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• 'Gates Defers Travel Plans To Help With Iraq Report (Washington Post)
On the eve of a trip to Central and South America, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday postponed his travel plans to help the White House assemble a progress report on the situation in Iraq.
• 'Bankside group scoops top award for promoting greener travel (London SE1)
The Better Bankside travel Planning Group won a top prize at the Transport for London Sustainable Transport Awards last week.
• 'Sports News for Kids: Special Olympics Athlete to travel to Nashville for training camp (Naples Daily News)
Naples Special Olympics athlete Alberto Nieves and the 22-member Florida designation of Special Olympics Team USA will travel to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., from July 12-16 for the 2007 Special Olympics Team USA Training Camp.
• 'Travel: To insure or not? (Los Angeles Times)
Consumer advocates are divided over whether coverage for vacations is cost effective. Don't buy travel insurance, says Consumer Reports. Do buy travel insurance, say consumer advocates Clark Howard and Ed Perkins. Don't buy travel insurance, says the Consumer Federation of America. Do buy it, says your travel agent.
• 'Travel agents not worried (The Courier Mail)
TRAVEL agents do not anticipate a drop in bookings to Bali in the wake of the Prime Minister's Indonesian terror warning.
• 'Travel Insurance (Orlando Sentinel)
Don't let your decision come back to bite you Don't buy travel insurance, says Consumer Reports. Do buy travel insurance, say consumer advocates Clark Howard and Ed Perkins. Don't buy travel insurance, says the Consumer Federation of America. Do buy it, says your travel agent.
• 'Company wants you to travel in style (14 WFIE Evansville)
Boeing's new Dreamliner is out to revolutionize the way you travel.
• 'India Expects Travel and Tourism to Contribute Rs8,500 Billion to GDP by 2020 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Travel and Tourism in India to their offering.
• 'Guyana hopes to increase inter-regional travel (Trinidad Express)
The executive director of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) has announced Guyana's support for the promotion of inter-regional travel.
• 'Holiday Travel Week Comes to an End (WTOC 11 Savannah)
The holiday travel week is winding down, but police are still reminding you to be careful if you're going out on the road tonight.

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