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• 'Southwest first airline to offer free travel to Independence Air customers (USA Today)
Federal laws passed after 9/11 already require surviving carriers to transport customers of a collapsed airline for a fee of no more than $50 each way. Southwest has become the first major airline to go one better by offering free travel to customers ticketed on now-defunct Independence Air.
• 'Travel website and guidebooks labelling city as crime-ptone (The Star Online)
The city has been receiving pretty bad publicity from travel guides, both in print and on the Internet, with some books and websites labelling the major entry point as a crime-prone area.
• 'Winter travel trends have changed (Winsted-Lester Prairie Journal)
Travel trends within the Dassel-Cokato community have changed since Sue Ahlgren began working at Charger travel in Dassel. ?It used to be sitting on beaches,? Ahlgren said, but now it?s more ?white water rafting.?
• 'Bridge Closed, Deemed Unsafe For Travel (WRTV Indianapolis)
Safety concerns have forced the immediate closure of a busy street, a move that could create travel troubles for motorists.
• 'Word for the Travel Wise (01/06/06) (Gadling)
Filed under: Learning Don't you think time has come for us to travel to Southeast Asia? I know I've told my story time and time again. You know the one where I had my bags all packed to go and three days before my flight in the tsunami's worked a most wicked set of waves upon the coasts of several countries. Long story short, my flight along with my travel plans were re-routed to Costa
• 'Travel Coach Applications Now Available (Garden City News)
The Garden City Centennial Soccer Club has applications available for those adults interested in coaching travel soccer at the U10 level. Candidates will be interviewed this spring to coach teams that will begin season in July. These will be newly formed teams of players whose birth dates fall betwe
• 'Sustainable Travel's Green Gear Guide (Gadling)
Filed under: Gear I've been meaning to write about this gear guide since before Christmas, but it escaped me somehow. As I prepare to make smart gear decisions for my trip, I made a mental note to spend some time reviewing the special guide put together by the folks at Sustainable Travel International before making any big purchases. STI put together its 1st Annual Green Gear Guide ,
• 'FRENCH BIOMETRIC PASSPORT ROW DRAGS ON, STEMMING TRAVEL TO US (The Tocqueville Connection)
PARIS, Jan 6 (AFP) - A dispute in France over which company is to print the country's new biometric passports was Friday continuing to torpedo the plans of many citizens hoping to travel to the United States.
• 'Lawmaker questions Medicare over resort travel (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A top Republican lawmaker called for an investigation into Medicare travel expenses on Friday after documents showed some employees attended conferences hosted by contractors at a Florida resort.
• 'Highway Safety Leaders Demo Measures For Safe Travel on Area Roads (The Auto Channel)
National Share the Road Safety Tour Visits Waco to Save Lives on Texas Highways On a Typical Day as Many as 101,000 Vehicles travel I-35 Through Waco. Most Automobile Drivers Are Not Aware of What They Can Do to Avoid Crashes with Tractor-Trailers.

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