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• 'China to air 'Round the World on $3,000' "smart travel" reality show (Reality TV World)
A Chinese entrepreneur is launching a reality TV show designed to showcase "smart travel," with contestants traveling to 12 countries on a budget of $3,000.
• 'Business Travel Made Simple (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - The nickname for frequent business travelers - road warriors - says it all. Business travel is stressful. But experienced travelers develop their own ways of dealing with these pitfalls.
• 'S8, Virgin to form travel agency network (Sydney Morning Herald)
Travel group S8 has linked up with Richard Branson's Virgin Group to create a United Kingdom-based chain of 300 retail travel agency stores, as it seeks to expand internationally.
• 'Federal agency releases first strategy for blocking terrorists' travel (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government has drawn up its first strategy aimed at limiting terrorists' ability to travel, though acknowledging the United States could be years away from successfully clamping down on the threat.
• 'Limiting air travel is seen as unlikely to halt bird flu (International Herald Tribune)
Restricting air travel is unlikely to stop a bird flu pandemic, and even the fastest action will merely delay it by a few months, British researchers have said.
• 'Travel restrictions useless against bird flu: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Restricting air travel is unlikely to stop a flu pandemic, and even the fastest action will merely delay it by a few months, British researchers said on Monday.
• 'EVA Airways sees unexpected Q1 profit on travel growth (Chinapost.com.tw)
EVA Airways Corp., Taiwan's second-largest air carrier, reported an unexpected first-quarter profit, as it filled more seats on travel demand and growing trade helped it make better use of its cargo space.
• 'Swiss travel agents to get taste of Ningaloo (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
More than 12 travel agents from Switzerland will converge at the Ningaloo Reef this week as part of several familiarisation programs across Western Australia.
• 'Feds Release Terrorist Travel Ban Strategy (AP via Yahoo! News)
The government has drawn up its first strategy aimed at limiting terrorists' ability to travel, though acknowledging the U.S. could be years away from successfully clamping down on the threat.
• 'Hilton Earnings Up on Business Travel (ABC News)
Hilton Hotels 1st-Quarter Earnings Rise on Strong Business travel

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