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• 'China imposes new visa restrictions: travel agents (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China has imposed further curbs on business and tourist visitors, just days after it stopped issuing multiple-entry visas, Hong Kong travel agents said Friday.
• 'TripIt nabs $5.1 million from old-school travel powerbroker (CNET)
travel upstart raises millions from Sabre Holdings and German investment group European Founders Fund. Must be room for some online innovation in the business.
• 'Microsoft buys travel search site Farecast (AP via Yahoo! News)
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it acquired travel search startup Farecast Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
• 'Microsoft Buys Travel Search Engine Farecast For $75-$100 Million (CBS News)
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has bought travel search engine Farecast the company told SeattlePI, after the paper reported a few days ago that the site had been sold to an unknown buyer. Deal terms were not disclosed, though the report pegged the price at somewhere between $75-$100 million.The two are geographically close, as Farecast is based in Seattle, and the site had already been a partner at MSN ...
• 'U.S. extends Mexico travel alert (The Kansas City Star)
Drug wars and other crimes have prompted the U.S. State Department to extend for six months a travel alert for Mexico, especially border towns.
• 'Microsoft buys travel search site Farecast (San Francisco Chronicle)
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it acquired travel search startup Farecast Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The Seattle startup tries to predict whether air fares will rise or fall, helping travelers decide when to buy plane tickets for upcoming trips. Farecast'...
• 'Microsoft buys travel search site Farecast (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it acquired travel search startup Farecast Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The Seattle startup tries to predict whether air fares will rise or fall, helping travelers decide when to buy plane tickets for upcoming trips.
• 'Vast Argentine fires disrupt air travel, choke capital in smoke (Los Angeles Times)
Fires allegedly set by farmers sent clouds of smoke across the Argentine capital today, disrupting air and highway travel and choking millions of Argentines.
• 'Microsoft Buys Travel Search Site Farecast (Search Engine Land)
Travel search site Farecast was rumored to be a takeover target recently and the CEO has confirmed that the site has indeed been acquired by Microsoft. TechCrunch, citing John Cook at the Seattle PI , says the deal was worth something in the $100-$115 million range. Click to continue reading...
• 'Huge Argentine fires disrupt air travel (MSNBC)
Fires allegedly set by farmers sent clouds of smoke across Argentina's capital on Thursday, disrupting air and highway travel and choking Buenos Aires residents.

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