The NDP says dozens of people in northern Ontario are being forced to cancel appointments with specialists because of delays in government-funded travel grants.
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Travel grant delays hurting northerners: Ont. NDP (CTV Toronto)
Stealth Travel Search Engine Everbread De-cloaks To Tackle Airline Problem (TechCrunch)
Everbread , a new travel search startup, is de-cloaking out of stealth today.
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Did lobbyists eviscerate Sen. Menendez’ Clear Airfare Amendment?
Here's a copy of the revised Clear Airfare Amendment (PDF) that was passed by the Senate. Notice any changes?
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Titanic Awards: Daisann McLane
A few months ago, we introduced you to Doug Lansky and his upcoming book project: The Titanic Awards . Doug has been interviewing intrepid travelers about their absolute worsts--the places they'd never return, terrible tourist attractions, inane airports--you get the idea.
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Celebrating Romance In Hawaii
If you’ve chosen to go to Hawaii to for your wedding, honeymoon or to celebrate an anniversary, you’ve made an excellent choice. Hawaii may be one of the most romantic places on earth . A couple of years ago I wrote this list of the top 5 most romantic things to do in...
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April 21-25: Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Revel in the beauty of spring with the brilliant display of wildflowers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Before summer gets going and the leaf cover shadows the ground the plants on the forest floor steal the show. Flowers like trillium, lady slipper orchids, flame azalea, violets, jack-in-the-pulpit, and many others are at their...
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Bus2Antarctica Video: Regarding Shackleton
One cannot travel to Antarctica without immediately thinking about those who came before. And one name in particular always stands out: Sir Ernest Shackleton , whose adventures through the ice are some of the more iconic expeditions of all time. Andrew Evans reflects on retracing Shackleton's footsteps, and the nature of exploration now
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Travel by motorcoach being promoted in Tennessee (WVLT-TV Knoxville)
Gray Line of Tennessee has been chosen to showcase the graphics for a national campaign promoting travel by motorcoaches.
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Daily Travel Photo – Sydney Harbor, Australia
Sydney Harbor at Night, NSW, Australia Originally posted on the Everything Everywhere Travel Blog . Follow me as I travel around the world . Related posts: Daily Travel Photo – Sydney, NSW, Australia Daily Travel Photo – Sydney, Australia My Walk Up The Sydney Harbor Bridge
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Amadeus, Shareholders Soon To File IPOs – Business Travel News
Amadeus, Shareholders Soon To File IPOs Business Travel News MARCH 23, 2010 -- Amadeus, the Madrid-based travel technology company, announced this morning it intends to list on the Spanish Stock Exchange ... Amadeus IT Holding plans Spain IPO for 2010 MarketWatch Amadeus to push ahead with IPO in first half Reuters Amadeus Seeks...
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Private Trade Winds Pioneers the ‘Five-Star Villa Vacation’ by Launching World’s Most Personalized Private Travel … (Marketwire)
Private Trade Winds Heralds a New Age in Villa Vacations as It Puts the Enchantment Back in Travel and Unveils the Results of Its State of the Villa Vacation Report
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New Travel Startup From Expedia’s Barton Gets Funding – Northwest innovation
Tnooz (blog) New Travel Startup From Expedia's Barton Gets Funding Northwest innovation A new, stealth-mode travel startup, headed by Expedia's Rich Barton and VacationSpot.com's Greg Slyngstad, has raised $9.8M in a funding, according to a ... Ex-Expedia team hiring, promoting new travel company Seattle Times (blog) Rich Barton Travel Startup Funded Seattle Post...
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Spanish travel IT group to pursue IPO (eFinancial News)
Private equity-backed travel booking company Amadeus IT Group is set to press ahead with a listing in the next few months, despite rival Travelport's decision last month to cancel its IPO.
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BC-US–Travel-Brief-Curious George, US (The Victoria Advocate)
NEW YORK (AP) - Ever wonder why Curious George is so curious? Or why the monkey hero of the "Curious George" children's books is so fond of travel, so prone to mischief, yet always narrowly escapes disaster?
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Arabian Travel Market To Be A Key Driver In Bahrain’s Tourism Growth Strategy (Zawya)
23 March 2010 Bahrain's Ministry of Culture & Information will once again be heading up a contingent of 20 exhibitors representing the country at this year's Arabian Travel Market, which takes place from 4th to 7th May in Dubai.
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American Express Business Travel Launches Online Travel Management Scorecard – MarketWatch (press release)
American Express Business Travel Launches Online Travel Management Scorecard MarketWatch (press release) With the worldwide recession having fundamentally altered the business travel landscape, companies are adapting to a new operating environment. ... American Express Business Travel Launches Online Travel Management Scorecard TheStreet.com (subscription) AMEX and the 'new normal' in biz travel Crikey (blog)...
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Moonwalker Aldrin to dance on TV to promote space travel – The Hindu
The Hindu Moonwalker Aldrin to dance on TV to promote space travel The Hindu Mr. Aldrin told reporters that he agreed to participate in the show as a way to bring attention to space travel and inspire them to study science, ... and more
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Dnata Travel Services announces new payment plan for customers in conjunction with Emirates NBD (Zawya)
23 March 2010 Dnata Travel Services has partnered with Emirates NBD Emirates NBD to offer customers an Installment Payment Plan (IPP) on all Dnata Dnata products and services.
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Daily Radar: 03.23.10
Washington, D.C.'s cherry blossoms are expected to bloom early this year . National Park Service chief horticulturalist Robert DeFeo has officially moved the predicted peak blossom time to April 1-4, instead of April 3-8, as he predicted earlier this year.
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Abu Dhabi National Hotels will participate in Gulf Travel Incentives Exhibition (MENAFN)
Abu Dhabi National Hotels will participate in Gulf Travel Incentives Exhibition
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Airlines & Airports
There are good airports, bad airports and plain silly airports. Mandalay International Airport in Burma certainly qualifies in the third category. Mandalay used to have a handy little airport close to the town
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“I was rudely told 9,000 points is really not much”
By request, here's a story without a happy ending. But not because you asked for it. Jay Green did -- and it's his story.
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Obama to travel to Iowa after signing health care legislation – NECN
Globe and Mail Obama to travel to Iowa after signing health care legislation NECN (NECN/ABC) - On Thursday, the President heads to Iowa City, where he announced his health care reform plan three years ago.
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Commentary: Put Down the Guidebook, Pick Up the History Book
Knowing who Vespasian and Domitian are can give you a much deeper understanding of the Colosseum.
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Robber threatens staff at Colne travel agency with screwdriver – PHOTOS (Burnley Today)
A ROBBER threatened three women workers with a screwdriver at a Pendle travel agency and escaped with thousands of pounds of British and foreign money. (23/03/2010 09:25:45)
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