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• 'More helicopter travel for gov (Asbury Park Press)
Governors will travel by helicopter more often, and their State Police drivers can no longer just floor it or light up their motorcades under much-anticipated new recommendations triggered by the April crash that almost killed Gov. Corzine.
• 'Reality travel (The Prague Post)
The dream life of a travel writer: Lying on white-sand beaches. Staying at five-star resorts. All expenses paid. Or getting peed on by a monkey and having a tapir bite you in the bum. Those are more the reality, according to the hosts of a new travel show.
• 'Travel writers wanted (The Star Online)
Travel to exotic faraway places, live it up in luxury hotels and brag about your fantastic holidays to the envious less-fortunate masses. For free. Better yet, get paid to do it.
• 'Air India to Order 60 More Planes as Growth Spurs Travel Demand (Bloomberg.com)
July 28 (Bloomberg) -- Air India Ltd., which is buying new planes from Boeing Co. to spruce up its fleet, plans to order another 60 aircraft to meet rising demand for air travel in the world's second-fastest growing major economy.
• 'Cuba protesters defy travel ban (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
American protesters walked across the border from Canada on Saturday after a visit to Cuba that violated a US travel ban.
• 'Air India May Buy 60 More Planes to Tap Travel Demand (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
July 28 (Bloomberg) -- Air India Ltd., which is already buying new planes to spruce up its fleet, plans to order another 60 aircraft to meet rising demand for air travel in the world's second-fastest growing major economy.
• 'Earn Bragging Rights With Online Travel Map (New York Times)
The latest hot destination is not a place, but rather ?Where I?ve Been,? a new application on Facebook that allows members to download a global map and then share their travel history.
• 'Travel Insurance May Not Be Worth It (Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News)
Americans spent $1.3 billion last year for travel insurance, but when is it worth the money?
• 'Flood fears bring travel warnings (BBC News)
Motorists in Gloucestershire are urged not to travel as heavy rain threatens to bring more flooding to the region.
• 'Pro-Cuba protesters defy travel ban (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
American protesters walked across the border from Canada on Saturday after a visit to Cuba that violated a U.S. travel ban, in the spotlight after Michael Moore's film on health care in both countries.

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