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• 'The 25 Most Influential Executives Of The Business Travel Industry, 2005 (Business Travel News)
JANUARY 23, 2006 -- The roster of the 25 decision makers who exerted the greatest sway over the corporate travel industry in the past year constitutes an awesome lineup.
• 'F1 Drivers Travel With Maserati (carpages)
The official drivers of the Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso teams will travel in style, onboard Maserati GranSports during the 2006 F1 season.
• 'Supes to review travel expenses (The Reporter)
Facing criticism over the travel expenses of Solano County Administrator Michael Johnson, new policies for both traveling and eating on the county's dime are now being proposed. The Board of Supervisors meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday to discuss the policies that have been drafted by a personnel subcommittee of the board staffed by supervisors Mike
• 'Chinese citizens advised not to travel to Solomon Islands (People's Daily)
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has warned its citizens not to travel to the Solomon Islands until the country's situation has eased.
• 'S. Korea Advises Nationals Not to Travel to Nepal (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)
SEOUL, April 24 Asia Pulse - The South Korean government issued a travel advisory Sunday urging its nationals to abstain from traveling to Nepal as protests calling for democratization there have resulted in casualties in the Himalayan kingdom.
• 'Air Travel During Pregnancy (Newswise)
Spring is in the air, but should pregnant moms be? With travel season in full bloom, many moms-to-be may wonder whether boarding a plane is wise.
• 'Michigan travel briefs (Detroit Free Press)
Spiekermann Travel in Eastpointe was one of the few Michigan tour operators sending travelers to Libya. The past two years, the North African nation has been a hot tourist destination after the lifting of travel restrictions. Now, Spiekermann has suspended its April and November Libya trips.
• '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.
• 'Fund spent $95,000 on travel in 3 years (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Questionable expenses and entertainment paid for by a consultant point to weaknesses in the rules regulating travel by pension fund trustees.
• 'England criticised in travel guide (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
England is "a nation of overweight, alcopop-swilling, sex-and-celebrity-obsessed TV addicts", according to a new travel guide.

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