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• 'TECHNICAL TALK: China Travel Breakout Targets HK$2.40 (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News)
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--A technical breakout by shares in China travel International Investment Hong Kong (0308.HK) suggests any losses in coming days will provide a short-term buying opportunity.
• 'Blair Says Tax on Air Travel `Unrealistic' Way to Cut Emissions (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Taxes on air travel would be an ``unrealistic'' way of trying to cut greenhouse gas emissions, U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair said, signaling a climb-down from his previous hopes of reducing aircraft pollution.
• 'The Top Travel Worries (New York Times)
THE TOP TRAVEL WORRIES In a survey, more business travelers cited theft (37 percent) than terrorism (27 percent) as the biggest potential risk on the road. The survey of 1,717 business travelers was commissioned by the travel management company Ultramar Travel Bureau. Of those surveyed, 56 percent said their company had an emergency preparedness plan for corporate travelers.
• 'TECHNICAL TALK: China Travel Breakout Targets HK$2.40 (Dow Jones News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
TECHNICAL TALK: China Travel Breakout Targets HK$2.40 By Warren Huang A Dow Jones Newswires Column
• 'Cutting air travel 'unrealistic' (BBC News)
Tony Blair tells MPs he thinks it is unrealistic to think the tax system can be used to reduce air travel in the UK.
• 'Travel company packs up, leaving customers high and dry (ABC Action News)
SARASOTA - When viewer complaints prompted Action News to stop by Mini Vacations' Tampa office on Tuesday, all that was left was an emptied suite. The bay area travel agency closed without warning on Monday, leaving many vacationers high and dry.
• '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.
• 'Travel hazardous on Mogollon Rim Road (The Payson Roundup)
Travel on the Mogollon Rim Road (Forest Road 300) is strongly discouraged. The Pack Rat Fire burned several hundred acres along the Mogollon Rim in 2002, and many unstable trees are beginning to fall across the road.
• 'Travel advisory for Tobago visitors (Trinidad Express)
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated its travel advisory to British citizens and residents visiting Tobago, warning them about serious robberies against tourists.
• 'Travel summit in Jordan (AME Info)
Jordan will host investors, government representatives, and travel and tourism industry delegates at the Middle East travel and Tourism Summit from 26-27 February at the Dead Sea. The summit will look at the region's tourism potential and examine infrastructure development, public and private partnerships, security, foreign direct investment, and preservation of cultural heritage.

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