Travel News Archive

• 'Travel almanac (The Salt Lake Tribune)
DVDs help kids prepare for trips INTRODUCTION TO CUSTOMS, FOOD, SCENERY: Paris is the latest of a series of travel With Kids DVDs being produced by PorchLight Home Entertainment.
• 'AAA offers tips for cheaper travel (The Salt Lake Tribune)
With the cost of travel up this year, AAA travel is offering tips to save money. The group suggests being flexible on travel dates, times and even destinations when flying. Booking accommodations as far in advance as possible can help save money.
• 'Americans keeping summer travel plans, for now (CNN.com)
Despite the recent spate of airline cancellations and record gas prices, Americans don't appear to be abandoning their summer travel plans.
• 'Travel almanac (The Salt Lake Tribune)
A comfortable, adjustable pillow THE ZAMI: Finding a comfortable travel pillow for the car, beach or, most important, long airplane trip can be difficult. The Zami, which sells for $24.95, does a good job of that because it can be adjusted to different sizes depending on the need.
• 'Douglas administration to cut back on state employees' travel (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Associated Press - April 12, 2008 1:25 PM ET MONTPELIER Vt. (AP) - The Douglas administration is reducing out-of-state, overnight travel for state employees in a budget-cutting move.
• 'A travel writer on a not so lonely planet (Daily Telegraph)
The image of the conscientious travel writer has been dealt a blow by a tell-all memoir by a Lonely Planet author, who discloses that he spent more time chasing women and selling drugs than checking train timetables.
• 'Pet travel awards honor NYC, Continental, Austin hotel, Arizona resort, and Louisiana shelter (Austin American-Statesman)
An animal-lovers magazine is honoring New York, Continental Airlines, an Austin hotel and an Arizona resort with pet travel awards.
• 'Travel almanac (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Time to purchase a bigger bag flor flights FOR AIRLINE TRAVEL: With airlines threatening to allow only one checked bag as part of a ticket, it might be time to purchase a bigger bag. The Level 35-Inch Drop Bottom Wheeled Duffel by High Sierra certainly qualifies.
• 'Douglas administration to cut back on state employees' travel (Boston Globe)
In a budget-cutting move, the Douglas administration is reducing out-of-state, overnight travel for state employees.
• 'Travel writer made up part of books (TVNZ)
An author for the Lonely Planet travel guidebook series has claimed that he plagiarised and made up large sections of his books, an Australian newspaper reported on Sunday.

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