Bill would curtail travel money for ferry workers – Seattle Post Intelligencer

March 6, 2010
Bill would curtail travel money for ferry workers – Seattle Post Intelligencer

KOMO News Bill would curtail travel money for ferry workers Seattle Post Intelligencer Lawmakers want to end a practice of paying some state ferry workers for their travel to and from terminals.
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MPs demand right to travel first class (Daily Telegraph)

March 6, 2010

MPs have demanded the right to first class train travel in a move that threatens to reignite the expenses row.
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Oscars swag means lots of travel gifts (PHOTOS) – Gather.com

March 6, 2010
Oscars swag means lots of travel gifts (PHOTOS) – Gather.com

CBC.ca Oscars swag means lots of travel gifts (PHOTOS) Gather.com Among the multitude of booty given to the celebrities who don't win the gold statue is about $85000 of stuff, including a slew of travel opportunities. ..
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German TUI eyes travel boom year in 2010 -magazine – Reuters

March 6, 2010

German TUI eyes travel boom year in 2010 -magazine Reuters The tourism group will focus on its offerings for couples and older persons or "best agers," Boettcher said ahead of the world's biggest travel fair, ITB, ... and more
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Hitwise Monthly Travel Category Report – Feb 2010 (Hospitality Net)

March 6, 2010

This monthly report provides Hitwise data on: (1) The websites That Entered and Left the Top 100 Travel Category websites - Top 20 websites for the past month based on visits - Most popular search terms typed into a search engine that resulted in traffic to websites classified by Hitwise within the Travel industry....
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State Dept. Issues Spring Break Travel Warning (KYW News Radio 1060)

March 6, 2010

For many universities, Spring Break has begun and the state department has issued a travel alert for a popular country this time of year -- Mexico.
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Travel firm to launch isle routes – Honolulu Star-Bulletin

March 6, 2010
Travel firm to launch isle routes – Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Las Vegas Sun Travel firm to launch isle routes Honolulu Star-Bulletin Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co. said yesterday it is planning to begin service in the fourth quarter of this year to Hawaii from smaller cities that ... Allegiant Air to shake up the Hawaiian market with six Boeing 757-200s Seattle Post Intelligencer...
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Regina travel agency customers unlikely to recoup money: owner (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

March 6, 2010

While RCMP are now investigating the closure of a Regina travel agency that left customers trying to recoup thousands of dollars, its owner admits they're unlikely to collect, and for that she says she's sorry.
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Travel agencies counter web fare promos (Manila Bulletin)

March 6, 2010

Luzon-based travel operators are joining forces with Visayas-based colleagues to fight against airlines web-based fare promotions, which they said have slowly eased them out of their business. Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) president Ma
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China: Hire a driver, not a car

March 5, 2010

In a nutshell, driving yourself around is not a possibility when vacationing in mainland China, as the only valid driver's licenses are Chinese ones. However, this restriction should be cause for relief, as city traffic is terrible, drivers are manic, and getting lost practically inevitable for first-timers
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Daily Travel Photo – Tasmania, Australia

March 5, 2010
Daily Travel Photo – Tasmania, Australia

Rainbow, Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia Originally posted on the Everything Everywhere Travel Blog . Follow me as I travel around the world .
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Correction: Obama-Travel Promotion story (Seattle Times)

March 5, 2010

In a story March 4 about President Barack Obama signing a travel promotion bill, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the U.S.
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Correction: Obama-Travel Promotion story (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

March 5, 2010

In a story March 4 about President Barack Obama signing a travel promotion bill, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the U.S. Travel Association said the U.S. had 2.4 million fewer overseas visitors last year than in 2000, depriving the country of an estimated $509 billion in spending and $32 billion in direct tax...
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Correction: Obama-Travel Promotion story (AP via Yahoo! News)

March 5, 2010

In a story March 4 about President Barack Obama signing a travel promotion bill, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the U.S.
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Forget this volunteer vacation — let’s go to Vegas!

March 5, 2010

Ellie Capers' 12th-grade class has plans to volunteer at a marine lab in Baja, Mexico, when the swine flu outbreak forces them to cancel their trip.
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Ferry Around Vancouver

March 5, 2010
Ferry Around Vancouver

Taylor Kennedy , who helped with our Olympic coverage last week , takes a break from bustling Vancouver and hops a ferry to Victoria, B.C. A lesser-known treat in the 2010 Olympic region is a water trip through the gulf islands on BC Ferries to Victoria.
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Air Travel Could Raise Risk for Heartbeat Irregularities (MedicineNet.com)

March 5, 2010

Title: Air Travel Could Raise Risk for Heartbeat Irregularities Category: Health News Created: 3/4/2010 8:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 3/5/2010
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Bus2Antarctica: Deception Island

March 5, 2010
Bus2Antarctica: Deception Island

Andrew Evans may be stuck in Ushuaia, waiting to find his way home, but here on the blog his trip continues, as we've only scratched the surface in terms of Antarctic content. In today's post, Andrew explores the desolate outpost on Deception Island, where he actually went for a swim.
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More Black Penguin Sightings

March 5, 2010
More Black Penguin Sightings

After we blogged about the rare melanistic black penguin contributing editor Andrew Evans spotted while on South Georgia Island, we got a comment from Ted Cheeseman of Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris out of California, noting that he too had seen the black penguin in January 2006 while leading a tour through Fortuna Bay on...
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Dealing with post-travel blues (Stuff)

March 5, 2010

There's not a whole lot of sympathy out there when you return from a holiday nursing a serious case of the travel blues.
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Explore Chicago with Foursquare

March 5, 2010
Explore Chicago with Foursquare

The city of Chicago put itself on the map last month when it announced an official partnership with Foursquare , the GPS-enabled game that lets its users "check-in" at sites across the country. Now visitors to the Windy City can earn Chicago-themed badges, like the on-location " Bueller Badge " for visiting sites...
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Narendra Modi’s air travel costs state Rs 69 lakh (The Times of India)

March 5, 2010

Gujarat government spent over Rs 69 lakh on plane and helicopter travel by the state chief minister Narendra Modi, Minister of State of Civil Aviation Saurabh Patel said.
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Erie Sport & Travel Expo opens today (Erie Times-News)

March 5, 2010

Erie Sport & Travel Expo gets under way at noon at the Bayfront Convention Center, 1 Sassafras Pier. The show continues today until 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m
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Gujarat CM Modi’s air travel costs state Rs 69 lakh (Press Trust of India)

March 5, 2010

Gandhinagar, Mar 5 (PTI) Gujarat government spent over Rs 69 lakh on plane and helicopter travel by the state Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of State of Civil Aviation Saurabh Patel said here today.
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Photo of the Moment: La Tossa de Montbui, Catalonia

March 5, 2010
Photo of the Moment: La Tossa de Montbui, Catalonia


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