Travel News Archive

• 'RTI applicants to get travel costs (The Times of India)
The Central Information Commission has directed Sebi to compensate an RTI applicant from Mumbai who was forced to travel to Delhi to attend five hearings in a year.
• 'Rising costs squeeze official travel (Federal Times)
traveling is about to get tougher. Air fares under the government?s discount program will climb 13 percent on average starting in October. ?We?re hoping the impact will be no different than [other fare increases] in the past,? said Tim Burke, director of GSA?s Office of travel and Transportation.
• 'Travel softball keeps playersâ?™ skills sharp (McHenry County Sports)
Hallisey Kunde can?t think of a person on her summer travel softball team, the Marengo MudDogs, who doesn?t spend their summer swinging a bat because it?s the right thing to do.
• 'ADVENTURE JOURNEY TRAVEL MAGAZINE LAUNCHES ITS WEBSITE! - http://www.adventurejourney.net/ (Elite TV)
There are many traditional travel magazines to choose from. Many showcase colorful pictures, descriptions of interesting points of destinations. But this is 2008 and now there is the newer, hipper adventure on - line travel magazine.
• 'How I travel : Dai Henwood (The New Zealand Herald)
Do you travel light or heavy? I travel quite heavy, usually with a lot of gadgets and creams. I get bored when I travel so I need music and computer games. While I travel my skin takes the opportunity to dry out. That explains why I carry the creams. There is a cream for everything.
• 'Travel deals of the week (New York Daily News)
Overseas Adventure Travel is offering couples aged 50 and over $800 off its 14-day Safari Serengeti: Tanzania Lodge & Luxury Tented Safari.
• '50 British travel agents on Dubai familiarisation tour (AME Info)
The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) hosted 50 British travel agents - 'Dubai Experts' - on a familiarisation trip in Dubai in collaboration with the Emirates Airline and Grand Hyatt Hotels last week.
• 'Centennial soccer player to travel world competing for club (The Frisco Enterprise)
Brett Helm?s travel itinerary for the month of July more closely resembles that of an international rock star than a high school soccer player. Helm, soon to be a junior at Centennial, is headed Sunday to Europe for a two-week stint with his club soccer team.
• 'Travel picks: 8 top burial sites, traditions (China Daily)
We all come into the world the same way but our departure can vary widely, from lavish coffins to ancient mummies. Travel website VirtualTourist.com has come up with a list of 8 top burial sites and traditions around the world as recommended by its users.
• 'RTI applicants to get travel costs 14 Jul 2008, 0126 hrs IST, Viju B ,TNN (The Times of India)
MUMBAI: It's an order that will bring cheer to lakhs of RTI applicants across the country, especially those who run up huge travel and accommodation bills while appearing for hearings at the Central Information Commission (CIC) in New Delhi.

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