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• 'Petre takes 20% stake in travel.com.au (Sydney Morning Herald)
Dotcom entrepreneur Daniel Petre has scooped up a near 20 per cent stake in travel.com.au and is set to take a seat on the online travel agent's board, sending its shares soaring.
• 'Petre takes 20% stake in travel.com.au (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Daniel Petre has scooped up a near 20% stake in travel.com.au and is set to take a seat on the online travel agent's board, sending shares soaring.
• 'Travel Notes (San Jose Mercury News)
Croatia is the most exciting destination in Europe and one of the best values, according to tour operators who collectively arrange European travel for millions of tourists each year.
• 'Australia Issues Indonesia Travel Alert Citing Terrorism Threat (Bloomberg.com)
April 20 (Bloomberg) -- Australia issued a travel alert for Indonesia, saying it received information that terrorist attacks may occur against Western interests as early as today.
• 'Cross-border travel falls to record lows in Feb. (CTV.ca)
Same-day car travel from the United States fell to its lowest monthly level on record in February, even before the United States plans to adopt onerous ID card requirements at the border.
• 'Cross-border car travel at all-time low in February (CTV.ca)
Same-day car travel from the United States to Canada fell to its lowest monthly level on record in February, dropping below the 1.2- million mark for the first time, Statistics Canada reported Thursday.
• 'Online travel agent eLong sees Q1 operating loss (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Chinese online travel agent eLong Inc. , 52 percent-owned by Expedia Inc. , forecast an operating loss for the first quarter, despite a sharp increase in revenue.
• 'Japanese more interested in foreign travel (Pacific Business News)
It's not a peak year for Japanese travel anywhere, but a travel agent survey suggests Hawaii is doing better than any other popular destination.
• 'House of Travel on Air NZ Price Rise (Scoop.co.nz)
The following is a statement from Brent Thomas - Director of Retail for House of Travel regarding the announcement of Air New Zealand to increase their fuel costs and the decision by them to include fuel costs in their ticket price.
• 'Travel industry trots out driver incentives (USA Today)
With gas prices soaring almost as quickly as spring pollen counts, nervous travel companies and drive-to destinations are offering earlier-than-normal incentives to hit the road, from $20 ethanol vouchers in South Dakota to discounts of $10 per car-engine cylinder at bed-and-breakfast inns in Maine.

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