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• 'MKI Travel to partner with the United Nations for green travel project (Ottawa Business Journal)
MKI travel & Conference Management of Ottawa has been selected by the United Nations to work on an environmentally friendly travel project.
• 'Leung can contest travel ban: Court (Fijilive.com)
The Fiji High Court has allowed Suva lawyer Graham Leung to pursue his court challenge of the travel ban imposed by the interim administration.
• 'Travel books (Newsday)
Armchair traveler "Rome With Kids: An Insider's Guide," by J.M. Pasquesi (Synergy Books, $16.95) Eternal City meets eternal youth in this smart, comprehensive guidebook that could make a family experience in this 3,000-year-old metropolis last a lifetime. J.M. Pasquesi is a Rome expert for the Trip Advisor Web site, and the contributing editor for three Northstar travel guides. She knows Rome ...
• 'cFares Lets Fly With Redesigned Travel Site (InternetNews.com)
New user interface part of push to be 'the Costco' of online travel.
• '350,000 Israelis to travel during holiday season (Haaretz Daily)
Approximately 350,000 Israelis are expected to travel overseas during the upcoming Jewish holiday season, an increase of eight percent compared with last year, sources in the tourism sector said.
• 'What Search Terms are Driving Internet Travel Traffic? (Seeking Alpha via Yahoo! Finance)
Matt Wainwright submits: Odds are that if you use the Internet and you take vacations, you visited a Travel Aggregator website this summer. These are sites like Expedia , Orbitz and Travelocity and they typically see 14% more visits in June and July than they do throughout the year, not so surprising. [... ]
• 'Bosnia Makes World Travel Market Debut (Scoop.co.nz)
Bosnia and Herzegovina comes to World Travel Market in London for the first time this year vowing to finally shake off its troubled past.
• 'Travel writer's body found on Chinese mountain (Independent)
One of Lonely Planet's most experienced travel writers, Clem Lindenmayer, has been found dead on a Chinese mountainside, three months after he was reported missing.
• 'New Gay Travel Campaign Reflects Changing Community (365Gay.com)
(London) Gays and lesbians eyeing travel ads for Great Britain aren't seeing muscular male models flexing their pecs promoting hot times in the UK this year.
• 'Ex-Travel Agent Runs Out of Excuses (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
Botetourt travel's Donnie Hudgins ran out of excuses Tuesday. The ex-travel agent pleaded no contest to six counts of credit card fraud in Botetourt County circuit court.

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