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• 'Elections Watchdog Wants Spending On Travel, Gifts Justified (KCRA 3 Sacramento)
California's elections watchdog wants assurances that politicians aren't tapping campaign funds to pay for personal travel, meals and gifts.
• 'Next-Gen Travel Search Sites Find Better Airfare Deals, Faster (Addict 3D)
travelocity and Expedia don't always find the best airfares, but there's a new breed of travel-search sites on the scene. We review four -- Yahoo FareChase, FareCast, SideStep and Kayak -- and find that one does significantly better in finding the lowest fares.
• 'Travel (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance)
Next summer, as Beijing hosts the Olympics, two million people are expected to visit China. Several travel books have arrived that might serve as useful primers.
• 'Burglar-proof your home before holiday travel (Leesville Leader)
Vernon Parish Sheriff Sam Craft advises residents to take safety precautions before leaving for the holidays. Are you one of the millions of Americans who will make holiday travel part of your Christmas pans?
• 'American Muslims Travel to Mecca for Annual Pilgrimage (U.S. Department of State)
Young American Muslims, many professionals in their 20s, are traveling to the Middle East to perform the Hajj, according to travel industry experts in the United States. This is a new trend, according to one Seattle tour operator. ?The Hajj is an arduous undertaking that requires physical strength, endurance and stamina,? says award-winning documentary filmmaker Anisa Mehdi, who follows three ...
• 'Thomas Cook eyes Japanese travel firm (NDTV Profit)
The falling dollar and the rising rupee has made the travel giant Thomas Cook sit up and take note of its business game plan once again post the merger of LKP Forex & TCI.
• 'Travel Troubleshooter: No rain check from Hotwire (CNN.com)
Jennifer Holland prepays for a hotel room on Hotwire.com. But a severe storm threatens to wash out her vacation. Holland wants the travel site to give her a rain check, but it won't, insisting its rooms are nonrefundable. She checks in, but finds her room is unusable. What, if anything, does Hotwire owe her?
• 'The Secret to Holiday Travel Savings (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - AAA estimates that 38.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday season, a 2.7 percent increase from last year. Of this, 4.8 million will travel by plane. This means millions of people spending top dollar for choice airline seats.
• 'Travel Picks: Top 10 destinations for New Year's Eve (The Star)
Yahoo Travel has come up with a list of the top 10 New Year's Ever destinations based on hotel searches on its Web site by people who want to hit the road to ring in 2008.
• 'Dubai shines at Luxury Travel Market (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI ? For the fifth consecutive year, Dubai had a strong presence at the International Luxury travel Market (ILTM) held in the French city of Cannes from December 4 to 7.

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