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• 'AIG Travel Guard Expands Free Assistance to Include Passengers Stranded by ATA Airlines' Shut Down (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
On the heels of AIG travel Guard coming to the aid of travelers impacted by the shutdown of Aloha Airlines earlier this week, the company announced that it will also provide free emergency travel assistance services to all passengers of ATA Airlines*.
• 'US Airways offers standby travel to ATA customers (BizJournals)
US Airways Group Inc. is accepting tickets for standby travel from passengers who were scheduled to fly on ATA Airlines flights to and from the Hawaiian Islands and Mexico. (LCC)
• 'ATA's folding leaves some travelers in jam :Area travel agents say credit card users likely to get refunds. (South Bend Tribune)
Ron Schubert, TCU Travel manager, was breathing a sigh of relief Thursday afternoon.
• 'The 2008 Green Spaces Travel awards (Times Online)
No, ?green? is not just a boring shade of travel. It's not a label or a stamp or something that we need to count and frown about or even snub as we tour the globe. Green is the colour outside and it's beautiful. Welcome to our Green Spaces.
• 'Former travel agency owner starts aviation firm (Miami Herald)
Keith St. Clair, former founder and chairman of the Coral Gables-based travel agency TraveLeaders, has formed StrategicAir, an aviation services company that owns 12 aircraft and performs maintenance and charter services out of its base at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.
• 'Travel ban on Opes Prime boss extended (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
The Federal Court of Australia has extended a travel ban on the boss of collapsed stockbroker Opes Prime, Laurie Emini, until October 3 this year.
• 'Mayor dismayed over travel advisories (Sun Star)
A TOP local official has expressed dismay over the travel advisories issued by two countries warning their nationals against visiting Zamboanga City due to kidnapping threats from militants.
• 'Nations back air and sea travel steps to new climate deal (AFP via Yahoo! News)
More than 160 nations agreed in Bangkok Friday to consider how to reduce rapidly growing greenhouse gas emissions from air and sea travel, in an early move towards a new global warming treaty.
• 'Steven Morris and his dad travel by bus from Land's End to the Scottish border: part 1 (Guardian Unlimited)
Reporter Steven Morris and his dad travel from Land's End to the Scottish border in the first week of England-wide free bus travel for pensioners
• 'Data brushes off travel advisories (Sun Star)
travel advisories issued by the various embassies warning their respective nationals against visiting Mindanao are treated by the Davao Tourism Association as just that, travel advisories.

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