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• 'CondNet Buys Travel Blog Publisher SFO Media; Chubb Says More Acquisitions Ahead (CBS News)
CondNet, the online unit of magazine publisher Cond Nast, has acquired travel blog producer SFO Media, publisher of the travel blogs HotelChatter.com, Jaunted.com and the forthcoming TripHacker.com. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
• 'Two new books of note for golf travel fans (USA Today)
If like me, you are waiting for the snow to melt or mud to dry so they can open your home course, you might be up for a little reading. That?s what I have been doing, with a golf travel...
• 'Girlfriends' getaways grow into a travel phenomenon (Dayton Daily News)
NEW YORK ? Girlfriends' getaways ? where women travel with other women and leave the menfolk home ? are booming. And the phenomenon is not just about bachelorette parties or 20-somethings on spring break.
• 'Cheap tricks for summer travel (USA Today)
With the dollar tanking abroad and gas, lodging and flight costs soaring in the USA, leisure travelers face an expensive summer. But that doesn't mean you have to stay home. USA TODAY asked travel experts for money-saving tips for summer getaways.
• 'Travel industry wants you and your rebate (USA Today)
Next week, the first of 130 million Americans will be getting tax rebate checks designed to help jump-start a sputtering U.S. economy. And travel marketers are out to convince them it's their patriotic duty to spend the cash.
• 'Study: Alabama Travel Up 10 Percent In 2007 (NBC 13 Birmingham)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A new study for the state tourism agency says travel and tourism in Alabama grew by 10 percent in 2007.
• 'Northwest Airlines Unveils Fully Integrated Travel Service on nwa.com (Centre Daily Times)
Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) announced today a complete travel booking tool that allows customers to book car rentals, hotel accommodations and travel insurance, in addition to their flight, all in one easy transaction on nwa.com. WorldPerks(R) members can choose from car and hotel partners, giving them even more ways to earn miles.
• 'Travel briefs (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
A roundup of travel tips and tidbits.
• 'Will High Prices at the Pump Affect Your Summer Travel? (KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau)
Is it cheaper to fly or drive?  Crystal Britt talks with a travel agent to find out.
• 'CondéNet Buys Travel Blog Publisher SFO Media; Chubb Says More Acquisitions Ahead (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
CondéNet, the online unit of magazine publisher Condé Nast, has acquired travel blog producer SFO Media, publisher of the travel blogs HotelChatter.com, Jaunted.com and the forthcoming TripHacker.com.

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