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• 'Making hobby a career Bert Lambrichs of Diethelm Travel likes to feel the pulse of the country he is visiting (Bangkok Post)
travelling to exotic countries is one of the most enjoyable aspects of Bert Lambrichs's job as director of sales and marketing at Diethelm travel, Thailand.
• 'Chinese Tour Groups Get Visa-Free Travel (The Moscow Times)
Russia began offering Chinese tour groups visa-free travel on Thursday as it sought to attract more visitors from China, the first country outside the former Soviet Union to be granted the waiver.
• 'Kuoni Travel plans China base (The Star Online)
ONE of the top five travel agencies in the world is seeking to set up a wholly-owned travel agency in Guangzhou, capital of southern China's Guangdong province, a tourism official said on Wednesday.
• 'In spite of high gasoline costs, Labor Day travel to be strong, AAA reports (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise)
Higher gas prices are not expected to keep Oklahomans home over Labor Day, according to AAA Oklahoma. The auto club projects 380,000 Oklahomans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a 0.8 percent increase from the 377,000 who traveled last year.
• 'Titans travel to play Aurora Christian (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas)
A fresh start. That's what the Monmouth-Roseville football team will get this season in their first year as a consolidation. The Titans will travel to Aurora Christian on Saturday for their season opener.
• 'Southwest Airlines Gives Free Travel to College Students (HispanicBusiness.com)
DALLAS, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) are proud to announce the winners of the "Dandole Alas a Tu Exito/Giving Flight to Your Success" travel award program.
• 'Gas soars, Labor Day travel plans lag (The Buffalo News)
Record high gas prices are putting a damper on travel expectations for Labor Day weekend, according to a AAA survey released Tuesday.
• 'Kirksville travel all under one ownership (Moberly Monitor-Index)
Kirksville, Missouri based International Tours & Cruises announced today the purchase of Destinations Travel also of Kirksville. This acquisition makes International Tours & Cruises the lone travel provider in that area.
• 'Jet Aviation Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Privileged TRAVEL(TM) (RedNova)
TETERBORO, N.J., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Jet Aviation, the leading global aircraft charter services company, is celebrating the first anniversary of Privileged TRAVEL, a private jet travel card program offered within the company's award-winning charter services division.
• 'Association hopes to encourage Alaskan travel opportunities (Idaho State Journal)
POCATELLO - American Automobile Association travel will be in Pocatello Sept. 22 to present Holland America's "On Stage Alaska" at the Holiday Inn, 1399 Bench Road at 7 p.m., according to a press release.

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