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• 'US travel chaos as airline cancels 900 flights (Irish Examiner)
AMERICAN Airlines cancelled more than 900 flights yesterday to fix faulty wiring in hundreds of jets, marking the third straight day of mass groundings as company executives offered profuse apologies and travel vouchers to calm angry customers.
• 'Flying Soon? Travel Insurance Offers Security (KCRA 3 Sacramento)
Summer travel kicks off Memorial Day weekend, which gives consumers enough time to take steps to protect their investment.
• 'Travel chaos as safety checks ground US flights (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
CHICAGO ? Travel nightmares continued Thursday as safety checks grounded thousands of flights in the wake of a scandal over skipped aircraft inspections.
• 'Northern and rural students in Ont. get $300 to $500 a semester for travel (CNews)
NORTH BAY, Ont. - Northern and rural students in Ontario who have to travel long distances to college or university will be eligible for financial help from the province to assist with travel costs, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced Thursday.
• 'TUI Travel, Mordashov to Team Up on Russian Tourism (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
April 10 (Bloomberg) -- TUI Travel Plc , Europe's largest tourism company, will collaborate with a business backed by billionaire Alexei Mordashov to meet rising demand for vacations in Russia and former Soviet nations.
• 'SINGAPORE TRAVEL FIRM ENTERS JOINT VENTURE (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Joint ventures / investment   Ho Chi Minh City-based travel agency T&T and Singapore-based JTB Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan s JTB group, have agreed to set up a travel joint venture.
• 'Singapore Travel Firm Enters Joint Venture (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News)
Ho Chi Minh City-based travel agency T&T and Singapore-based JTB Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan s JTB group, have agreed to set up a travel joint venture.
• 'TUI Travel, Mordashov to Team Up on Russian Tourism (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
April 10 (Bloomberg) -- TUI Travel Plc , Europe's largest tour operator, will collaborate with a company backed by billionaire Alexei Mordashov to meet rising Russian demand for foreign trips.
• 'Travel chaos as safety checks ground thousands of US flights (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Travel nightmares haunted would-be passengers Thursday as safety checks grounded thousands of US flights for the third straight day in the wake of a scandal over skipped aircraft inspections.
• 'Flight cancellations continue to roil nation's travel system (The Kansas City Star)
Flight cancellations roiled the nation?s travel system again Thursday as regulators continued a crackdown on maintenance issues that threatened to keep sapping financially struggling airlines and stranding travelers.

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