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• 'Travelocity first online travel services provider to be fined for Cuba trips (ABC 7 Chicago)
In a first for an online travel company, travelocity.com has been fined by federal regulators for booking trips between the U.S. and Cuba in violation of a 45-year-old embargo.
• 'Hurricane Brews Up Work for Travel Agents (KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau)
With more then 50 customers in the Caribbean and Mexico in the last week, travel agents at Elite travel Inc., & Cruises kept an eye on Hurricane Dean and an ear on the phone.
• 'EU Clears Travel Planner for Takeover (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Travel planners Travelport and Worldspan won EU approval to combine their airline ticket and hotel reservation businesses on Tuesday, after antitrust officials said they did not believe the deal would hike prices.
• 'EDITOR'S CHOICE: Weekly travel deals (Miami Herald)
AIRFARES-BUY SOON With hurricanes sweeping the Caribbean, the stock market jitters and the usual autumn fall-off in travel, it's no surprise that airline companies are launching fare sales every few days. To keep track, sign up for a newsletter from SmarterTravel.com, Airfarewatch.com or Farecompare.com. Most sales we've seen in recent weeks have a quick trigger, requiring purchase within 24 to ...
• 'Obama breaks ranks with rivals on Cuba travel (Boston Globe)
Barack Obama's desire to ease U.S.-Cuba travel restrictions stands in contrast to the stances of Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and most of the Republican contenders.
• 'Waxman probes use of federal funds for campaign travel (Federal Times)
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is asking agencies for information on whether top officials took trips to support Republican candidates, as questions about improper use of federal resources for electoral politics increasingly focus on travel.
• 'Obama breaks ranks with rivals on Cuba travel, but will it help? (Stamford Advocate)
Presidential candidate Barack Obama's desire to ease U.S.-Cuba travel restrictions stands in contrast to the stance of top Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, and most of the Republicans, but whether his position will help him in Florida remains unclear.
• 'Osage to open first travel plaza (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise)
SKIATOOK (AP) ? The Osage Nation, which already operates five casinos, has decided to take a chance on its first travel plaza site. The tribe on Monday finalized the purchase of a convenience store and motel on Oklahoma Highway 20 near Skiatook.
• 'Obama breaks ranks with rivals on Cuba travel, but will it help in election? (7 News Miami)
MIAMI -- Barack Obama's desire to ease U.S.-Cuba travel restrictions stands in contrast to the stances of Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and most of the Republican contenders.
• 'How to Save Money When You Travel This Summer (The Bradford Era)
(ARA) - The high price of gas has a lot of people rethinking their travel plans this summer, but $3 per gallon of gasoline doesn't mean you have to deny yourself a good time.

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