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• 'Soccer fever grips travel agents, airlines, TV channels (The Hindu)
With less than six weeks to go before the start of the Soccer World Cup in Germany, football mania is slowly but steadily building up in the country. travel agencies, airlines and even television channels are doing their bit to cash in on the global popularity of the sport.
• 'Corporate travel company swallowed again (Stuff)
Navigant International, a giant United States-based multinational which earlier this year bought up big Auckland-based corporate travel business Synergi travel, has itself been taken over.
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• 'Fuel cost to hit travel (Townsville Bulletin)
RISING fuel surcharges on airline tickets could curb leisure travel, particularly short holidays, travel industry analysts say. From Friday, passengers flying Qantas (qan.ASX: Quote , News ) and its subsidiary Jetstar will be slugged with surcharges on domestic and international flights in response to record crude oil and jet fuel prices.
• 'Fuel cost to hit travel (News Interactive)
RISING fuel surcharges on airline tickets could curb leisure travel, travel industry analysts say. Oil to stay high
• '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.
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• 'Feds lay down the law on Cuba to travel agents (Miami Herald)
In the midst of a widespread federal crackdown on illegal travel to Cuba, the U.S. Treasury Department met Friday in Miami with agencies that specialize in travel to Cuba to go over the rules they must follow to keep their licenses.
• 'Tribune Travel staff wins 14 awards (Chicago Tribune)
The staff of the Chicago Tribune's Travel section has won 14 awards--including the top travel-writing honor plus six other firsts--in the 2006 SATW (Society of American Travel Writers) Central States Chapter Writing and Photography Competitions.
• 'India offering loans to Thai travel agents to lift business (Bangkok Post)
The Indian government is offering Thai travel agents interest-free loans for promoting the country, according to a senior tourism ministry official in Bangkok.

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