Travel News Archive

• 'Many in Miss-Lou plan little travel for Christmas (The Natchez Democrat)
NATCHEZ ? Americans tend to hit the road for the holidays, but in the Miss-Lou, folks are homebodies. Holiday travel plans are short at best for some area residents who will hit the road this weekend, and things like airport security and gas prices are factors to consider, they said.
• 'Most-read travel and outdoors stories on seattletimes.com (Seattle Times)
Our top 20 travel / outdoors stories for 2005 and top five month by month for the year.
• 'Airlines see potential in travel by immigrants (USA Today)
Marylander Roxana Polio, 24, visited her grandparents in El Salvador last month as if it involved nothing more than a drive to a neighboring state.
• 'JATA to pay refunds for Travel You tickets (Daily Yomiuri Online)
The Japan Association of Travel Agents has started accepting applications for refunds of Travel You Inc. air tickets in the wake of the apparent collapse of the Tokyo-based travel agency.
• 'Holiday Travel (WTHI-TV Terre Haute)
Many drivers took to the roads Monday, returning from holiday travels. More than 51 million people were expected to travel by car during holiday weekend.
• '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.
• 'Seahawks' Alexander Leaving for Funeral (AP via Yahoo! News)
Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander will travel in the coming days to be with his family in Ohio following the death of his aunt early Monday morning.
• 'Holiday travel fatalities, accidents less than predicted for Christmas weekend (Alexander City Outlook)
Only six traffic deaths occurred over the Christmas travel period, far lower than what the Alabama Department of Public Safety had estimated.
• 'Airport holiday travel heavy, but generally calm (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Owen Schmitt and Phil Brady were two of the projected 2,059,755 air travelers to pass through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport during the Christmas travel period.
• 'CONSUMER TRAVEL: Stronger dollar, cheaper Europe (The Charlotte Observer)
Favorable exchange rates and huge increases in the number of trans-Atlantic flights are fueling hope that travel to Europe in 2006 will cost less than this year.

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