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• 'Americans to travel more abroad despite economic woes (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Americans will increase their foreign travel this year despite a soft economy and weak dollar, a survey showed Friday.
• 'Guam links up with AOL Travel online (Saipan Tribune)
TUMON, Guam -The Guam Visitors Bureau's board chair, David Tydingco, has confirmed GVB's participation in AOL travel's online promotion of the 25th Annual National Tourism Week. The theme of this year's celebration is ?Discover Great American Traditions? and it encourages travel to American destinations while highlighting the role that tourism plays in discovering the special attractions and ...
• 'FOREIGN MINISTRY PROPOSES LOCAL WOMEN GET FAMILY CONSENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD ALONE (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA KLAWANG, May 3 (Bernama) -- Local women intending to travel alone abroad may need family consent in a bid to prevent them from being used as 'drug mules' by international syndicates.
• 'Florida lawmakers, travel agents row over Cuba trips (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Florida travel agents specializing in Cuba trips are up-in-arms over plans to make them pay more than 100,000 dollars in bonds to fund any probe into irregularities in their dealings with the communist-ruled island.
• 'Magic travel to Detroit for Game 1 of East semis (The Sports Network)
Magic travel to Detroit for Game 1 of East semis
• '5th Circuit: Firm Can't Charge Full Hourly Rate for Travel Time (Law.com)
A tax law firm seeking more than $6.3 million in fees and costs for its services in an asbestos case cannot charge a full hourly rate for travel time not spent working, the 5th Circuit has ruled. In affirming a lower court decision that slashed by half the requested fees, the appeals court noted that Caplin & Drysdale was unable to show that charging a full hourly rate for such time was ...
• ''Singapore's Unique Transformation' on display at Arabian Travel Market 2008 (AME Info)
A strong Singapore delegation is set to make its mark at the upcoming Arabian Travel Market 2008 to demonstrate the transformation of Singapore's tourism landscape.
• 'Travel tsunami hits transport as Golden Week exodus peaks (The Japan Times)
Major railways, airports and highways were running past full capacity Saturday as holiday travel peaked in the second half of Golden Week. Read more ...
• 'Dalai Lama envoys to travel to China (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Envoys of the Dalai Lama will travel to China to meet the government over the crisis in Tibet, the government-in-exile said on Friday.
• 'Malaysian women may need ok to travel alone: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Malaysia may require women to obtain family consent before allowing them to travel alone outside the mainly Muslim country, state news agency Bernama reported on Saturday, quoting the foreign minister.

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