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Higher travel costs signalled for the elderly (Scoop.co.nz)

prerwapdupe — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:31:29 +0000

The review of the SuperGold Card scheme signals cuts to travel subsidies for the elderly, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said today.

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Higher travel costs signalled for the elderly (Scoop.co.nz)

From Gemas To Hat Yai, Time For Railway Travel (Bernama)

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FROM GEMAS TO HAT YAI, TIME FOR RAILWAY TRAVEL (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

Layetstaffemi — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:03:31 +0000

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) — Realising the potential of railway travel in boosting the country’s tourism sector, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) unveiled its Ekspres Langkawi Gemas-Hat Yai service early last February. This is expected to give a ‘push’ to the tourism sector between the two tail-end destinations of this route as well as that in Negeri Sembilan, Perak and Kedah. KTMB also …

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Travel may broaden the mind but it can also pump up your cellphone bill (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

Reursette — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:25:00 +0000

MONTREAL – Travel may broaden the mind and rejuvenate the spirit but it can also pump up your smartphone bill to pretty unhealthy levels.

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Travel may broaden the mind but it can also pump up your cellphone bill (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

SuperGold card travel under scrutiny (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Ipetoxsed — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:37:40 +0000

Free off-peak travel for elderly people under the SuperGold card is set to exceed its annual $18 million budget and the Government is looking at ways of reining it in which may impact on services.

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SuperGold card travel under scrutiny (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Palm Coast Travel fined $2,500 and placed on probation for selling unauthorized travel insurance

tomkuzch — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:23:32 +0000

Looks like Palm Coast Travel, the Boca Raton, Fla., agency accused by the state of Florida of selling unauthorized travel insurance, while at the same time trying to sue one of its own customers and me into silence, has quietly negotiated a settlement with insurance regulators.

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Palm Coast Travel fined $2,500 and placed on probation for selling unauthorized travel insurance

Travel: Backpackers saving Aussie tourism (News.com.au Travel)

slululpinge — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:45:36 +0000

BACKPACKERS are arriving in greater numbers and spending more despite a global downturn in travel.

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Travel: Backpackers saving Aussie tourism (News.com.au Travel)

Stolen Sarcophagus Returned to Egypt

greseemop — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:15:01 +0000

It began at a standard checkpoint, when agricultural specialist Herbert Kercado s with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stopped to inspect a crate at Miami International Airport that had been shipped from an art gallery in Spain.

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Summer travel season is officially on – Cheapflights.com

Butcheraq — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:33:50 +0000

The Money Times Summer travel season is officially on Cheapflights.com Major airlines like US Airways, AirTran, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines have announced discounts over a wide range of travel days this summer, … Airlines launch 2-day summer airfare sale USA Today Two day summer airfaire sale WGNtv.com all 12 news articles

WATCH: Spring Break Travel Deals (ABC News)

greseemop — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:02:26 +0000

Gabe Saglie from Travelzoo on the hottest destinations. Travelzoo – Travel – Recreation – Travel and Tourism – Travel Services

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WATCH: Spring Break Travel Deals (ABC News)

One-on-One with Tony Hawk

prerwapdupe — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:03 +0000

His name is synonomous with skateboarding, and despite not being on the competitive circuit for a number of years, Tony Hawk has become a sort of alternative sport emissary to the world, traveling widely to put on skateboarding exhibitions and to promote his charitable foundation. One of his greatest pleasures is traveling with his own four children, who sometimes accompany him on business and exhibition trips. Traveler Editor in Chief Keith Bellows spoke with Hawk in the March issue about some of his recent travels: What drives you to do your mission work?

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One-on-One with Tony Hawk

Bulls academy set to host youth travel team tryouts (Daily Herald)

jennifergeart — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:59:11 +0000

The Chicago Bulls/White Sox Training Academy will host boys and girls basketball travel team this month in Lisle and Schaumburg.

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Bulls academy set to host youth travel team tryouts (Daily Herald)

Russian embassy issues foreign travel passport to Anton Salonen (Itar-Tass)

noloKneelty — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:48:41 +0000

HELSINKI, March 10 (Itar-Tass) — The consular section of the Russian embassy in Finland has issued a foreign travel passport to Rimma Salonen’s six-year-old son, Anton Armas Salonen, a citizen of Russia.

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8 Great Hawaii Waterfalls Worth Gushing Over

audingula — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:21:56 +0000

Hawaii is blessed with an abundance of beautiful, rainforest-fed waterfalls that are worth the time and effort to see on your Hawaii Vacation. I wanted to share this list of Hawaii’s top waterfalls that I hope you have the opportunity to see when you visit the islands

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Photo of the Moment: Into the Blue in Chelsea, NYC

Layetstaffemi — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:03:32 +0000

Mexico Consulate Says Region Safe – KRGV

xxChristoxx — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:48:36 +0000

Mexico Consulate Says Region Safe KRGV MCALLEN – The US Consulate in Monterrey has a new warning for those looking to travel to Mexico .

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How Getting Robbed Saved Me from the ‘Culture of Stuff’

Teargoosorm — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:46:48 +0000

I got robbed. But don’t fret! What follows here is no invitation to the pity party, nor some ill-disguised plea to drop what you’re doing right this instant and send more stuff . Quite the contrary, in fact, considering the cardboard boxes scattered around my room, dusty remnants of a different me

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Emirates offers special travel packages (The New Straits Times)

tomkuzch — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:37:35 +0000

KUALA LUMPUR: With less than 100 days to go until the whistle blows for the opening match of the football’s premier tournament, Emirates is offering attractive Fifa World Cup 2010 travel packages.

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Emirates offers special travel packages (The New Straits Times)

‘Green’ tourism graces ITB Berlin travel fair (Deutsche Welle)

audingula — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:25:15 +0000

Tourism can be both an economic blessing and an environmental curse. But as consumer interest in ‘green’ getaways grows, the travel industry and tourism organizations are putting the spotlight on sustainability.

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Destination Watch: Machu Picchu Hopes to Reopen Soon

arkxrzlizmff — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:20:44 +0000

After massive flooding struck the area around Machu Picchu this January, the country has been struggling to get its tourism back online.

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Destination Watch: Machu Picchu Hopes to Reopen Soon