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• 'Save Money With Clark Howard's Travel Tips (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
The cost of air travel isn't getting any cheaper. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, airfare costs have jumped 14 percent in the past year. Channel 2's consumer advisor Clark Howard is saving you money by showing how you can still find travel deals.
• 'Amid weak dollar, foreign travel to US rises (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Amid a weakening US dollar, foreign travel to the United States is surging in 2008, government figures released showed Monday.
• 'How presidents travel discussed in new book (AP via Yahoo! News)
"Presidential Travel. The Journey From George Washington to George W. Bush" (University Press of Kansas. 328 pages. $34.95), by Richard Ellis: In 1833, President Andrew Jackson was a steamboat passenger when a lieutenant he had once fired asked him if he was, in fact, President Jackson. Jackson allowed as how he was, and was greeted with a punch in the nose.
• 'NCVB's Web site recognized by IgoUgo Travel (BizJournals)
Monday's blog on IgoUgo Travel's Web site names Nashville as one of the Top Ten cities with the best tourism Web sites.
• 'Court reviews travel policies (Wichita Falls Times Record News)
The increased costs of driving are causing Wichita County to re-examine its travel policy.
• 'Travel scheme gets go-ahead (BBC News)
People aged 60-64 can now apply for free travel on public transport for the first time in Northern Ireland.
• 'UK set to commit to high-speed train travel (Financial Times)
The UK could become the next European country to make a significant commitment to high-speed train travel after the country?s rail infrastructure operator launched a strategic review of the case for a new route network.
• 'Amid weak dollar, foreign travel to US rises (Straits Times)
WASHINGTON - AMID a weakening US dollar, foreign travel to the United States is surging in 2008, government figures released showed on Monday. The Commerce Department said international visits rose 15 per cent in the first quarter from a year ago, and visitor spending increased by 20 percent.
• 'New Bx12 bus service to trim travel time on Fordham Road (New York Daily News)
The Bx12 bus is about to get faster. Starting Sunday, the city will roll out a Select Bus Service pilot program along Fordham Road and Pelham Parkway that promises to cut travel time on the route by up to 20%.
• 'Woman Accused Of Hitting Air Crew Can't Travel, Drink (KMGH 7 Denver)
A woman accused of punching a flight attendant in the face can be released on $10,000 bond but she can't travel on planes or drink alcohol on orders of a federal magistrate in Denver.

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