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• 'Festive holiday travel forecast (Denver Post)
NEW: A record number of Coloradoans will pack their suitcases this holiday weekend despite higher travel costs, according to a survey released today by AAA Colorado. The auto club estimates that 31 percent more Coloradoans will travel this weekend than did last year, with 22 percent more driving to their destination and 56 percent more flying.
• 'Students can get credit, funding for travel to Israel, Lebanon, and 11 other areas (The Harvard Crimson)
After significant pressure from students and faculty, the College has repealed its policy of withholding funding and credit for study, research, and travel in some countries that the State Department identifies as risky for travel.
• 'AAA Michigan says 1.2 million to travel over the holidays (WOOD TV 8)
(Detroit-AP, December 19, 2005, 8:34 a.m.) About 1.2 million Michigan residents are expected to travel during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
• 'Getting a head start on holiday travel (News 14 Carolina)
(MORRISVILLE) ? ?Tis the season for holiday travel and the hustle and bustle is already on. Millions of people will either hit the roads or jump on a plane to visit family for the holidays.
• 'Holiday blues? Travel is up (Sun-Sentinel)
Travel for the Christmas to New Year's holiday period is projected to rise 1.7 percent from last year by the Orlando-based auto club AAA.
• 'RI travel insurer joins with Cali. firm (Providence Business News)
Leading online travel insurance supplier, Warwick-based InsureMyTrip.com and San Diego-based CSA Travel Protection, on Monday, launched the first-ever travel insurance program specifically for business travelers.
• 'IBA Condemns Travel Restrictions (AllAfrica.com)
The Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association is seriously concerned by moves to impose travel restrictions on several prominent critics of the Zimbabwean Government.
• 'Do We Still Need Travel Agents? (Gadling)
An article in the Christian Science Monitor suggests that some people still like the one-on-one contract when booking travel. The travel agent business has long been considered in trouble. For years, now, booking online at places like Orbitz and Expedia has been eating away at the middleman services that travel agents provide. Why use an agent if you can knock a few bucks off the price of
• 'Travel to Canada in October hits 2nd lowest level in nearly 12 years (Canadian Business)
OTTAWA (CP) - Foreign travel to Canada resumed a downward trend in October as Americans and residents of overseas countries, specifically the United Kingdom, took fewer trips to this country, Statistics Canada reported Monday.
• 'Make Some Travel Resolutions for 2006 (RedNova)
By Judy Babcock Wylie Daily Herald Correspondent As 2006 approaches, you may be thinking about making some travel resolutions.

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