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• 'Rising costs strain travel budgets (Kansas City Star)
The cost of travel has been going up all year, and that is making it difficult ? but not impossible ? to find summer bargains.
• 'AAA: Slight uptick expected in Memorial Day travel (CNN.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans driving and flying over the Memorial Day holiday weekend is expected to rise only slightly this year as consumers respond to the rising cost of airfares, hotel rooms and motor fuel, according to travel agency AAA.
• 'Despite higher gas and hotel rates, more travel (BizJournals)
A survey of Americans projects that 37.6 million will travel 50 miles or more from home over the Memorial Day holiday, almost 1 percent more than last year.
• 'Treasury Secretary to Travel to Egypt to Attend BMENA Conference (United States Department of the Treasury)
Treasury Secretary John W. Snow will travel to Egypt this weekend to attend the Finance Ministerial of the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) initiative.
• 'Allegiant Travel plans IPO (USA Today)
Discount airline operator Allegiant Travel plans to go public in an initial offering worth as much as $100 million, according to a regulatory filing.
• 'Travel costs are rising, but there are ways to save a few bucks (USA Today)
Travel fares -- gas, hotels, rental cars and airfares -- are all on the rise this summer. But by cutting out ammentities, traveling mid-week and planning ahead, travelers can still vacation and save a few bucks.
• 'Sudan tightens foreign press travel to Darfur (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Sudan has tightened restrictions on foreign press traveling to Darfur and has not issued any travel permits to its violent western region since a peace deal was signed earlier this month.
• 'Shave a few bucks off summer travel costs (CNN.com)
(AP) -- The cost of travel has been going up all year and that is making it difficult -- but not impossible -- to find summertime bargains.
• 'AAA Projects a Slight Increase in Memorial Day Travel (The Auto Channel)
WASHINGTON--May 18, 2006--Travel will be up slightly this Memorial Day holiday despite high gas prices and increasing vacation costs, according to AAA. AAA estimates that 37.6 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a 0.9 percent increase from last year.
• 'High fuel prices likely to curb growth in Memorial Day travel (USA Today)
The number of people traveling this Memorial Day weekend will rise by the smallest amount in four years as gas prices take a toll on pocket books, AAA said. About 37.6 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more during the holiday at the end of May, up 0.9% from a year ago.

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