Tuesday, March 31, 2009

3/31 Travel News and Info

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FAA: Air travel will fall 7.8% in '09 (CNN Money)
March 31, 2009 at 7:37 am

The number of travelers boarding U.S. airliners will plunge 7.8% in 2009, a drop matched only in the year following the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, according to a U.S. government forecast out Tuesday.

Ixiaro receives US FDA nod to prevent Japanese Encephalitis (PharmaBiz)
March 31, 2009 at 6:44 am

The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved Ixiaro vaccine for the prevention of Japanese Encephalitis (JE). The vaccine will be marketed in the US as Ixiaro by Novartis Vaccines.

Travel Chaos From Mount Redoubt Activity - KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska
March 31, 2009 at 4:18 am


CBS News

Travel Chaos From Mount Redoubt Activity
KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska, AK
By Karina Petersen, CBS 11 News Chaos is how you might describe travel in and out of Anchorage. This weekend officials shut down the Ted Stevens International Airport due to ash fall, and then this morning, Redoubt's steam plumes caused Alaska Airlines ...
Video: Video Essay: Volcano Ash Closes Alaska Airport The Associated Press
Even with a relatively quiet Redoubt, travel plans still a mess KTUU
Volcanoes & Travel: Mount Redoubt Erupts Peter Greenberg.com Travel News
Car Rentals  - BNET
all 1,910 news articles

Harvey World Travel stores sold (eyefortravel.com)
March 31, 2009 at 3:27 am

Stella Travel Services UK has sold its Harvey World Travel agencies for an undisclosed sum to Vacation Travel. Vacation Travel is a member of Stella-owned Global Travel Group's Independent Options arm, which offers Abta membership, of which the Harvey World Travel stores will become a member.

desoto jurors amend travel policy - Shreveport Times
March 31, 2009 at 3:06 am


desoto jurors amend travel policy
Shreveport Times, LA
By Vickie Welborn • vwelborn@gannett.com • March 31, 2009 MANSFIELD — desoto police jurors will be required to notify the public of travel plans under an amended travel policy approved Monday. The motion offered by Juror Richard Fuller calls for any ...

Even with a relatively quiet Redoubt, travel plans still a mess - KTUU
March 31, 2009 at 3:04 am


CBS News

Even with a relatively quiet Redoubt, travel plans still a mess
KTUU, AK
by Rebecca Palsha ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Mount Redoubt has been relatively quiet since Saturday evening, but the travel problems it's created are still rumbling. Hundreds of flights in and out of Alaska have been disrupted. On Monday Alaska Airlines said ...
Video: Video Essay: Volcano Ash Closes Alaska Airport The Associated Press
Volcanoes & Travel: Mount Redoubt Erupts Peter Greenberg.com Travel News
Volcano Continues to Disrupt Alaskan Travel BNET
FOXBusiness  - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
all 1,911 news articles

DeSoto jurors amend travel policy (The Shreveport Times)
March 31, 2009 at 3:01 am

DeSoto police jurors will be required to notify the public of travel plans under an amended travel policy approved Monday night.

US President Obama takes first steps on world stage at G20 summit (EARTHtimes.org)
March 31, 2009 at 1:13 am

London - US President Barack Obama will make his first major foray onto the global stage Tuesday when he arrives in London for the Group of 20 (G20) summit of the world's big economic powers. His trip comes against the backdrop of a deepening global ...

Kingfisher Airlines is official airline, travel partner for IPL (New Kerala)
March 31, 2009 at 12:33 am

Mumbai, Mar 30 : The DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) today announced that Kingfisher Airlines, the country's only 5 Star Airline, would be the Official Airline and Travel Partner in season two of the league.

Dimension Data's Integrated Collaboration (IC) Solution Helps Cut ... - FOXBusiness
March 31, 2009 at 12:00 am


Earthtimes (press release)

Dimension Data's Integrated Collaboration (IC) Solution Helps Cut ...
FOXBusiness
Integrated Collaboration has helped Dimension Data Americas' geographically dispersed workforce maximize productivity by allowing employees to connect, communicate and collaborate without traveling -- contributing to a 49 percent reduction in travel ...
Cisco Extends telepresence Experience to New Users, Applications ... Market Wire (press release)
all 44 news articles

JetBlue Airways Celebrates Spring with a Seasonal Sale: Fares ... - FOXBusiness
March 30, 2009 at 11:59 pm


JetBlue Airways Celebrates Spring with a Seasonal Sale: Fares ...
FOXBusiness
Travel must be booked online at www.jetblue.com by Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Spring Sale fares for flights within California start at $39 (a). This rate is available for flights between Long Beach and Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco and San Jose. ...
JetBlue Spring Sale: Flights from $39 Cheapflights.com
Latest round of JetBlue sale Austin American-Statesman
Get on that JetBlue $39 sale Los Angeles Times Blogs
all 14 news articles

High court to reconsider travel restrictions on Iowa judges - Quad City Times
March 30, 2009 at 11:44 pm


High court to reconsider travel restrictions on Iowa judges
Quad City Times, IA
Dean and other local leaders asked for changes to travel restrictions on judges imposed by Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Marsha Ternus as part of the courts' response to Gov. Chet Culver's budget cuts. There is no resident judge in Muscatine County, ...
Iowa rural advocates object to judges' travel limits Mason City Globe Gazette
Iowa rural advocates object to judge travel limits WXOW.com
Bipartisan group of eastern Iowans complain about courthouse cuts Radio Iowa
DesMoinesRegister.com
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US special envoy for Sudan headed to region (EARTHtimes.org)
March 30, 2009 at 8:58 pm

Washington - Barack Obama's newly named special envoy for Sudan, retired Air Force major general Scott Gration, met the US president, Sudan human-rights advocates and members of Congress Monday before travelling this week to the region. I can't thin...

Travel industry looking for fresh faces to tell its story (The Salt Lake Tribune)
March 30, 2009 at 8:19 pm

Utahns in the travel industry are being asked to submit 45- to 60-second videos describing how their jobs are vital to them, their communities and the national economy.

Travel industry looking for fresh faces to tell its story - Salt Lake Tribune
March 30, 2009 at 8:09 pm


Travel industry looking for fresh faces to tell its story
Salt Lake Tribune, United States
By Mike Gorrell Utahns in the travel industry are being asked to submit 45- to 60-second videos describing how their jobs are vital to them, their communities and the national economy. The US Travel Association launched the "Faces of Travel: We Mean ...

Iowa rural advocates object to judges' travel limits - Mason City Globe Gazette
March 30, 2009 at 7:36 pm


Iowa rural advocates object to judges' travel limits
Mason City Globe Gazette, IA
They said Supreme Court Chief Justice Marsha Ternus' plan to cut mileage expenses by limiting the ability of judges to travel to counties without resident judges was hurting rural areas already struggling to survive. ``My clients are experiencing an ...
Iowa rural advocates object to judge travel limits WXOW.com
Bipartisan group of eastern Iowans complain about courthouse cuts Radio Iowa
Budget cuts will increase delays, costs for court users DesMoinesRegister.com
all 16 news articles

Travel Deals (KMIZ-TV Columbia-Jefferson City)
March 30, 2009 at 6:52 pm

A look at where to find the best travel deals for summer vacations. In this troubled economy many people are having to give up perks, like vacations, in order to make ends meet.

How to avoid travel fees - San Jose Mercury News
March 30, 2009 at 5:51 pm


How to avoid travel fees
San Jose Mercury News,  USA
By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY AP Personal Finance Writer NEW YORK—Here are some common travel fees and charges you can look to cut out, potentially saving hundreds of dollars a year. Ask hotels and resorts if they charge fees for amenities like fitness centers ...

Volcanoes & Travel: Mount Redoubt Erupts - Peter Greenberg.com Travel News
March 30, 2009 at 4:25 pm


Canoe.ca

Volcanoes & Travel: Mount Redoubt Erupts
Peter Greenberg.com Travel News, CA
Volcano chasers beware: you'd better hold off on checking out Alaska's Mount Redoubt because you still might have difficulty getting into Anchorage airport. Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was closed Saturday after a series of eruptions ...
Video: Video Essay: Volcano Ash Closes Alaska Airport The Associated Press
Volcano Continues to Disrupt Alaskan Travel BNET
Mount Redoubt Eruption No Cause for Alarm FOXBusiness
AccuWeather.com  - Examiner.com
all 1,857 news articles

Conference Industry Fights Wave of Cancellations - New York Times
March 30, 2009 at 3:04 pm


Conference Industry Fights Wave of Cancellations
New York Times, United States
By SUSAN STELLIN The travel industry, hit hard by the public uproar over lavish company getaways, has been pushing back, and its message is essentially this: You say junket, we say jobs. Preparing for a biotechnology industry conference, ...

Iowa rural advocates object to judge travel limits - WXOW.com
March 30, 2009 at 3:02 pm


Iowa rural advocates object to judge travel limits
WXOW.com, Wisconsin
They spoke Monday at a Statehouse news conference where they criticized Supreme Court Chief Justice Marsha Ternus' plan to cut mileage expenses by limiting judges ability to travel to counties without resident judges. Court officials say they have no ...
Budget cuts will increase delays, costs for court users DesMoinesRegister.com
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Procurement Practices 2009: Expanding The Use Of Travel Metrics (Business Travel News)
March 30, 2009 at 2:29 pm

MARCH 30, 2009 -- As procurement departments expand their sway over travel management, supplier performance measurement using such procurement-based tactics as key performance indicators, scorecard analysis and service-level agreements have become a central part of that process at many corporations.

Talk About Travel - Washington Post
March 30, 2009 at 2:23 pm


Talk About Travel
Washington Post, United States
From Mount Katahdin in Maine's Baxter State Park, a hiker can travel more than 2175 miles to the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. But walking from south to north might be a more enjoyable and less demanding experience. ...

Procurement Practices 2009: Expanding The Use Of Travel Metrics - Business Travel News
March 30, 2009 at 12:47 pm


Business Travel News

Procurement Practices 2009: Expanding The Use Of Travel Metrics
Business Travel News, NY
By Seth Harris MARCH 30, 2009 -- As procurement departments expand their sway over travel management, supplier performance measurement using such procurement-based tactics as key performance indicators, scorecard analysis and service-level agreements ...
Business Travelers Identify Top 10 Challenges to Green Corporate ... Environmental Leader
Travel Cutbacks Shear Back-End Revenue Business Travel News
Procurement Practices 2009: Gauging Corporate Travel's Downturn Business Travel News
Business Travel News  - Business Travel News
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Concur Debuts Mobile Version Of Travel, Expense Management Tools - Business Travel News
March 30, 2009 at 12:46 pm


Concur Debuts Mobile Version Of Travel, Expense Management Tools
Business Travel News, NY
By Michael B. Baker MARCH 30, 2009 -- Concur has launched a version of its travel and expense management tools that is compatible with certain mobile devices, allowing travelers to manage itineraries and expense reports while on the road. ...
Concur launches a mobile solution m-Travel.com
Concur Reveals New Mobile Solution for Business Travelers Merchant News
all 3 news articles

Passport cards may make travel easier - Atlanta Journal Constitution
March 30, 2009 at 12:06 pm


News 10 Now

Passport cards may make travel easier
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA
If your summer travel includes Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean, then the US passport card may be right for you. The passport card is a cheaper travel document than a regular book-type passport, but it is also more limited. The card allows a traveler to ...
Apply for a passport for summer travel Salt Lake Tribune
New Passport Rules Could Change How You Travel KAALtv.com
Passport Day highlights new travel initiative News 10 Now
Examiner.com  - Daily Gleaner
all 30 news articles

Legislature sets travel limits for rest of year - KCAU
March 30, 2009 at 11:36 am


Legislature sets travel limits for rest of year
KCAU, IA
AP - March 30, 2009 11:35 AM ET PIERRE, SD (AP) - The committee that manages the operation of the South Dakota Legislature has decided to impose some restrictions on travel by lawmakers during the rest of this budget year. ...
 

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Travel Management meeting stirs up community (Kern Valley Sun)
March 30, 2009 at 11:25 am

Susan BarrKern Valley Sun Last Monday evening, the US Forest Service held a second meeting in the Kern River Valley to inform the public about the Sequoia National Forest (SNF) Travel Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The meeting, held at the Senior Center in Lake Isabella, was not part of the original series of five public meetings which were held in Bakersfield, ...

New GetThere Tool Bundles Travel-Curbing Applications - Business Travel News
March 30, 2009 at 10:08 am


New GetThere Tool Bundles Travel-Curbing Applications
Business Travel News, NY
The Demand Management suite, launched today, includes trip requests, travel validation, dynamic messaging, cost center validation, booking notification and pre-trip approval, as well as expense tool integration. Since the suite is geared to help ...
GetThere Guarantees Business Travel Savings for Corporations via ... Business Wire (press release)
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Tripology Appoints Travel Industry Veteran Suzanne Hall to ... - PR Web (press release)
March 30, 2009 at 9:02 am


Tripology Appoints Travel Industry Veteran Suzanne Hall to ...
PR Web (press release), WA
Leading online travel referral service Tripology has appointed Suzanne Hall to its Board of Advisors. Hall will assist Tripology, offering her expertise on the travel agent community, in continuing to enhance its travel agent offerings and programs for ...

Tanzania: Karibu Travel And Tourism Fair Celebrates 10th Anniversary (AllAfrica.com)
March 30, 2009 at 8:06 am

Arusha — Tanzania's Karibu Travel and Tourism Fair, the largest travel industry event in East Africa, will celebrate its 10th Anniversary, June 5-7, 2009.

FACTBOX-Five facts about Air Berlin's deal with TUI Travel - Reuters
March 30, 2009 at 7:33 am


Holiday hypermarket

FACTBOX-Five facts about Air Berlin's deal with TUI Travel
Reuters
March 30 (Reuters) - TUI Travel (TT.L) published details of a cross-shareholding agreement with Air Berlin (AB1.DE) on Monday that will give it a 19.9 percent stake in the German carrier. [ID:nLU173418] * TUI Travel buys 19.9 percent stake in Air ...
Air Berlin, TUI Travel Sign Cooperation Agreement Wall Street Journal
Tui Travel Signs Strategic Cooperation Deal With Air Berlin FOXBusiness
Air Berlin Gains After ESAS Agrees to Buy 15.3% Stake Bloomberg
BBC News  - Reuters UK
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US Airways adds seats between hubs (USA Today)
March 30, 2009 at 5:29 am

US Airways has added seats between its western Phoenix hub and both of its East Coast hubs (Charlotte and Philadelphia). Here's what the airline had to say in a question-and-answer session from the company's March 26 employee newsletter: Employee question:...

Travel site upgrades trip packaging - Las Vegas Sun
March 30, 2009 at 4:59 am


Travel site upgrades trip packaging
Las Vegas Sun, NV
By Jeff Simpson When folks looking to see Cher or a Cirque du Soleil show want to make a trip to Las Vegas, travel Web sites won't allow them to first buy tickets and then make air and hotel reservations. Instead, customers have to first make their air ...
VEGAS.com Introduces Travel Packaging of the Future Earthtimes (press release)
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74% of Travel industry say Mobile is vital for online travel distribution (eyefortravel.com)
March 30, 2009 at 4:42 am

A recent survey conducted by EyeforTravel Research demonstrates the impact Mobile technology will have on the travel distribution landscape in the next 6-12 months.

TUI Travel buys stake in Air Berlin (Daily Telegraph)
March 30, 2009 at 4:29 am

TUI Travel said it was paying a net €28.5m £26.6m in cash for a stake in Air Berlin in a crossshareholding agreement the UK tour operator said on Monday.

TUI Travel and Air Berlin sign cooperation agreement (eyefortravel.com)
March 30, 2009 at 4:27 am

TUI Travel has agreed the terms of a strategic cooperation between Air Berlin and TUI Travel's German aviation business.

"Winter 2008/09 programmes are almost fully sold": TUI Travel (eyefortravel.com)
March 30, 2009 at 4:27 am

TUI Travel has indicated that its trading prospects had brightened following a late surge in summer bookings.

Juror pushes for travel cost cuts (The Alexandria Town Talk)
March 30, 2009 at 3:54 am

Travel expenses for Rapides Parish police jurors have become an issue for at least one of the nine jurors.

Winging It: Peak-season travel fares falling - Philadelphia Inquirer
March 30, 2009 at 3:36 am


Winging It: Peak-season travel fares falling
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
I wrote about the travel industry's desperation in the current economy in the column of Feb. 23, and I said to expect deep discounts to get you out of the office on a business trip or take a vacation. Now industry watchers say they think fares for ...

Portland, OR, Travel Deals Perk Up Spring -- $75 Gift Cards for ... - PR Web (press release)
March 30, 2009 at 3:20 am


Portland, OR, Travel Deals Perk Up Spring -- $75 Gift Cards for ...
PR Web (press release), WA
Spring and summer travel deals to Portland, OR, are now available through the new Portland Perks program. Those who book early will receive a $75 American Express Gift Card. Portland, OR (PRWEB) March 30, 2009 -- Travel to Portland, OR, this spring is ...

Travel firm server glitch double dips on billing (The Register)
March 30, 2009 at 3:05 am

Easy-breaks easily broken A web-based travel agent scrambled to refund customers on Friday after a server problem meant customers' credit cards were billed again for holidays taken as long as a year ago.…

Momentum Grows for Relaxing Cuba Policy - Washington Post
March 29, 2009 at 11:44 pm


Momentum Grows for Relaxing Cuba Policy
Washington Post, United States
By Shailagh Murray and Karen DeYoung Roughly a year after Fidel Castro stepped aside and handed much of the responsibility for leading Cuba to his brother Raúl, there is new momentum in Washington for eliminating the ban on most US travel to the island ...
Growing Number Of US Legislators Favor Lifting Travel Ban To Cuba AHN
Big Push Is On to End All Cuba Restrictions NewsMax.com
Supporters to push Cuba policy changes MarketWatch (press release)
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Highway Patrol tells motorists to reconsider travel plans - Black Hills Pioneer
March 29, 2009 at 11:25 pm


Highway Patrol tells motorists to reconsider travel plans
Black Hills Pioneer, SD
"We expect this storm will severely impede travel," said Col. Dan Mosteller of the South Dakota Highway Patrol. "Motorists should reconsider travel plans scheduled for tonight through Tuesday. The South Dakota Departments of Public Safety and ...
Coming storm prompts travel advisory Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Highway Patrol: Blizzard likely to close roads Rapid City Journal
SD Public Safety: Road Closures Likely KELOLAND TV
all 11 news articles

Apply for a passport for summer travel - Salt Lake Tribune
March 29, 2009 at 8:03 pm


News 10 Now

Apply for a passport for summer travel
Salt Lake Tribune, United States
Applicants also frequently bring photos of the wrong size, or poor quality including glare on eyeglasses or with the person's face obscured by a hat or sunglasses. Online resources » Log on to the US State Department site at www.travel.state.gov or the ...
New Passport Rules Could Change How You Travel KAALtv.com
Passport Day highlights new travel initiative News 10 Now
Happy Passport Day Examiner.com
WWAY NewsChannel 3  - 77 Square
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Late season storm causes travel headaches - KXLY
March 29, 2009 at 7:14 pm


Late season storm causes travel headaches
KXLY, WA
ISP is advising emergency travel only due to near white out conditions on Highway 95 north of Lewiston. Police reported wind gusts of up to 30 miles per hour and standing and drifting snow up to six inches deep from Latah County to the Winchester Grade ...

Rudd looks at funded travel for Opposition (Barossa & Light Herald)
March 29, 2009 at 6:19 pm

THE Federal Government is set to provide taxpayer-funded overseas travel for the shadow foreign affairs minister as a first step towards curbing the widespread use of travel gifts.

Sharks' Marleau will travel, but probably won't play in Calgary or ... - San Jose Mercury News
March 29, 2009 at 5:44 pm


Sharks' Marleau will travel, but probably won't play in Calgary or ...
San Jose Mercury News,  USA
For Huskins, it will be the first chance to travel with his new teammates since being acquired from Anaheim at the March 4 trade deadline. "It's exciting for him," McLellan said. "I think a lot of guys are eager to get to know Kent a little better, ...

Business group looks at travel around Yellowstone - LocalNews8.com
March 29, 2009 at 5:22 pm


Business group looks at travel around Yellowstone
LocalNews8.com, ID
The group advocates sustainable economic development and says stimulus money could be used to conduct a feasibility study and pilot program. The group says the plan could make travel and finding someplace to stay easier for vacationers as well as those ...

Travel alert issued for southwest region of the state - Dickinson Press
March 29, 2009 at 5:05 pm


Travel alert issued for southwest region of the state
Dickinson Press, ND
The North Dakota Department of Transportation has issued a Travel Alert for the southwest region of North Dakota due to challenging winter driving conditions including blowing snow, reduced visibility, and icy road conditions. The Travel Alert includes ...

$5m for State's public servant travel expenses (Examiner.com.au)
March 29, 2009 at 4:37 pm

A TOUR by four State public servants cost taxpayers $75,000 in a trip to Canada, the US, Europe and Japan to attend a convention and drum up mineral investment, official figures reveal.

Travel teams crucial for recognition - MiamiHerald.com
March 29, 2009 at 3:00 pm


MiamiHerald.com

Travel teams crucial for recognition
MiamiHerald.com, FL
''It is very important that you look at all the past things a travel program has done,'' Parkway Academy coach Adam Hopkins said. ``A lot of kids say they want to play for Tennessee and Duke and things like that, but if they are not playing in the ...

LST-325 to travel to Jeffersonville in August - Chicago Tribune
March 29, 2009 at 2:41 pm


LST-325 to travel to Jeffersonville in August
Chicago Tribune, United States
AP JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. - A World War II troop landing ship typically docked in Evansville will travel to Jeffersonville in August. The LST-325 will spend more than a week at the city's riverfront from Aug. 21-30. The visit coincides with the American ...

Vayama.com, The International Airfare Specialist Partners With VisaHQ.com The Online Source For Travel Visas (PRWeb)
March 29, 2009 at 2:25 pm

Vayama.com includes VisaHQ.com's travel visa and passport solutions to its website, enabling customers to apply directly for travel visas while booking deals on their international flights. (PRWeb Mar 29, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/visahq/vayama/prweb2274894.htm

ANALYSIS: Travel, hotel sectors get creative to stay afloat (The New Straits Times)
March 29, 2009 at 1:54 pm

AIRLINES and hotels have packaged many attractive stimulus packages to entice consumers to continue spending on travel and hotel stays, writes PRESENNA NAMBIAR.

Air Berlin, TUI Travel Sign Cooperation Agreement - Wall Street Journal
March 29, 2009 at 1:19 pm


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Air Berlin, TUI Travel Sign Cooperation Agreement
Wall Street Journal
XE) said Friday it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the TUI Travel PLC (TT.LN) and their affiliated companies with respect to a strategic cooperation regarding the German aviation business. A group member company of TUI Travel PLC ...
TUI Travel PLC and Air Berlin seal strategic alliance Boarding.no
Air Berlin agrees on cross-shareholding with TUIfly Reuters
TUIfly fleet to split as Air Berlin partnership sealed Flightglobal
Forbes  - news aktuell (Pressemitteilung)
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US holds Passport Day to publicize travel changes (NBC 10 Providence)
March 29, 2009 at 12:51 pm

The State Department is holding a "Passport Day" to remind travelers about new rules for entering the US by land or sea from Canada and Mexico.

My Recession Budget: How Much Less Can You Spend? (Time Magazine)
March 29, 2009 at 12:30 pm

Cutting daily expenses is a bear, especially for those of us in thework hard-eat well-party hearty-travel widely-live in the big city phase of life

Travel Management meeting stirs up community (Kern Valley Sun)
March 29, 2009 at 11:25 am

Susan BarrKern Valley Sun Last Monday evening, the US Forest Service held a second meeting in the Kern River Valley to inform the public about the Sequoia National Forest (SNF) Travel Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The meeting, held at the Senior Center in Lake Isabella, was not part of the original series of five public meetings which were held in Bakersfield, ...

$5m travel expenses - State public servants rack up the frequent flyer points (Examiner.com.au)
March 29, 2009 at 10:52 am

A TOUR by four State public servants cost taxpayers $75,000 in a trip to Canada, the US, Europe and Japan to attend a convention and drum up mineral investment, official figures reveal.

Art exhibition hopes to fuel US-Cuba cultural thaw (BBC News)
March 29, 2009 at 8:14 am

The BBC's Michael Voss in Havana reports on a ground-breaking new exhibition by US artists in Cuba, in what could be the beginning of a cultural thaw between the two countries.
 

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