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• 'Labor Day travel expected to rise, but not by much (San Francisco Chronicle)
Millions of Californians are expected to take to the highways, air and rails over Labor Day weekend as they celebrate the traditional end of the summer vacation season. According to AAA, which puts out a yearly report on Labor Day travel, 4.9 million...
• ' Star Wars Lightsaber To Travel 6 Million Miles In Space (InformationWeek)
The original Jedi lightsaber used by Luke Skywalker to battle Darth Vader will travel aboard the space shuttle in October, commemorating the film's 30th anniversary.
• 'Cheaper gas, crowded roads for Labor Day travel (Newsday)
Long Island travelers this Labor Day will find gasoline cheaper than last year, roads almost as crowded and airports even busier, say travel and petroleum experts. Weather forecasters says skies will be sunny and temperatures moderate.
• 'Labor Day travel seen flat on cost concerns: survey (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Americans are expected to travel roughly the same amount over the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend as they did last year amid rising concerns about affordability, according to a AAA survey released Wednesday.
• 'U.N. leader to travel to Africa to try and end Darfur violence (International Herald Tribune)
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Tuesday that he would travel to Sudan, Chad and Libya next week to press for an end to fresh violence in Darfur and for speedy deployment there of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force.
• 'Ed Perkins on Travel: Reliable tips for travelers on a budget (San Francisco Chronicle)
Do you sometimes feel that most of the travel information you see is aimed at someone who has three times as much free time as you and five times the money? Certainly, today's slick travel magazines aim primarily at travelers at or near the very top of the...
• 'Market Spotlight: Travel Industry (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
As Americans head into the Labor Day weekend, thoughts of fall and winter travel are likely not far behind. But uncertainty from the stock market's ongoing volatility and the housing downturn has started to creep into the leisure industry, and travel experts say they're keeping a close eye on what type of impact it might have on consumers and businesses for the rest of the year.
• 'Slight increase in travel expected for Labor Day weekend (The Press-Enterprise)
Millions of Southern Californians are expected to take trips over Labor Day weekend, but travel experts say demand seems to be growing more slowly.
• 'Sector Glance: Online Travel Gains (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of online travel companies traded higher Wednesday, with Orbitz Worldwide Inc. rising after several analysts began coverage of the stock with mainly positive ratings.
• 'Holiday travel volume may equal last year?s (New Haven Register)
With many Americans tightening their household budgets, holiday travel this Labor Day weekend is expected to be about the same as last year, despite lower gas prices, AAA reported Wednesday.

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