Tuesday, April 7, 2009

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Travel Management meeting stirs up community (Kern Valley Sun)
April 7, 2009 at 11:18 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, ...

Now may be time to travel - Gainesville Sun
April 7, 2009 at 9:24 am


Now may be time to travel
Gainesville Sun, FL
By Karen Voyles Tiffany Wilson graduated from the University of Florida nearly five years ago and still travels back to Gainesville from Atlanta at least twice a month on business. Over spring break, she was back in town for a friend's wedding, ...

6 tips to avoid travel insurance scams - CNN
April 7, 2009 at 8:10 am


6 tips to avoid travel insurance scams
CNN
By Christopher Elliott (Tribune Media Services) -- George Fredrickson never suspected the travel insurance he bought for his transatlantic cruise last year was fake. Take care when buying insurance for travel, including policies for cruise vacations. ...

As Summit of the Americas nears, focus is on US–Cuba travel policy - MiamiHerald.com
April 7, 2009 at 7:12 am


CharlotteObserver.com

As Summit of the Americas nears, focus is on US–Cuba travel policy
MiamiHerald.com, FL
By Lesley Clark The White House advisor to the upcoming Summit of the Americas on Monday confirmed President Barack Obama's intention to ease family travel and remittances to Cuba in coming days and wouldn't rule out a meeting between Obama and ...
US poised to lift Cuba family travel restrictions AFP
Obama administration may be ready to lift travel ban to Cuba Examiner.com
New Cuba travel rules could come within 10 days CNN Political Ticker
Jamaica Observer  - The Associated Press
all 314 news articles

Castro welcomes US lawmakers (AFP via Yahoo! News)
April 7, 2009 at 6:48 am

President Raul Castro has welcomed US lawmakers in his first meeting with US officials since he took Cuba's helm last year, state media reported, ahead of potential dialogue with the United States.

NC travel agent gets 2 years for taking money - CharlotteObserver.com
April 7, 2009 at 5:29 am


NC travel agent gets 2 years for taking money
CharlotteObserver.com, NC
AP CHARLOTTE, NC The owner of a Mooresville travel agency has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to repay more than $450000 to hundreds of clients after admitting he took their money and didn't book their trips. ...
Owner Of Christian Travel Company Sentenced In Fraud Case WSOCtv.com
Mooresville man sentenced for fraud Bizjournals.com
Travel agency owner sentenced to 2 years CharlotteObserver.com
all 15 news articles

Vermont health professionals travel to Cuba - Boston Globe
April 7, 2009 at 5:15 am


Vermont health professionals travel to Cuba
Boston Globe, United States
BRATTLEBORO, Vt.—A group of Brattleboro-area health professionals is just back from a tour of Cuba, full of new learning about the island nation's health care system and hopes for thawed relations between Cuba and the United States. ...

Castro welcomes US lawmakers (AFP via Yahoo! News)
April 7, 2009 at 3:57 am

President Raul Castro has welcomed US lawmakers in his first meeting with US officials since he took Cuba's helm last year, state media reported, ahead of potential dialogue with the United States.

Travel remains top passion for Asia's high-flyers - Reuters India
April 7, 2009 at 2:59 am


Straits Times

Travel remains top passion for Asia's high-flyers
Reuters India, India
Travel is the not-so-guilty passion of Asia's top money earners, according to a survey by Visa, with people from Hong Kong and India most likely to go on a weekend get-away. "New sights, new tastes and new sounds drive the personal interests of ...
HKTB and travel trade partners tap business opportunities through ... eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition
all 708 news articles

Corporate travel is in retreat, thanks to AIG - Los Angeles Times
April 7, 2009 at 12:53 am


Corporate travel is in retreat, thanks to AIG
Los Angeles Times, CA
Nearly 200000 travel-related jobs were lost in 2008, and an additional 247000 will be cut this year, according to the Department of Labor. More than 20% of companies have canceled events because of recent media and political attention, the US Travel ...

US to relax travel restrictions to Cuba (The Jamaica Observer)
April 6, 2009 at 11:32 pm

WASHINGTON, USA (CMC) - United States President Barack Obama plans to abandon long standing restrictions on family travel and remittances to Cuba, White House officials have said.

US Congress members in Cuba talks (BBC News)
April 6, 2009 at 11:15 pm

Raul Castro holds talks with seven members of US Congress in his first such meeting since becoming president.

US Congress members in Cuba talks - BBC News
April 6, 2009 at 11:09 pm


CTV.ca

US Congress members in Cuba talks
BBC News, UK
Barack Obama is expected to ease some of the travel and economic restrictions imposed on Cuba nearly 50 years ago. Barbara Lee, the leader of the seven-strong group of Democrats, said the group did not carry a message from President Barack Obama but ...
Raul Castro meets with 6 visiting US lawmakers The Associated Press
Obama to Loosen Restrictions on Policy With Cuba New York Times
US Offers Refuge to Cubans, Even if They're Not From Cuba Wall Street Journal
Washington Post  - Reuters
all 1,336 news articles

US poised to lift Cuba family travel restrictions (The Times of India)
April 6, 2009 at 9:25 pm

President Barack Obama plans to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba for Cuban-Americans, but will keep in place a 47-year economic embargo on the communist island.

AG sues travel companies; new Dell medical programs. - Austin American-Statesman
April 6, 2009 at 8:28 pm


AG sues travel companies; new Dell medical programs.
Austin American-Statesman, TX
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sued Austin and San Antonio travel companies, accusing them of using phony giveaways and other tactics to persuade customers to buy expensive software to find travel deals. The attorney general says that 5000 Texans ...
AG files suit against travel companies for 'bogus' offers News 8 Austin
Texas seeks restitution for 5000 consumers Houston Chronicle
Texas AG targets travel business, seeks restitution for 5000 consumers Legal News Line
KVUE  - WOAI
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US set to lift Cuba travel restrictions (BigPond News)
April 6, 2009 at 7:15 pm

President Barack Obama plans to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba for Cuban-Americans.

US set to lift Cuba travel restrictions (AAP) (Yahoo!7 World News)
April 6, 2009 at 6:52 pm

President Barack Obama plans to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba for Cuban-Americans, but will keep in place a 47-year US economic embargo.

Some tips for booking air travel on a budget - San Jose Mercury News
April 6, 2009 at 6:35 pm


Some tips for booking air travel on a budget
San Jose Mercury News,  USA
By BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor The ticketing and check-in area is shown at JetBlue Airways' new Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008 in New York. NEW YORK—If you're on a budget but you'd like to fly ...

Obama administration may be ready to lift travel ban to Cuba - Examiner.com
April 6, 2009 at 6:31 pm


MiamiHerald.com

Obama administration may be ready to lift travel ban to Cuba
Examiner.com
American citizens may have another affordable Carribean destination to consider if new bipartisan legislation introduced to Congress last week lifts the current travel embargo to Cuba. The bill introduced to the Senate would lift the travel ban to Cuba ...
Lifting ban on travel to Cuba protects our rights MiamiHerald.com
US Congress members in Cuba talks BBC News
Raul Castro meets with 6 visiting US lawmakers The Associated Press
New York Times  - Washington Post
all 1,259 news articles

US poised to lift Cuba family travel restrictions - AFP
April 6, 2009 at 6:15 pm


Juice

US poised to lift Cuba family travel restrictions
AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) — President Barack Obama plans to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba for Cuban-Americans, but will keep in place a 47-year US economic embargo on the communist island, his special envoy to an upcoming regional summit said Monday. ...
New Cuba travel rules could come within 10 days CNN Political Ticker
US to relax travel restrictions to Cuba Jamaica Observer
US policy on Cuba evolving under Obama The Associated Press
Latin Business Chronicle  - Huffington Post
all 247 news articles

US poised to lift Cuba family travel restrictions (AFP via Yahoo! News)
April 6, 2009 at 6:11 pm

President Barack Obama plans to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba for Cuban-Americans, but will keep in place a 47-year US economic embargo on the communist island, his special envoy to an upcoming regional summit said Monday.

US policy on Cuba evolving under Obama - The Associated Press
April 6, 2009 at 6:00 pm


BBC Ukrainian.com

US policy on Cuba evolving under Obama
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will soon move to ease travel and financial restrictions on Cuba as his administration conducts a broad review of its policy toward the communist nation, a senior American official said Monday. ...
Gutierrez: Don't Ease Cuba Travel Latin Business Chronicle
The Embargo After the Castros Washington Post
Obama to Loosen Restrictions on Policy With Cuba New York Times
Wall Street Journal  - About - News & Issues
all 1,158 news articles

US policy toward Cuba evolves as Obama moves to ease travel, money restrictions (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
April 6, 2009 at 4:26 pm

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will soon move to ease travel and financial restrictions on Cuba as his administration conducts a broad review of its policy toward the communist nation, a senior American official said Monday.

Nina Willdorf, Budget Travel Editor [Request For Information] (Gawker)
April 6, 2009 at 3:42 pm

This is Nina Willdorf, currently the editor-in-chief of Budget Travel. Do you know anything about her? We're looking for info from those who've worked with her. We keep hearing stories. Nina, an...

US envoy to return to Mideast next week (AFP via Yahoo! News)
April 6, 2009 at 3:09 pm

US special envoy George Mitchell will return to the Middle East next week, the State Department said Monday, hours after President Barack Obama vowed to push forward the peace process.

Travel Companies' Assets Frozen - KSAT.com
April 6, 2009 at 2:44 pm


Travel Companies' Assets Frozen
KSAT.com, TX
SAN ANTONIO -- Several related Florida-based travel companies which did business in San Antonio had their assets frozen Monday after the Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit against them. According to a news release, Escapes Austin LLC and Escapes ...
Texas AG targets travel business, seeks restitution for 5000 consumers Legal News Line
Texas AG takes action against travel club KVUE
Attorney General freezes assets of SA, Austin travel business WOAI
Bizjournals.com  - Austin American-Statesman
all 13 news articles

Washington Post Travel Section - Washington Post
April 6, 2009 at 2:20 pm


Washington Post Travel Section
Washington Post, United States
Got a travel-related question, comment, suspicion, warning, gripe, sad tale or happy ending? The Post Travel Section Flight Crew is at your service. On the itinerary this week: anniversaries across Europe -- Berlin is marking 20 years since the Wall ...

US special envoy to travel to Mideast next week - Xinhua
April 6, 2009 at 2:10 pm


AFP

US special envoy to travel to Mideast next week
Xinhua, China
WASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- US special envoy George Mitchell will travel to the Middle East beginning April 13 to advance the goal of the two-state solution and comprehensive peace in the region, the State Department announced on Monday. ...
Video: Inside Story-Netanyahu's cabinet meeting-5 April 09-Part 1 Al Jazeera
US Envoy Mitchell to travel to Mideast next week Ynetnews
No toast for Netanyahu Malta Today
AFP  - NewsBlaze
all 774 news articles

10 reasons why train travel is great for families - San Francisco Chronicle
April 6, 2009 at 1:23 pm


San Francisco Chronicle

10 reasons why train travel is great for families
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
I was quickly convinced that trains are a great way to travel with kids. Here are 10 reasons why: When my two kids, Paris age 6 and Dante age 4, boarded the Coast Starlight the conductor smiled and said, "Welcome aboard." He was much more cheerful than ...

American Express Business Travel launches online marketplace - Purchasing.com
April 6, 2009 at 1:15 pm


American Express Business Travel launches online marketplace
Purchasing.com, MA
By Susan Avery -- Purchasing, 4/6/2009 11:06:00 AM American Express Business Travel has introduced Small Meetings eXpert, an online marketplace for users who plan and book meetings with fewer than 50 attendees. Such gatherings can make up two thirds of ...
Best Charge Cards for Business Travelers U.S. News & World Report
Procurement Strategies Continue to Increase Savings and Deliver ... Earthtimes (press release)
Oh, How I Love a Good Off-Site Meeting Siliconindia.com
all 11 news articles

Obama: 'US supports Muslim world' (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
April 6, 2009 at 1:08 pm

President Barack Obama has stressed the importance of restoring US ties with the Muslim world.

Botswana travel contest: 'Who's Your No. 1 Lady' - San Jose Mercury News
April 6, 2009 at 12:30 pm


Botswana travel contest: 'Who's Your No. 1 Lady'
San Jose Mercury News,  USA
1 Ladies' Detective Agency Botswana Safari" from the Eyes on Africa Travel & Safari company, with accommodations in camps, lodges and hotels, and stops in Gabarone, the Okavango Delta, Chobe and Victoria Falls. The pilot for "The No. ...
 

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