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• 'Travel Industry Charity Photo Show on 7 Jan (The New Light of Myanmar)
YANGON, 29 Dec ? As part of an effort for the development of Myanma travel industry, ?travel Industry Charity Photo Show? jointly supervised by the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism and Myanmar travel Industry Entrepreneurs Association will be held on 7th January, 2006, at the 20th floor of Sakura Tower at the corner of Sule Pagoda Road and Bogyoke Aung San Street.
• '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.
• 'Time to do good for do-good travel outfits (San Francisco Chronicle)
Because many Americans make their charitable contributions for the year during the holiday season (in part because the Dec. 31 tax deadline is looming), let us pause to recall several nonprofit organizations that do good work in the field of travel. Although...
• 'Air France, Lufthansa May Lift Profit as Travel Grows (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Air France-KLM Group SA and Deutsche Lufthansa AG may lead European airlines to their highest combined profit since 1998 as demand for business travel rises.
• 'Time to do good for do-good travel outfits (San Francisco Chronicle)
Because many Americans make their charitable contributions for the year during the holiday season (in part because the Dec. 31 tax deadline is looming), let us pause to recall several nonprofit organizations that do good work in the field of travel.
• 'Threat of New Year travel chaos in London as tube strike looms (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The threat of travel chaos in London over the New Year holiday loomed after hopes faded to avert a 24-hour strike by subway workers starting at noon (1200 GMT) on December 31.
• 'Travel warnings on UK cold snap (CNN.com)
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A cold snap gripped Britain for a third day on Thursday with plunging temperatures making travel dangerous, forecasters said.
• 'Winter chill descends on travel bargains (USA Today)
Bah, humbug. Thanks to robust demand, higher fuel prices and reduced capacity on many airline routes, the traditional volley of post-holiday travel bargains hasn't been as intense this year as last. But flexible vacation shoppers can still score a good deal on early winter getaways, particularly to Europe and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
• 'Winter weather causes travel problems (Grand Forks Herald)
BISMARCK, N.D. - Snow and slick roads made travel hazardous in parts of North Dakota on Thursday, as the state returned to more winterlike weather.
• 'D.C. Spends Robustly on Official Travel (Washington Post)
The District spends $5.5 million a year on travel for its employees, far more than other cities, and often with minimal records to justify the expense.

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