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• 'Dose of pessimism may be best policy with travel insurance (San Francisco Chronicle)
As most travel observers will confirm, an enormous percentage of Europeans buy a policy of travel insurance before they leave for vacation. The Europeans are a rather pessimistic lot, expecting the worst. Unlike us, they've been through religious wars, ethnic...
• 'Wallet-size ID card could be sufficient for Canadian travel to U.S.: Wilkins (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
MONTREAL (CP) - A simple identity card the size of a driver's licence could be sufficient to allow Canadians to travel in the United States, the U.S. ambassador said Wednesday.
• 'Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Under Formal SEC Probe Into Ex-CEO Travel Abuse; Co. Sued Over Wages (Money Sense)
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. said Thursday the Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a formal probe into travel abuses by its former chief executive, and that it has been served with a California lawsuit over wages.
• 'Expedia Corporate Travel Launches North Of Border (Business Travel News)
JANUARY 31, 2006 -- Expedia today launched Expedia Corporate Travel in Canada, where it combines traditional call center services with online business travel management, and revealed one of its first corporate customers.
• 'Earnings Recap: Travel Companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Investors pulled down shares of companies in the travel business on Thursday despite some better than expected fourth-quarter results, as online travel sites reported lower profits and hotel giant Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. issued a disappointing forecast.
• 'Insurance Can Ease Travel Woes (AP via Yahoo! News)
If you're planning a cruise of the Caribbean, a package tour of China or a safari in Africa, you might want to add "buy travel insurance" to the list of the things you need to do before departure.
• 'Driver's licence should be sufficient for Canadian travel to U.S.: Wilkins (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
MONTREAL (CP) - A simple identity card such as a driver's licence should be sufficient to allow Canadians to travel in the United States, the U.S. ambassador says.
• 'The 25 Most Influential Executives Of The Business Travel Industry, 2005 (Business Travel News)
JANUARY 23, 2006 -- The roster of the 25 decision makers who exerted the greatest sway over the corporate travel industry in the past year constitutes an awesome lineup.
• 'Driver's licence could be sufficient for Canadian travel to U.S.: Wilkins (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
MONTREAL (CP) - A simple identity card such as a driver's licence could be sufficient to allow Canadians to travel in the United States, the U.S. ambassador said Wednesday.
• 'Miss. gov. tells senators FEMA travel trailers no good for long-term (WKRN News 2)
JACKSON, Miss. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour told a Senate committee today that FEMA's deployment of travel trailers to house victims of Hurricane Katrina will not...

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