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• 'Sydney travel warnings have little impact (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Tourism Australia says travel warnings advising tourists not to visit Sydney beaches have had no noticeable effect on the industry.
• '4 NGOs Call on Israel Ban Students Travel to Bethlehem (Palestine News Agency)
TEL AVIV, December 25, 2005 (WAFA) - Four NGOs called Sunday upon Israel to reconsider the ban on Palestinian students travel and to let the occupational therapy students into Bethlehem.
• 'Holiday plans ruined after travel firm apparently fails (Daily Yomiuri Online)
A number of travelers who ordered discount air tickets marketed by Tokyo-based travel agency Travel You Inc. have not been issued the tickets at airport ticket-collection counters, it was learned Saturday. The firm reportedly has gone bankrupt.
• 'Travel briefs (Chicago Sun-Times)
Warm up in Tahiti with two deals from Liberty Travel.
• 'Travel mag features Bubbletown (The Sentinel)
Boiling Springs is profiled this season in Pennsylvania?s official travel magazine. Only about one percent of the state?s municipalities are featured in each issue of ?Pursuits,? which reaches more than 150,000 people who have contacted state tourism bureaus.
• 'Last Minute Gift Ideas: Travel Games (Gadling)
Filed under: History , Learning I saw these three games mentioned in the New York Times awhile back and just came across the clipping I saved, so how about some last minute gift ideas that all double as geography lessons too! You can never go wrong with a board game, in my opinion. These games are for geography and travel trivia buffs of all ages: 10 Days in Africa Players must chart
• 'Sydney travel warnings have little impact (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Tourism Australia says travel warnings advising tourists not to visit Sydney beaches have had no noticeable effect on the industry. The Cronulla riots have prompted Britain, Canada and Indonesia to issue the advisories, which warn of the possibility of racist violence.
• 'The 2006 New York Times Travel Show February 24 Tourism Industry Conferences (Hospitality Net)
The New York Times announced an expanded schedule of Tourism Industry Conference speakers to appear at the 2006 Travel Show presented by American Express. Recently added speakers include Steven Rudnitsky, Chairman and CEO of Cendant Hotel Group; Carol Hallett, Counselor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and former President/CEO of Air Transport Association; Stewart Verdery, Jr., Principal at Mehlman
• 'Chinese the most generous customers in outbound travel (People's Daily)
Statistics show that the outbound travel expenditure of Chinese citizens in 2005 stood at 235 million US dollars. The average of 987 US dollars ranks the first in the world.
• 'Winter weather could snarl travel plans of holiday travelers (WCAX 3)
CONCORD, N.H. A wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain could snarl travel traffic for travelers tonight and tomorrow.

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