yahoo Hacks New Shopping, Travel Products Though the intent of the Hack Day focuses on creating nifty applications while taking an enjoyable break from the daily grind, the ... (Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:31:20 GMT)

Eight ways to avoid air travel delays
Inside the Deals column: Instead of simply praying for an on-time arrival or departure, practice the following defensive measures before you travel to help ensure you aren't negatively affected by air-travel delays (Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:15:14 GMT)

Officials travel to UK for Thaksin extradition talks
BANGKOK, Sept 13 (TNA) - Thai prosecutors and senior foreign ministry officials will travel to Britain by October at latest to discuss the country's extradition laws with the intention to find ways to extradite ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife to face charges in Thailand, according to an Office of the Attorney-General official Thursday. (Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:01:43 GMT)

6 million Poles to travel home for new IDs
A new bill on identification cards would require about 6 million Poles living abroad to travel back to Poland twice to get their new IDs. The law specifies IDs cannot be obtained at embassies in countries where Poles live and work but instead the cards ca... (Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:23:23 GMT)

Travel industry gets enlightened to yoga vacations
NEW YORK (AP) -- Don't just take a vacation. Change your life. That's the concept resorts are selling to a growing number of people for whom an exotic getaway just isn't enough. The purveyors of yoga and wellness vacations promise more than mere relaxation; they promise transformation. (Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:29:05 GMT)

Lebanon: Foreign Office amends travel advice
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office today revised its travel advice for Lebanon. Following the end of hostilities at Nahr El Bared Refugee Camp we are no longer advising against all travel to Tripoli. (Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:18:20 GMT)

Slow business travel
While holiday makers are embracing the slow travel movement, the business community is being left in their wake. But is it a contradiction to talk about go-slow business travel? It may not be feasible to take a slow boat to your next business meeting but there are other ways to embrace the movement, like eating in locally-owned restaurants, carbon offsetting and being a responsible traveler. (Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:10:51 GMT)

Travel insurance policies pack more options
If you're thinking about buying travel insurance, here's the good news: The typical policy covers a lot more than it once did, and companies are rolling out options that offer even more protection. The bad news: All the new options are making choosing a plan more confusing than ever. (Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:08:30 GMT)

Travel: Airline passengers to stage protest over lengthy tarmac delays
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Frustrated by one of the worst situations in air travel -- passengers kept waiting in grounded, crowded aircraft for as much as 11 hours at a time -- a consumer group is planning to stage a recreation of an extreme tarmac delay in the nation's capital next week. (Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:01:23 GMT)

Carnival drops airfare commissions for travel agents
In a move deplored by travel agents, Carnival Corp. has decided to stop paying commissions on the air portion of packages that include both a cruise and airfare to the port. (Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:05:34 GMT)

TUI offloads Budget Travel
TUI Travel today announced the conditional sale of Budget Travel, one of its Irish businesses, to privately owned Icelandic travel company Primera Travel Group. (Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:55:06 GMT)

Green skies: Engineer's work may reduce jet travel's role in global warming
Princeton Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Fred Dryer has a lofty goal: end the nation's reliance on oil for jet travel. With potentially major benefits for energy security and the environment riding upon his success, Dryer is advancing the fundamental knowledge of jet fuels while developing practical, innovative energy sources. (Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:41:17 GMT)

Tyler Brûlé: Back-to-school tips for the travel sector
The biggest brands in the travel industry should key a cue from the fashion industry and roll out all kinds of concepts and services to get the world's working classes excited about traveling at this time of year. (Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:11:45 GMT)

Holiday-makers snap up December packages at travel fair
TRAVEL is so hot that even though it is barely mid-September, most of the December travel packages have been snapped up. Travel agents told The Straits Times that prime travel dates for December have been booked solid and enquiries are arealdy pouring in for next year's travel. (Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:06:56 GMT)

TUI Travel, Cook CEOs head FVW conference speakers
The two CEOs of TUI Travel and Thomas Cook will head the list of top speakers at the two-day FVW Kongress in Cologne next week. Technology, airlines and business travel are other key topics. (Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:32:04 GMT)

Cruise company cuts travel-agent commissions
In a move deplored by travel agents, Carnival Corp. has decided to stop paying commissions on the air portion of packages that include both... (Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:15:31 GMT)

Bowlin Travel reporters second-quarter results
Bowlin Travel Centers Inc. reported its net sales were $8.26 million for the three months ended July 31, compared with sales of $8 million in the same period last year, up 3.3 percent. (Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:34:58 GMT)

MnDOT official's travel costs questioned
The Minnesota Department of Transportation official in charge of emergency management is being investigated for suspected improprieties related to her work schedule and state-paid travel, sources familiar with the investigation said. The official, Sonia Kay Morphew Pitt, was on an East Coast business trip when the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed on Aug. 1. She didn't return to the Twin Cities ... (Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:36:52 GMT)

Backup QB Jones didn't travel with team
Demetrius Jones, the Notre Dame quarterback who lost the starting position after a poor performance in the opener, didn't travel with the team Friday to Michigan for the game against the Wolverines on Saturday, "At 2:30 today, while boarding the bus to Michigan, I was notified that Demetrius Jones had decided not to make the trip," coach Charlie Weis said in a statement released Friday. "I have ... (Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:24:25 GMT)

Irish backup QB Jones doesn't travel to UM
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Demetrius Jones, the Notre Dame quarterback who lost the starting position after a poor performance in the opener, didn't travel with the team Friday to Michigan for the game against the Wolverines on Saturday, (Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:26:06 GMT)

Faster travel for Malacca university students
MALACCA : The completion of the RM44.9mil interchange and road in Ayer Keroh would facilitate faster travel to the soon-to-open Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) and Kolej Yayasan Saad. (Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:07:07 GMT)

Air taxis may get lift from persistent travel delays
WASHINGTON — Two companies launching light-jet service this month between smaller U.S. airports should have an easy time getting customers amid persistent record-breaking travel delays. Major carriers and some experts argue, however, that the success of Concord, Mass.-based Linear Ai... (Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:27:22 GMT)

Travel rules just begging to be broken
You don't have to be a card-carrying frequent-flier to know that the travel business is littered with silly little rules that make no sense. (Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:09:36 GMT)

Thousands of tourists flout official Cuba travel ban
HAVANA -- Barack Obama, if elected president, would lift restrictions on visits by Cuban-Americans to the hemisphere's only communist country. A growing chorus of Democratic and Republican lawmakers would go even further, loosening the U.S. embargo enough to allow all Americans to travel to Cuba. (Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:11:39 GMT)

Golf travel: Economic engine on Coast
A ccording to the National Golf Foundation, golfers spend $26.1 billion a year on golf travel, "75 percent of which goes to the hotel, transportation, and food and beverage industries." The same organization reports Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina are popular destinations, but golfers are quickly discovering the "Playground of the South" offers the nation's friendliest fairways and ... (Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:05:41 GMT)

You'll know 'Where To Go When' with this travel guide
Books NEW YORK -- It's all about timing. What: A new coffee-table book from Eyewitness Travel, Where To Go When: The Best Destinations All Year Round ($40, in local stores starting Monday), being promoted as the ultimate trip planner. Whether you're an armchair traveler or a globe-trotter, the book offers plenty of inspiration for a travel wish list. It's loaded with beautiful, colorful ... (Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:11:22 GMT)

"Winging it" travel blog begins
Visit blogs.denverpost.com/travel to join our ongoing conversation about travel news. (Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:43:40 GMT)

60,000 throng NATAS Travel Fair, sales up 20% from last year
SINGAPORE: Some 60,000 people thronged the three-day annual NATAS Travel Fair, and 20 per cent more holiday packages were sold compared to last year. (Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:17:07 GMT)

Ink Commercial breaks ground on travel plaza complex along I-35
Ink Commercial Contractors broke ground Tuesday on its largest project yet, a 37-acre development on I-35 near Ottawa that will feature a hotel, restaurants, retail stores in a strip mall and possibility a movie theater -- all to complement a travel plaza aimed at a healthy stream of truckers using the highway every day. (Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:11:44 GMT)

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