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• 'Gas prices not expected to hurt travel (BizJournals)
Despite record high gas prices, AAA expects no let up in travel for the Labor Day holiday weekend.
• 'Tripso: The seven deadly sins of travel (MSNBC)
You don?t have to read Dante to know about deadly sins. The travel experience is filled with enough good ? and evil ? that it would probably inspire the medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri to write a new volume of his divine comedy.
• 'Global Fund Withdraws $98M Grant to Myanmar, Citing Government Restrictions on Travel, Drug Importation (Medical News Today)
The Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Friday announced it has terminated its grant agreements with Myanmar -- also known as Burma -- citing travel and other restrictions implemented by the country's military-controlled government that impede the delivery of medical supplies and services,...
• 'Northwest Strike Affecting Des Moines Travel (WHO-TV Des Moines)
Des Moines, August 22nd, 2005- The Northwest Airlines mechanics strike appears to be affecting travel to and from Des Moines. At the Des Moines airport, there are a handful of delays on departing and arriving flights, while all other airlines are reporting no delays.
• '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.
• 'German travel-shipping company TUI to buy CP Ships of Canada for $2 billion (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
TORONTO (CP) - CP Ships Ltd., the freight shipping giant spun off from the Canadian Pacific conglomerate a few years ago, is being acquired by German travel and shipping company TUI AG in a deal valued at about $2.4 billion Cdn.
• 'Travel Company TUI Buying CP Ships for $2B (AP via Yahoo! News)
German travel company TUI AG said Sunday it plans to buy Canadian firm CP Ships for $2 billion in a deal aimed at strengthening its container shipping business.
• 'GoNOMAD offers travel ideas of a different sort (Brandon Sun)
SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass. Far from the world of all-inclusive resorts, coach tours and standard top-10 itineraries is a totally different type of travel.
• 'Elleipsis Says Amadeus To Launch Integrated Travel Services (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
(Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2005--Elleipsis, Inc, an innovative provider of aggregated travel web services based on Open Travel Alliance (OTA) specifications, announced today that its Traveltalk(TM) Web Services product will be offered by Amadeus North America to its customers as a third party solution. Elleipsis' product will allow
• 'Travel Company TUI Buying CP Ships for $2B (ABC News)
travel Company TUI Agrees to Buy CP Ships for $2 Billion, Aiming to Bolster Shipping Business

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