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• 'BTN Honors Futch As The 2006 Travel Manager Of The Year (Business Travel News)
JULY 31, 2006 -- Business travel News this month named Wal-Mart director of global travel services Duane Futch travel Manager of the Year. Futch during the past 12 months and beyond has spearheaded initiatives within his company and on behalf of the industry at large to garner the distinction.
• 'Six killed during July 4 travel period, patrol says (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Six people were killed on state roads during the July 4th travel period, which ran from July 2 to 8, the State Patrol said. The six fatalities included in the patrol's report do not include crashes being handled by city or county agencies. Four people died on July 3 near Princeton after a semitrailer truck broadsided a car driven by 18-year-old Brian Olson of Otsego, killing him and two other ...
• 'Ahlibank in holiday travel finance offer (Gulf Times)
AHLIBANK has announced travel finance through Al Hilal Islamic Services, without salary transfer and with repayment options up to 24 months.
• 'Adelman Travel Group Moves Up to #6 in the Nation (SYS-CON Media)
Adelman Travel Group has moved up to number six from number eight on the 2007 Business Travel Survey of travel management companies, published annually by Business Travel News. The Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC) provided the air ticket transactions and sales data of 42 sizeable corporate travel firms for the survey. Adelman Travel Group demonstrated a 12 percent increase in transactions. In ...
• 'Monsoon travel! MSRTC cuts fares (The Times of India)
The Maharashtra state road transport corporation (MSRTC) has made Pune-Mumbai-Pune travel cheaper, along with travel on other routes as well, during the monsoon months.
• 'The 10 best adventure travel bargains of 2007 (USA Today)
What does value mean for adventure travel? It certainly entails paying a reasonable price, but it also means choosing an outfitter that's experienced, safety-conscious, and respectful of the environment and culture encountered on the trip. When I'm climbing a mountain or rafting a river with a company, I want to believe my guides know what they're doing, the equipment is reliable, and they aren't ...
• 'E-Travel Rolling Out Booking Tool Upgrade (Business Travel News)
JULY 11, 2007 -- Amadeus this week announced enhancements to its E-Travel Management online booking tool that include a new indicator for unused air tickets and links to local preferred travel vendors, such as car rental firms, restaurants and individual hotel properties.
• 'European Online Travel Outpaces U.S. (WebProNews)
Online travel reservations in Europe grew 30 percent in 2006, according to analysts in a July 9, 2007 New York Times Article. Compared to European online travel growth, U.S. online travel has hit a plateau. Jake Fuller of Thomas Weisel Partners said over all reservations at Expedia , Travelocity and Priceline would reach $33 billion in 2007, an increase of 7 percent from 2006. Fuller ...
• 'Web Sites Make Travel Bargains Easy (NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth)
Finding good travel deals can be complicated these days, so NBC 5?s Brian Curtis cut through the clutter to find the best Web sites.
• 'Legislator: no need to overly respond to Australia`s travel warning (Antara News)
A member of the House of Representatives (DPR)`s Commission I on foreign affairs and defense Yuddy Chrisnandi said the travel warning recently issued by Australia should not be responded exaggeratingly.

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