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• 'Turn left, get ticket at Pilot Travel Center (Chesterton Tribune)
Pilot travel Center has met the ?letter? of the agreement with the town, attorney Robert Welsh said, though the installed porkchop intended to force right turns only on exit from the parking lot does not fully accomplish its purpose.
• 'IBS acquires Discovery Travel Systems (CIOL)
MUMBAI: IBS Software Services, an IBS Group company, and a provider of software solutions to the travel, transportation and logistics industries, has announced its Asset Purchase Agreement with Discovery travel Systems, L.P. (DTS), based in Washington, D.C., USA. This acquisition marks IBS' entry into the leisure travel and tour industry.
• 'State Department's Unauthorized Luxury Travel (ABC News)
Congressional Investigators Find Unauthorized Airline Travel Totaling $94 Million
• 'US issues travel warning on Chad (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US State Department issued a travel warning for Chad, cautioning US citizens about unrest, violence and "ongoing safety and security concerns" in the run-up to the central African country's May 3 presidential elections.
• 'Brunei To Take Part In Bahrain International Travel Expo (BruDirect.com)
Bandar Seri Begawan - Travel establishments from the Sultanate will be joining over 150 exhibitors from 20 countries that have confirmed their participation in the 2nd Bahrain International Travel Expo (BITE 2006) scheduled to be held next month.
• 'Gas prices putting crunch on Easter travel (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)
Easter travel this year will take its toll on families heading out of town. Local gas prices are now $2.67 9 cents, a near record-high for regular unleaded in the Coastal Bend.
• 'CDC Eyes Air Travel in Mumps Epidemic (Chicago Tribune)
Two infected airline passengers may have helped spread Iowa's mumps epidemic to six other Midwestern states, health officials said Wednesday, the latest example of how quickly disease can spread through air travel.
• 'Internet search giant Yahoo launches travel service (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US Internet search engine Yahoo launched a travel service that promised to find the best deals on airfare and hotels, the company said.
• 'Expedia Corporate Travel Taps Hotels.com's Rosner (Business Travel News)
JULY 15, 2005 -- Expedia Inc., the soon-to-be spun-off travel division of media conglomerate InterActiveCorp ( BTNOnline , Dec. 21, 2004) , yesterday announced a series of corporate restructuring moves, including the resignation of Expedia Corporate Travel president Matt Hulett and appointment of Cheryl Rosner, president of Hotels.com, to the post.
• 'Easter travel information (BBC News)
Easter is one of the busiest times for travel and can mean delays. Use our clickable map to find out about disruption in your area.

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