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• 'Affordable trips come at a price - your flexibility / Some bargains can still be found, travel experts say (San Francisco Chronicle)
With gas heading for $5 a gallon, parents who hoped to take their families on a road trip this summer may have thought it was out of the question. But travel experts say that with a little creative thinking and flexibility, belt-tightening consumers can...
• 'Travel briefs: June 15 (Knoxville News Sentinel)
2010 Covenant trip planned for Germany The Covenant Senior Health Passport travel program will sponsor a trip to the Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany, a production held every 10 years.
• 'Special Summer Travel Report (Forbes)
Deals and destinations to begin the season in style.
• 'Airline offers health care to early outs / Continental also says it will give free travel till 2023 to workers who ... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Continental Airlines Inc., which is shedding 3,000 jobs in a cost-cutting move, is offering employees a year's worth of health insurance and travel perks if they leave on their own. The pilots' union, meanwhile, is pushing for job-sharing and other measures...
• 'Summer Travel Gas-Saving Tips (Forbes)
As gas prices continue to rise, summer travelers can avoid being hit too hard in the wallet with sound planning.
• 'Air Travel and Carbon on Increase in Europe (New York Times)
The low-cost airline industry has democratized air travel in Europe, but has also pumped a huge amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
• 'Over 60s in line for free travel (BBC News)
Anyone aged over 60 in Northern Ireland will be able to travel free on buses and trains from October 2008.
• 'Researchers looking at effects of space travel (Galveston County Daily News)
GALVESTON ? Researchers hope to better understand the effects of space travel by studying people who have undergone long-term bed rest.
• 'Travel: Higher airfares change the way business travels (Market Watch)
Higher airfare, new luggage fees, fuller flights and what seems like more cancellations are all forcing businesses to change the way their employees travel.
• 'Over 60s in line for free travel (BBC News)
Anyone aged over 60 in Northern Ireland can travel free on buses and trains across Ireland from October.

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