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• 'Committee approves bill to put lawmakers' travel expenses on Internet (WPMI 15)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A House committee approved a bill Wednesday that would require that information about state-paid travel expenses for legislators be posted on the Internet.
• 'Indo-Russia visa-free travel pact approved (Khaleej Times)
MOSCOW ? In a step that would ease the entry and exit of military-technical personnel of India and Russia, the lower house of Russian Parliament yesterday ratified an agreement on mutual visa-free travel for those having diplomatic and service passports.
• 'Report into Raffan travel claims reveals 'liability' of over £4,000 (The Scotsman)
THE full extent of the false travel claims submitted by former Holyrood MSP Keith Raffan was exposed yesterday in an auditors' report into his financial affairs.
• 'Low-cost travel pioneer Freddie Laker dies (Irish Examiner)
AIRLINE tycoons have paid tribute to the ?pioneer of low-cost travel? Freddie Laker, who has died at the age of 83. Mr Laker, whose cheap fares opened up a new era in air travel in the 1970s, died of undisclosed causes in Miami.
• 'Airport Hits Record Travel Mark (WESH via Yahoo! News)
2005 turned out to be a record year for travel at Orlando International Airport.
• 'EU Commission wants easier U.S. travel (Syracuse.com)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) ? European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called on the U.S. government Friday to end its travel restrictions on citizens from 10 EU states, warning the restrictions could damage trade ties.
• 'EU Commission Wants Easier U.S. Travel (AP via Yahoo! News)
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called on the U.S. government Friday to end its travel restrictions on citizens from 10 EU states, warning the restrictions could damage trade ties.
• ''Father of low-cost air travel' Freddie Laker dies (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sir Freddie Laker, who has died aged 83, was a pioneer of the skies, whose dislike of overregulation and overpricing laid the foundations for the modern-day boom in low-cost air travel around the world.
• '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.
• 'Web Travel Firms Sued Over Taxes (Los Angeles Times)
Orbitz Inc., Expedia Inc. and a dozen other online travel companies were sued Thursday by San Diego's city attorney, who accused them of failing to turn over $30 million in taxes they collected on hotel rooms they booked.

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