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• 'The Frequent Traveler: Online travel revolution (International Herald Tribune)
Only 10 years ago, booking travel plans online was just an idea.
• 'Internet Broadcasting Selects TripAdvisor as Primary Travel Partner (SYS-CON Media)
TripAdvisor(TM), owner of the largest travel information and advice website (http://www.tripadvisor.com/), today announced an agreement with Internet Broadcasting, a national platform of TV station websites. The agreement calls for TripAdvisor(TM) to be the primary provider of travel content for the travel channels of 65 Internet Broadcasting websites. Internet Broadcasting manages websites for
• 'Marriott 4th-Qtr Net Rises 25% on Business Travel (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Marriott International Inc., the largest U.S. hotel company, said fourth-quarter profit rose 25 percent from a surge in business travel in the U.S. and Asia.
• 'No Time Travel, Sorry (Slashdot)
MOBE2001 writes "The bad news is that time does not change. Spatial velocity is given as dx/dt. Velocity in time(dt/dt) is nonsensical. As simple as that. In other words, no time travel to the past or the future, no motion in space-time, no wormholes and no hanky-panky with your great, great grandmother. There is only the changing present, aka the NOW. The good news is that distance is an
• 'Travel fair that promises plenty (The Sun Daily)
KUALA LUMPUR: If you are sourcing for affordable holiday packages for you and your family, make the third Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Travel Fair your first destination.
• '3 countries head list for visa-free travel (International Herald Tribune)
Citizens of Denmark, Finland and the United States enjoy the greatest freedom to travel without needing visas, according to a study published Thursday.
• 'Low-fare air travel pioneer dies (Aljazeera)
Freddie Laker, the British business maverick, who built an airline empire on low-cost international travel only to see it collapse in ruins, has died in Miami , according to a family source.
• 'Hit the Jackpot on Vegas Travel With Four-Star Hotels for Around $60 Per Night (SYS-CON Media)
You don't need lady luck, a rabbit's foot or a full house to win big in Vegas this February. Discount travel site Hotwire.com is now offering exclusive deals to Las Vegas that will make you feel like you hit the jackpot.
• '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 managers get help from less traditional contractors (Federal Times)
Private contractors these days are playing a wider and more varied role in federal travel than in past decades, experts say. Software, outsourcing and systems integration are some of the services that contractors now provide the government.

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