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• 'Ctrip May Buy Companies in Asia as More Chinese Travel Abroad (Bloomberg.com)
May 29 (Bloomberg) -- Ctrip.com International Ltd., China's biggest online travel agent, may buy companies in Hong Kong, South Korea and across Asia to tap rising spending on international travel by Chinese consumers.
• 'Bahrainis getting interested to travel to Iran (IranMania.com)
LONDON, May 30 (IranMania) - Deputy head of a city council in northern state of Bahrain said foreign tourists are feeling more and more secure in Iran and that is why the Bahraini tourists are getting more interested to travel to Iran.
• 'S8 bids $196b for Gullivers Travel (Sydney Morning Herald)
BARELY eight months after entering the travel agency game, Surfers Paradise property group S8 is set to become the southern hemisphere's biggest travel retailer. -
• 'Tin Can Tourists will travel Historic National Road, beginning at the Queen City (Cumberland Times-News)
CUMBERLAND ? From June 4-10 Cumberland area residents and others will have a chance to see the first caravan by the Tin Can Tourists as members of the group travel from the Queen City to Vandalia, Ill., along the Historic National Road.
• 'S8 to buy NZ travel firm (The Border Mail)
QUEENSLAND-based resort owner S8 has launched a $196 million takeover bid for New Zealand?s biggest travel company, Gullivers Travel Group. The acquisition will be the holiday group?s third this year and follows its $86.5 million takeover last September of travel agency network Harvey World Travel.
• 'S8 bids US$149mil for Gullivers Travel (The Star Online)
WELLINGTON: Australian-based S8 Ltd returned to the takeover trail yesterday with a NZ$235mil (US$149mil) offer for Gullivers Travel Grou, a leading New Zealand travel agent.
• 'From nowhere to No. 1 ? S8 top in travel (The Age)
Barely eight months after its first foray into the travel agency game, Surfers Paradise property group S8 is set to become the southern hemisphere's biggest travel retailer. -
• 'Business Travel Made Simple (Carmi Times)
(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.
• 'American Express Business Travel Realigns (Incentive)
MAY 10, 2006 - -- American Express announced this week that it has created a global advisory services unit within its Business Travel division. Coming on the heels of big changes in the industry, notably Carlson Wagonlit Travel?s purchase of Navigant International last week , the purpose of the new advisory services unit will be to offer small-, medium- and large-sized companies a soup-to-nuts
• 'Bahrainis getting more interested to travel to Iran (Islamic Republic News Agency)
Bahrain - Iran - travel Deputy head of a city council in northern state of Bahrain said foreign tourists are feeling more and more secure in Iran and that is why the Bahraini tourists are getting more interested to travel to Iran.

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