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Budget travel
The economy is troubled and the dollar is weak. But one forecast suggests that Americans aren’t giving up international travel. (Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:19:29 GMT)

Travel site founder Queenslander of the Year
A travel industry entrepreneur has been named the Queenslander of the Year. (Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:13:00 GMT)

Technology 'Reduces Work Travel Need'
More than a third of business executives believe technology has reduced the need for work-related travel. (Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:29:00 GMT)

Jones named to travel board
Peggy Jones of Rogers has been selected, along with other top culinary travel advisors from the Virtuoso luxury travel network, to serve on a newly formed Epicurean Travel Consultant Board, which will provide travel fulfillment for Bon Appétit’s promotional special events and travel promotions. (Benton County Daily Record) (Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:29:10 GMT)

Virgin Atlantic announces the appointment of Dnata Travel as its General Sales Agent in the State of Kuwait
Virgin Atlantic Airways announced today that they have appointed Dnata Travel as its off line General Sales Agent in the State of Kuwait. (Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:59:40 GMT)

Domestic air travel grew 14 percent in Q1 - CAB
MANILA, Philippines - Domestic air travel in the Philippines expanded 14 percent to 2.73 million in the first three months of the year from 2.39 million in the same period last year, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said. (Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:47:46 GMT)

More Alaska tourists seeking out the softer side of adventure travel
As a million cruise ship passengers disembark in Juneau this summer, each with reservations for shore excursions to watch whales, trek on the glacier or kayak Juneau's slice of the Inside Passage, it may seem that adventure travel in Alaska is as popular as ever. (Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:48:32 GMT)

Cut travel warning: Indonesia
INDONESIAN Foreign Minister Hasan Wirajuda has called on Australia to lift its travel advisory to Indonesia. (Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT)

Summer travel's hot fun, but how far will your dollar go?
Tight times won't stop travel, but many people are staying close to home and jumping on deals Choosing where and how to vacation this summer is tougher than usual. (Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:16:04 GMT)

Net effect helps travel agents, too
Booking vacations online can save travelers big bucks, but that doesn't mean the Web has put travel agents out of business. (Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:15:00 GMT)

Uganda: Travel Agents Party
TRUE to the old adage, work without play makes Jack a dull boy. Travel agents from all over the country did play during a Brussels Airlines award ceremony at Protea Hotel. (Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:49:13 GMT)

Carbon Capital markets to offset 2008 Business Travel Show Dubai
The Business Travel Show Dubai has signed an agreement to offset its carbon emissions with Carbon Capital Markets, a leading carbon trader and fund manager. (Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT)

Era of paper tickets for air travel is over
DUBAI - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a new era in air travel as it bid farewell to the paper ticket with the industry's conversion to 100 per cent electronic ticketing. (Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:32:09 GMT)

Ehud Olmert under fire as Israeli police travel to US to gather more evidence in bribery case
Israeli police investigators heaped new pressure on prime minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday over allegations he received bribes when they announced they would travel to America to gather fresh evidence in the case. (Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:39:43 GMT)

Tanzania: Karibu Travel Fair Now Hits Big Time
The annual Arusha -held international Karibu Travel and Tourism Fair is once-more here and the event is scheduled to take place from the 5th to the 8th of June at Kisongo's Magereza grounds. (Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:19:08 GMT)

Canada warns citizens vs travel to Mindanao
MANILA, Philippines - Last week's bombing that killed at least two persons and wounded several others in Zamboanga City has prompted the Canadian government to issue a travel advisory on the Philippines. (Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:41:29 GMT)

Travel in style with Tennessee to away Football Games
The University Of Tennessee announces away game travel package options for fans... (Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:47:33 GMT)

Mayor row travel chief sacked
The head of London's independent travel watchdog has been sacked for "inappropriate political activity". (Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:21:27 GMT)

Hogg Robinson sees corporate travel demand weakening
Sharply higher oil costs and the financial market turmoil affected Hogg Robinson , the corporate travel agent said on Tuesday as it reported a fall in headline profits, in line with a profit warning in March. (Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:45:45 GMT)

Spending cuts hit corporate travel sector
Hogg Robinson, which specialises in corporate travel, warned today that market conditions remain tough as banks and other financial services firms cut back on travel spending (Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:43:08 GMT)

Ryanair insists oil surge won't end the era of cheap travel
Michael O'Leary, the outspoken boss of budget airline Ryanair, has denied that the era of low cost air travel is over despite soaring oil prices and pledged to cut costs across the business in order to keep fares down. (Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:11:52 GMT)

UK: Pernod launches Aberlour extension for French travel retail
Pernod Ricard has launched a limited edition 31 Year Old version of its Aberlour whisky brand, created specifically for the French travel retail market. (Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:51:30 GMT)

16 Korean travel agents head for NMI
Sixteen travel agents that sell the Northern Marianas products in Busan, Korea will be on Saipan and Tinian for a familiarization tour on June 8 - 12. Accompanying the group is a Marianas Visitors Authority Korea staff, one Asiana Airlines staff, one trade newspaper, one regional newspaper and one travel magazine, bringing the group total to 21. (Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:07:52 GMT)

Leading European Travel and Tourism Company Eliminates Downtime with GRIDSCALE
xkoto, the data virtualization company, today announced that Jumbo Tours, one of Europe's leading specialists in providing incoming tourism services to the travel industry, has deployed GRIDSCALE to optimize its IBM DB2 database environment. As a result, Jumbo Tours has been able to maintain 100 percent availability of its critical online travel services, improve the efficiency of its data ... (Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:14:42 GMT)

Revelex Takes Cruise Brothers' Travel Booking Online With Ease and Innovation
Revelex Corporation, a leader in travel technology solutions for agents and vendors, today announced that Cruise Brothers, one of the largest family-owned cruise agencies in the United States, chose Revelex as its travel booking engine. Utilizing Revelex, Cruise Brothers is rapidly expanding its business into new markets, and can now offer its customers complete online booking capabilities. (Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:15:12 GMT)

Universal Travel Group Reaffirms Revenue and Earnings Guidance for 2008
Universal Travel Group Inc. (OTCBB: UTVG) ("Universal Travel Group" or the "Company"), a fast growing travel services provider in China specializing in online and customer representative services to the travel service industry offering packaged tours, air ticketing, hotel reservation and air cargo transportation, today reaffirmed its 2008 full year revenue and earnings guidance. (Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:29:54 GMT)

Milwaukee Travel School Celebrates 30 Years
Adelman Travel Academy, one of few licensed travel schools in Wisconsin, is celebrating 30 years in business this year. Since its inception in 1978, the school has trained thousands interested in pursuing a career in the high energy business of travel. With solid industry relationships and its expert instructors' 64 years of collective experience, the school has earned the respect of many travel ... (Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:49:21 GMT)

Your Medical Travel Newsletter Launches Online Discussion Board and Community for Medical Tourists
Responding to the growing interest in medical tourism and the need for consumers to access information about real-life patient experiences or perspectives on traveling outside the country for medical or dental care, Your Medical Travel (www.yourmedicaltravel.com) today introduced a Web-based discussion board www.yourmedicaltravel.com/forums. As the nation's first consumer newsletter for ... (Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:28:56 GMT)

US to require online travel registration
U.S. officials say visitors who can travel to the United States without visas will be required to register biographical details online at least three days before their visit. (Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:30:56 GMT)

U.S. to require online registration for visa-free travel
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States said Tuesday that it will require visitors who are allowed to enter the country without visas to register biographical details online at least three days before they travel. (Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:29:55 GMT)

Ontario to develop enhanced photo ID for cross-border travel
TORONTO - Ontario plans to offer enhanced photo identification cards to non-drivers as an alternative to a passport when they travel to the United States, Transportation Minister Jim Bradley said Tuesday. (Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:14:31 GMT)

Travel rules to require foreigners to register
Washington -- Residents of 27 friendly nations who can travel to the United States without a visa will be required next year to register online with the U.S. government at least 72 hours before departure, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Tuesday. (Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:49:42 GMT)

Share your travel photos
Share some of your travel experiences with Ithaca Journal readers. Captions may include additional anecdotes related to the photo or highlights of your trip. Please include your name, address and contact information with your entry. Electronic submissions must be high-resolution JPG files. (Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:38:24 GMT)

Russia-Israel visa-free travel deal to enter force late summer
TEL AVIV, June 4 (RIA Novosti) - An agreement on mutual visa-free travel between Russia and Israel signed in late March could come into force in late summer or early fall, Russia's ambassador to Israel said on Wednesday. (Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:13:20 GMT)

Travel outer space for free on Web
Would you like an out-of-this-world travel and educational experience at no cost? Microsoft Corp. offers a free computer application called WorldWide Telescope that provides incredible tours of the cosmos. (Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:31:43 GMT)

Travel and Tourism says it won't give up on soccer
Officials from the Travel and Tourism Authority says that although plans for a soccer complex on the grounds of the historic Brawley Mansion have fallen through, they’re not giving up. (Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:03:58 GMT)

Studio Smile launches travel search engine
BANGALORE, INDIA: Studio Smile, the incubation arm of Smile Interactive Technologies Group, has launched Zoomtra.com. A company press release claimed that this is the first travel search engine in India. Unlike other travel portals, Zoomtra provides unbiased comparison of all fares fr... (Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:12:03 GMT)

City OKs travel expense for Rapid City seminar
The Rapid City council on Monday approved a travel request to send seven council members and the mayor to the National League of Cities conference -- although technically, little travel is involved. The conference is in Rapid City later this month. (Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:06:34 GMT)

High-End Travel Resources
Book your luxury vacation with these high-end travel resources Some of us want to head into the great unknown without a clue as to where our free spirit will lead us, but there are those of us who don’t want to lose our way and be butchered to death by inbred maniacs when our travels take us off the beaten path. (Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:18:17 GMT)

Forest unveils travel plan for mountains
Some motorized routes were cut while others were added as the Custer National Forest unveiled its completed travel management plan for the Beartooth and Pryor mountains Tuesday. "I don't think there was anybody who got everything they wanted, but ever ... (Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:18:57 GMT)

Travel agents say fewer Singaporeans holidaying in US, Europe
SINGAPORE: Travel agents said more Singaporeans are opting to holiday in destinations that are closer to home this June school holidays. (Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:23:47 GMT)

Travel Recommender NileGuide Raises $8 Million Second Round
Travel reviews aggregator NileGuide has secured an $8 million second round, the company tells us. Austin Ventures led the round, with addition backing from Lehman Brothers Venture Partners and existing investors Draper Richards and KPG Ventures. (Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT)

Nigeria: Angola/SA 2010 - Eagles Uneasy With Fa's Travel Plans
Super Eagles players have expressed their reservation at Nigeria Football Association's (NFA) travel plans for the trip to Sierra Leone upon resumption of camp yesterday. (Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:10:27 GMT)

As Travel Costs Rise, Companies Turn to Video Meetings
The airlines' pain is videoconferencing's gain. As companies cut travel budgets because of higher costs and a softer U.S. economy, they are increasingly adopting technology that allows employees to collaborate face-to-face without boarding a plane. The businesses that make such technology, like Polycom, Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard, are seeing profits from videoconferencing rise ... (Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:50:29 GMT)

MYSA to hold U10 travel team orientation event
MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro Youth Soccer will hold a Travel Team Orientation Event for Under-10 girls and boys on Sunday, June 15 at 3:30 p.m. at the Purchase Street Soccer Fields. (Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:00:08 GMT)

Action: Larson to offer high school, travel team soccer camps
UW-FDL Soccer Coach Craig Larson will offer the Dutch Touch Soccer Camps for high school and travel team players. Camp dates are Monday, June 16, through Thursday, June 26, and will be offered in Fond du Lac, Waupun, Kiel and Brownsville. All specific applications and camp info can be found on www.larsonsoccercamps.com. Applications can also be picked up from local high school soccer coaches ... (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:32:59 GMT)

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Seeks Reversal of Japan's Tourist Travel Warnings
Japan and Zimbabwe are working on reversing tourist travel warnings issued against Zimbabwe in April following a street demonstration by the MDC-T in April. (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:49:44 GMT)

Interim head for travel watchdog
A new interim chairman has been appointed to London's independent travel watchdog. (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:00:41 GMT)

Travel Logic creates new jobs
Irish tourism software firm Travel Logic is to take on an additional four staff as it invests in developing its business. (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:41:26 GMT)

Sugar Bowl travel list still incomplete
Of the 550 people that the University of Hawai'i said was its official travel party for the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, 45 names were redacted in records released to The Honolulu Advertiser on March 13 under the state's open records law. (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:12:59 GMT)

Travel center opening on the Horizon
TUPELO - The new Horizon Travel Center on Eason Boulevard will eventually open, the developer of the property said. "We didn't spend that amount of money to just walk away," said Jim Curtis, vice president of RJ Investments and owner and president of Tri-States Contracting of Collierville, Tenn. (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:00:58 GMT)

Dutton Associates Announces Investment Opinion: Pro Travel Network Strong Speculative Buy Rating In Update Coverage By ...
Dutton Associates updates its coverage of Pro Travel Network (OTCBB:PTVL) maintaining a Speculative Buy rating and a price target of $2.00. The report by Dutton senior analyst Richard West, CFA is available at www.jmdutton.com as well as from First Call, Bloomberg, Zacks, Knobias, Reuters, and other leading financial portals. (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:57:47 GMT)

U.S. air travel options shrink as carriers struggle
First it was soaring ticket prices and vanishing bargain fares, then new baggage fees. Now air travelers are facing dwindling choices for when they can fly and where even to such popular tourist destinations as Las Vegas and Orlando. (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:03:03 GMT)

Most travel policies ‘weak,’ GSA finds
ATLANTA — The General Services Administration says more than half of the travel policies at federal agencies aren’t properly written or implemented. GSA has started to compile data on governmentwide travel policies through a survey conducted by its Center for Policy Evaluation. (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:15:17 GMT)

Councils to reinstate free travel
Six of seven local councils in Lincolnshire opt to offer entirely free bus travel to concessionary pass holders. (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:44:03 GMT)

No travel advised in flooded Cook County, Minn.
GRAND MARAIS — No travel is advised on roads in northeastern Minnesota's Cook County, including Highway 61, the main road along Lake Superior's North Shore. (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:11:07 GMT)

Rice due to travel to Paris, Middle East
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel next week to Paris for an Afghan donors conference and to the Middle East to push for a Palestinian-Israeli peace deal this year, a statement said Tuesday. (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:07:36 GMT)

Travel Agents Staying Busy
Travel agents and travelers agree, gas prices are no doubt having an impact on vacations but some travel agents said people who want to get away are still going. (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:35:02 GMT)

Even limited travel has its wonders
Summer's coming, so let's see where we are. In a recession. (Your president may not be able to say it, but a travel editor can.) For people worried about keeping their jobs and their houses, vacation may enter the realm of the unthinkable. The lucky ones who... (Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:40:08 GMT)

Storm over bonus bonanza for ‘travel chaos’ rail chiefs
NETWORK Rail bosses are to receive six-figure bonuses despite presiding over travel chaos caused by engineering work overruns at the new year, it was announced yesterday. (Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:16:58 GMT)

DA to release travel probe records
Soares likely to remove references affecting ongoing investigations ALBANY -- Following a flurry of requests by newspapers across the state, Albany County District Attorney David Soares late Friday said he would release what could be boxes of testimony and other documents from his two investigations into the travel records scandal involving former Gov. Eliot Spitzer.His office, however, ... (Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:18:04 GMT)

Virtual Space Travel, Part 1: One Small Step
For those of us old enough to remember life before the Internet, the term "virtual space travel" probably conjures memories of childhood visits to the local planetarium. Fast forward to today, and things are just a little different. In today's Internet-enabled world, ordinary citizens can explore the universe from the comfort of their own homes. (Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:03:59 GMT)

Travel Blog Notes: Trek moves to India after Mt. Everest
Here are some of the latest posts from our Travel blog at commercialappeal-web.com/travel: (Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:13:49 GMT)

Henry’s Travel Plaza site for postal unit
Orangeburg’s Henry’s Travel Plaza on U.S. 301 South -- Old Edisto Drive -- announced the opening of a Contract Postal Unit. (Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:06:31 GMT)

Method uses 'Bluetooth' to track travel time for vehicles, pedestrians
Engineers have created a method that uses pervasive Bluetooth signals from cell phones and other wireless devices to constantly update how long it takes vehicles and pedestrians to travel from one point to another. (Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:21:15 GMT)

For UW doc, travel is the best medicine
Christopher Sanford, a Seattle travel-medicine doctor, spends most of his days helping globe-trotting travelers stay healthy. Before they head off... (Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:30:23 GMT)

Bridging the Gap: Young adults take a time out for travel
A growing number of high school and college students are emulating a long established British tradition of opting out of the rat race and taking a "gap year" to travel abroad and experience other cultures. (Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:34:15 GMT)

Air travel gets costlier from today
MUMBAI: With public sector oil firms increasing Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) sale prices by 18.5 per cent, major air-carriers have raised fuel surcharge with effect from Tuesday, making air travel costlier. (Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:39:27 GMT)

CGC extends Nokia-Qmiles travel promotion
Consolidated Gulf Co (CGC) and Qatar Airways have extended their popular 15,000 Qmiles Nokia travel promotion on the back of a huge response. (Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:44:39 GMT)

Gadgets to help with the distress in air travel
Here are the five items I won't travel without. (Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:04:33 GMT)

Travel Deals /Bargains from around the world
The week's best travel bargains around the globe: (Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:06:21 GMT)

Travel Muse Brings “Discovery” To Travel Search
The Travel category online is an example of how the Internet has made our lives both easier and more complicated. It very clearly exemplifies “the paradox of choice." Indeed, there are hundreds of travel sites that provide booking services and travel content of one sort or another. You're "empowered" with information but also potentially overwhelmed by it. Given this, it would seem we don't ... (Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:10:06 GMT)

Thomas Cook To Buy Jet Tours, TriWest Travel
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Thomas Cook Group said Monday that it has bought Jet Tours and TriWest Travel Holdings for EUR70 million and C$114 million respectively. (Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:58:22 GMT)

Zia has said the move to allow foreign travel could be a trap [File: EPA]
Sheikh Hasina Wajed, the former prime minister of Bangladesh, has been cleared to travel abroad for medical treatment while on trial for corruption. (Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:48:01 GMT)

New options emerge for business travel
Corporations are shifting their travel habits to find a balance between tightening budgets and the growing amount of environmentally-friendly travel options. (Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:02:39 GMT)

Travel-fee bill creates turbulence
Airlines are battling hotels, theme parks, rental-car companies and other travel businesses over a plan to make many overseas visitors pay $10 each to bankroll a national advertising campaign. (Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:08:00 GMT)

AIG Travel Guard starts new headquarters in Stevens Point
AIG Travel Guard, a provider of travel insurance plans, has announced the groundbreaking of its new worldwide headquarters building in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. (Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:13:57 GMT)

Patients will have to travel three times as far to see their GP under Labour 'polyclinic' plans
Patients could be forced to travel three times as far to see their GP under NHS plans to create 'super surgeries', it was claimed last night. (Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:35:41 GMT)

XM-I X-Mini capsule travel speakers
Small, cheap and the sound's not at all bad Review Ask most people what they look for in a pair of travel speakers and they are likely to say they want something small and cheap but which nonetheless sounds like the stacks at Donnington.… (Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:08:04 GMT)

Hatfield-McCoy tour to travel several places throughout area
The Hatfield-McCoy 2008 interpretive tour will travel to several historical places throughout the Tug Valley. The tour will offer insight into unique and historical buildings and will also travel back to a time frozen in history forever. (Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:24:51 GMT)

Science Weekly podcast: the future of personal space travel
Alok Jha speaks to Piers Bizony about the future of personal space travel. Plus, behind the scenes at an animal research lab. A cure for hayfever. And bees doing the waggle dance (Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:36:03 GMT)

New travel guide: America's Best Zoos
A new themed travel guidebook is out with recommendations for visiting the country's best zoos. (Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:27:57 GMT)

Tell us your travel plans
Are higher gas prices and air travel costs prompting you to change your travel and vacation plans? The Chronicle wants to hear from readers who are rethinking travel plans, as well as those who plan to stay the course. If you are willing to comment for... (Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:40:12 GMT)

Companies Cut Travel Costs But Not Trips, Study Finds
TAMPA - Rather than reduce business travel because of the lagging economy, corporate travel managers are booking rooms in less-expensive and lower-rated hotels and increasing day trips in lieu of overnight hotel stays, according to a survey by OrbitzForBusiness.com. (Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:02:58 GMT)

BTN's 2008 Business Travel Survey
JUNE 09, 2008 -- The 24th annual Business Travel Survey focuses on business travel suppliers' 2007, a good year that began to unravel before it ended as fuel prices spiraled out of control, the value of the dollar plummeted, the U.S. mortgage crisis hit home, retail sales slumped and corporate travel demand began to show some softening. (Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:16:58 GMT)

Boomers drive growth in Grand Circle's Overseas Adventure Travel division
The burgeoning baby boomer market is driving the growth of Overseas Adventure Travel, a division of Boston-based Grand Circle Travel Corp. (Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:25:06 GMT)

Council rejects free travel pass
One district council in Lincolnshire will not reinstate free bus travel for concessionary pass holders. (Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:35:07 GMT)

Equipment Review: Meade 8X42 Travel Binoculars
My Mother always told me that if I couldn't say something good about somebody, that I shouldn't say anything at all. Well, after a few weeks of using a pair of Meade 8X42 Travel Binoculars, I guess it's about time I said something… I just hope you want to hear it. (...)Read the rest [...] (Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:18:52 GMT)

Hall of Fame Beverages, Inc. Announces Final Negotiations with Pilot Travel Centers
Hall of Fame Beverages, Inc. (Pink Sheets:HFBV) is happy to announce that they are in final negotiations with Pilot Travel Centers to supply Hydro Power Functional Water to all their travel centers. Pilot Travel Centers LLC, with revenues of over $11 billion dollars per year, operates more than 300 travel centers in 40 states offering motorists a wide variety of services including food, ... (Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:44:13 GMT)

Blaze burns travel trailer
State firefighters battled a fire near Lake Berryessa early Tuesday, which burned a travel trailer but was stopped before reaching an adjacent home.Firefighters were called at about 1 a.m. to the Napa County blaze. A 30-foot travel trailer was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. (Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:57:40 GMT)

2008 Business Travel Survey: Mega Travel Mgmt. Cos. Stir Simmering Pot (BTNonline-Only Content)
JUNE 09, 2008 -- In the year in which the mega travel management company pool was supposed to settle following the 2006 WorldTravel BTI breakup, 2007 was anything but calm waters for the four largest global players. (Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:16:58 GMT)

UN calls for lifting travel restrictions on HIV carriers
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for an end to discrimination against people carrying the AIDS virus, including travel restrictions imposed on them by some countries. (Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:10:49 GMT)

Travel
Move over Getaway and the Great Outdoors, the ABC is about to start work on a new travel show featuring adventures that Australians have filmed themselves. (Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:56:09 GMT)

ATA Responds To TIA Study On Air Travel
In response to Travel Industry Association's study, ATA President and CEO, James C. May stated that survey reveals what ATA has been saying for years, that aging air traffic control system is in desperate need of replacement. May urges TIA to join ATA in asking for immediate action on key initiatives including implementing NowGen technologies to provide immediate system efficiency gains, ... (Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:27:16 GMT)

Thomas Cook India Launches Integrated Travel Portal on BroadVision Business Agility Suite 8.1
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.----BroadVision, Inc., , a global provider of strategic e-business solutions, today announces that Thomas Cook Ltd, India's largest integrated travel and travel related services company, has launched an integrated travel portal, www.thomascook.in, on the BroadVision® Business Agility Suite™ 8.1 solution to offer end-to-end travel services to its customers. (Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT)

UN calls for lifting travel restrictions on HIV carriers
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called for an end to discrimination against people carrying the AIDS virus, including travel restrictions for people living with HIV. The UN chief made the remarks at the opening of a two-day, high-level meeting in the General Assembly on UN targets set in 2001 to combat the disease worldwide. (Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:02:50 GMT)

Travel and tourism open house planned Tuesday in parish
The Iberia Parish Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau will host a travel and tourism open house from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday in conjunction with the 25th annual National Tourism Week. (Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:22:48 GMT)

InFocus Introduces New Projector for Team and Travel
WILSONVILLE, Ore., BUSINESS WIRE -- InFocus Corporation (NASDAQ:INFS), the industry pioneer in digital projection technology, unveiled its IN1100 series, a mobile projector family designed for team settings as well as for travel. Small enough to hold in your hand, the IN1100 series is both easy to set up and to share among team members and meeting rooms. (Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:29:36 GMT)

More hotel checks and videos on travel websites
German online travel suppliers are enriching their websites with more user-generated contents such as hotel checks and videos, managers said at the inaugural fvw Online Marketing Day. (Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:56:06 GMT)

Senate passes Libous-sponsored bills to make roads safer, easier to travel
ALBANY – The New York State Senate passed two bills sponsored by Senator Tom Libous, R-Binghamton, this week that are designed to make the state’s roads and bridges safer and easier to travel. (Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:11:49 GMT)

Woman, dog unhurt after SUV crashes in to travel agency
Police continue to investigate an accident that has left a gaping hole in an East Providence travel agency. (Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:14:56 GMT)

Jennifer Openshaw: Want to find the best travel deal? Check these Web sites first
If you have the time and stomach for it, you could spend a day or more searching for the best travel bargains, and with today’s travel costs it might be worth it. (Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:19:43 GMT)

SKorean trade minister to travel to US for talks on beef dispute
South Korea's top trade official said Thursday he would travel to the U.S. to seek restrictions on American beef imports in a bid to soothe anti-government protesters. (Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:41:00 GMT)

TH TRAVEL TOLD TO RAISE NUMBER OF UMRAH PILGRIMS TO 50,000 YEARLY
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) -- Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has asked the Tabung Haji subsidiary company, TH Travel Services Sdn Bhd to raise the number of umrah pilgrims to 50,000 a year. (Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:34:05 GMT)

SKorean trade minister to travel to US for talks on beef dispute
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's top trade official said Thursday he would travel to the United States to seek restrictions on American beef shipped to his country in a bid to soothe anti-government protesters. (Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:53:05 GMT)

SCTDA to participate in Cultour Travel Exhibition in Cologne Germany 12-15 June 2008
In a new promotional campaign primarily focused on showcasing its core tourist attraction, the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority will participate in Cultour Travel Exhibition, set to be organized in Cologne from 12th to 15th June 2008. (Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:57:14 GMT)

DTCM and TAMANI Hotels and Resorts hosts the biggest gathering of 400 Middle East travel agents at TAMANI Hotel Marina
The TAMANI Hotel Marina hosted close to 400 Travel and Tour agents from across the GCC and the Middle East. (Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:57:53 GMT)

Thomas Cook India launches integrated travel portal on BroadVision Business Agility Suite 8.1
Redwood City, June 12 : BroadVision, Inc., a global provider of strategic e-business solutions, announced that Thomas Cook (India) Ltd, has launched an integrated travel portal, www.thomascook.in, on the BroadVision(R) Business Agility Suite(TM) 8.1 solution to offer end-to-end travel services to its customers. (Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:18:51 GMT)

Web In Travel Formulates New Partnership with PhoCusWright Inc.
WIT-Web In Travel, Asia's leading travel distribution, marketing and technology conference, announced a new partnership with PhoCusWright Inc., the travel industry research authority on how travelers, suppliers and intermediaries connect, to formulate WIT 2008. (Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:15:22 GMT)

U.N. Secretary-General Calls For End Of Discrimination Against, Travel Restrictions On People Living With HIV/AIDS
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the opening of the U.N. 2008 High Level Meeting on AIDS on Tuesday called on the international community to end discrimination against HIV-positive people, including travel restrictions, describing such practices as "an affront to our common humanity," Xinhuanet reports. (Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:17:22 GMT)

International travel expected to increase despite economy
The economy is troubled and the dollar is weak. But one forecast suggests that Americans aren't giving up international travel. (Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:58:17 GMT)

'Smart' games geared to little boys, girls ease travel woes
If you plan to travel with a preschooler or kindergartener, instead of filling a bag full of coloring books, puzzles and find-the-differences cards, you could pack the same kind of activities in a more compact manner by grabbing Smart Boy's Gameroom or Smart Girl's Playhouse, two Nintendo DS games by UFO Interactive. (Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:52:40 GMT)

Australian Energy Minister to Travel to State Hit by Gas Outage
June 13 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson said he will travel to Western Australia today to assist in the response to a gas supply crisis gripping the state. (Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:15:45 GMT)

China, Taiwan sign historic deals on travel
China and Taiwan signed historic agreements on Friday that from next month will see thousands more people travel every day between the two rivals. (Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:47:31 GMT)

Stumble in the talks over interpreter's travel trip-up
THE Indonesian Government believes Australian travel warnings are exaggerating the threat of terrorism but Kevin Rudd said they would not be eased. (Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:58:20 GMT)

Rising water forces changing travel plans in Iowa
Associated Press - June 13, 2008 10:04 AM ET CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Flooding across Iowa is affecting travel plans. Interstate 80 is closed east of Iowa City to Davenport because of... (Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:19:31 GMT)

China, Taiwan sign historic deals on travel
BEIJING: China and Taiwan signed historic agreements on Friday expected to see thousands more people travel every day between the two traditional rivals in the coming months. (Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:53:17 GMT)

Starbucks and SSP Announce Milestone Licensing Agreement to Open Stores in European Travel Markets
Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) and SSP, a leader in beverage and food concessions for travelers in Europe, today announced a strategic licensing partnership to open more than 150 Starbucks stores in prime travel channels in key European markets within the next three years. (Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:59:58 GMT)

Travel Search Engine Brings Search And Display Together With New Ad Units
Yesterday travel search engine Kayak announced that it had built a display ad platform to leverage search queries and serve more relevant graphical ads. These display units will potentially replace the text ads currently shown on search results and other pages on Kayak.com and its extended affiliate network. However consumers can turn them off if they like. Click to continue reading... ... (Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:25:07 GMT)

South African Airways Wins Big at World Travel Awards Africa Ceremony
South African Airways (SAA), South Africa's flagship airline and the continent's most awarded carrier, was voted 'Africa's Leading Airline' at the World Travel Awards Africa Ceremony held in May in Durban, South Africa. The accolade continues to solidify SAA's position as the best airline to Africa as evidenced by awards bestowed by leading travel authorities. (Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:25:51 GMT)

Kenner moves to cite travel trailers
Kenner officials are poised to begin citing about 100 people who missed the May 31 deadline to remove travel trailers from their property, fueling a regional crackdown on the temporary housing as Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary approaches. (Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:58:25 GMT)

Matinee idol of the travel book
'A heartbreakingly brilliant travel writer' ... Norman Lewis. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe (Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:25:43 GMT)

Jet Air Adds Mumbai-Shanghai Flight on Business Travel Demand
June 14 (Bloomberg) -- Jet Airways (India) Ltd. , the nation's biggest domestic carrier, starts a daily Mumbai-Shanghai service today, its first Chinese route, to meet rising corporate demand for travel between the world's two most-populous countries. (Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:53:48 GMT)

Have tickets, will travel
Have tickets, will travel (Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:17:57 GMT)

Off-trail travel
Officials with the 2.1-million acre Sawtooth National Forest say a new rule that eliminates off-trail motorized travel will benefit the forest's national resources. But some motorized travelers say they don't like the new rules, which start today. (Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:43:25 GMT)

New places to research travel online
Three new Web sites to check out: For travelers looking for bargain airfares in Europe: Vayama, which is focused exclusively on international travel, has partnered with a booking engine that puts information about nearly all the European discount carriers in one place. The site also has a handful of discount carriers in non-European countries. Go to www.vayama.com, click ''in the air'' and ... (Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:07:27 GMT)

Orange County wins round in online-travel tax case
An appeals court on Friday reinstated an Orange County lawsuit accusing the online travel industry of skipping out on millions of dollars a year in hotel taxes. (Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:27:49 GMT)

Hamas officials to travel to Egypt for truce talks with Israel
A spokesman for Hamas says representatives plan to travel to Cairo to discuss an Egyptian-mediated truce with Israel. (Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:18:33 GMT)

'Tek takes travel woes in stride
'Tek takes travel woes in stride (Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:33:07 GMT)

Recent Brownsville graduate will travel to Rome
Lance Turturice, who recently graduated from Brownsville Area High School, will travel next month with the Brownsville Area Traveling Students group to Rome. (Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:25:04 GMT)

SIX-FIGURE SALARIES, CARS AND TRAVEL: 1st class compensation, perks for airport execs
In the six years since control of Detroit Metro Airport shifted from Wayne County to an independent authority, the number of executives making more than $100,000 has more than doubled. And while other public officials in Michigan gave up free vehicles to save money, the number of airport executives with car perks also has grown -- by 13. The travel budget, meanwhile, is up eightfold. (Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:04:02 GMT)

Family travel goes off the beaten path
Travel experts offer ways to craft the perfect family vacation by finding something for everyone and trying to be unique. (Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:26:36 GMT)

Euromonitor International Report 2008 on travel and tourism includes Oman
Euromonitor International has issued in March 2008 its comprehensive report on Travel and Tourism in Oman (97 Tables), which offers a guide to the market at a national level. (Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:12:22 GMT)

Travel insurance protects against the unexpected
Lynn Williams appreciates the benefits of travel insurance. (Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:09:16 GMT)

China travel agencies to go on fact-finding mission to Taiwan following inking of travel pacts
Chinese travel agency managers will visit Taiwan on a fact-finding mission following last week's signing of breakthrough agreements on charter flights and tourism promotion, state media reported Sunday. (Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:36:00 GMT)

Travel Deals /Bargains from around the world
The week's best travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea and air: (Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:36:11 GMT)

Utah travel: Fishing for customers
As the upcoming Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer travel season in Utah and across the country, the combination of high gas prices, a terrible economy and a weak dollar may keep tourists closer to home. (Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:10:55 GMT)

www.WorldCheaper.com Announces an Online Travel Booking Service for Consumers Seeking to Satisfy Their Travel Needs ...
As you already know, travel business moved online permanently and will never go back. Founded in 2004, www.WorldCheaper.com’s mission is to provide high-quality travel service at the lowest price possible. The www.WorldCheaper.com is an online travel consolidator, delivering lowest prices to the consumers for products and services such as Airline Tickets, Car Rentals, Hotel Booking, Vacation ... (Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:37:43 GMT)

Buck Harvey: Lakers travel east, as if it really matters
LOS ANGELES — The Lakers wasted another lead. Now they are going to waste jet fuel. Now they are going to travel across the country to try something they aren’t ready for. They proved that even as they won Game 5. (Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:29:54 GMT)

Fog upsets travel plans
Hundreds of domestic airline passengers had their travel plans disrupted as thick fog blanketed half a dozen airports around New Zealand on Monday. The capital was the the worst affected with white cloud lurking until well after midday. (Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:38:50 GMT)

Oswego considers less travel to meet budget
The rapid rise in gasoline prices could slow government travel in Oswego next year. "We may have to look at reducing the number of miles we drive," said Mayor Randy Bateman, who has begun preparing the city's 2009 budget. (Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:05:33 GMT)

Review for free bus travel scheme
A concessionary scheme which gives pensioners and disabled passengers free bus travel across Scotland will be reviewed. (Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:09:00 GMT)

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