Travel News Archive

• 'Online Is Destination for Travel Booking (InternetNews.com)
Consumers research travel on multiple sites, but book directly with airline and hotel sites.
• 'Have lens will travel Photo-journalist Arthit Chanthed loves capturing animals and people off guard (Bangkok Post)
Telling a story through photographs has always intrigued Or Sor Thor travel magazine photo journalist Arthit "Jok" Chanthed. Now 30, Jok's assignments have taken him to each of Thailand's 76 provinces in slightly over five years of working with the magazine.
• 'Attacks leave travel plans up in air for Benton graduate (Benton Courier)
Benton's Jamie Fugitt, right, and Amanda Tackett were going to enjoy time in London soon, but Tackett's travel plans are on hold after the bombings in London Thursday. Fugitt is currently studying in England.
• 'BTN Names Lockheed¿s Wooten Travel Manager Of The Year (Business Travel News)
AUGUST 17, 2005 -- Business Travel News last night named as 2005 Travel Manager of the Year Richard Wooten, director of corporate travel for Lockheed Martin.
• 'Little League parents swept up in whirlwind of travel plans (North County Times)
VISTA ---- Since their come-from-behind victory Sunday night to clinch the Western Regional Little League championship, the Rancho Buena Vista Majors All-Star team has been on cloud nine ---- and their parents have been swept up in a flurry of phone calls, making last-minute travel plans to Williamsport, Pa.
• 'U.S. withdraws deadline on new travel rules amid Caribbean complaints (Sun-Sentinel)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The United States has withdrawn a December deadline for implementing new travel rules for Americans visiting the Caribbean, amid complaints that the measures will hurt tourism, an official said Wednesday.
• 'US withdraws deadline for new travel rules amid Caribbean complaints (The Jamaica Observer)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The United States has withdrawn a December deadline for implementing new travel rules for Americans visiting the Caribbean, amid complaints that the measures will hurt tourism, an official said yesterday.
• 'Ridge praises efforts supporting registered travel program (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
Tom Ridge, first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, on Tuesday praised the National Business Travel Association's (NBTA) advocacy efforts in support of a national registered traveler program that would offer expedited security screening to air travelers who undergo voluntary pre-screening.
• 'Travel talk: have your say (CNN.com)
Travel always provides a wealth of experiences. Have you ever had an interesting, crazy, amazing or bizarre incident whilst overseas on business? We want to hear about what you've been upto. Have your say with CNN.
• 'Travel Writing Boot Camp (Gadling)
Speaking of great jobs, as we were just moments ago, my guess is that there are a lot of people who would like to break into the travel writing game. Or maybe some folks would simply like to hone their skills of observation and penmanship. Well one way to give yourself a leg up (this won?t release you from actually having to write, of course) is to take a class in travel writing. There are lots

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