Travel News Archive

• 'Travel-related fraud is on the rise (The Hub)
TRENTON - With summer here, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is advising consumers how to spot and avoid the threat of vacation and travel-related fraud. Vacation scams cost consumers over $10 billion each year. Out of the 3,900 industries the BBB monitors, the travel industry consistently ranks in the top 25 for number of complaints.
• 'BA leads travel revolution (Computing.co.uk)
Dave Friedlos, Computing , Thursday 19 July 2007 at 00:00:00 Airline sees integrated systems as key to new passenger experience British Airways (BA) wants to integrate its IT systems with other travel organisations to provide passengers with a door-to-door view of their entire journey direct to their PC or mobile... > Read the full article
• ''1,000 Places to See' author lives for travel (CNN.com)
DALLAS, Texas (AP) -- Ever since her family's clunky station wagon pulled out of their upstate New York driveway when she was 4 and headed to the beaches of Atlantic City, Patricia Schultz has been hooked on travel.
• 'Governor's cabinet spends $35,060 in travel so far this year (WMCTV Memphis)
Associated Press - July 18, 2007 3:35 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Governor Bredesen's Cabinet has spent $35,000 on out-of-state travel for the first six months of this year.
• 'BA leads travel revolution (Addict 3D)
Dave Friedlos, Computing , Thursday 19 July 2007 at 00:00:00 Airline sees integrated systems as key to new passenger experience British Airways (BA) wants to integrate its IT systems with other travel organisations to provide passengers with a door-to-door view of their entire journey direct to their PC or mobile...
• 'FORUM TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY (FVW.com)
Das Forum Travel Technology findet am 18. September 2007 im Rahmen des FVW Kongress in Köln statt.
• 'Moffat Awards will reward travel firms (The Scotsman: Business)
A NATIONAL scheme to encourage young entrepreneurs establishing or developing a business in the travel and tourism sector has been launched. The Moffat Awards are jointly supported by the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT) and the Moffat...
• 'TB patient travel may have been illegal (PhysOrg)
Local officials may have violated Georgia law when they allowed tuberculosis patient Andrew Speaker to travel.
• '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 ...
• 'Tourists flock to Bali despite new travel warnings (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
JIMBARAN, Indonesia (Reuters) -- Bali, the lush Indonesian island famous for its sun-kissed beaches, is drawing tourists in droves, and travel warnings that Islamic militants might strike again has done little to dampen the spirit.

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