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• 'In Today?s Air Travel, Stress and Comfort Mix (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Lauro Rizzatti?s perspective on the evolution of air travel is informed by an early bad experience in 1975, when the plane he was on skidded off the runway in Milan.
• 'Gas prices force some Austinites to cut back on travel plans (KVUE-TV Austin)
How are high gas prices affecting travel plans for Austinites? KVUE News talked to several drivers about their plans for the Memorial Day weekend. ? Find the cheapest gas in Austin
• 'High gas prices expected to curb Memorial Day travel (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Posted: 1:21 PM- More than 355,000 Utahns are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home on Memorial Day weekend, a slight 0.1 percent decrease from last year, travel services agency AAA reported.
• 'Record high gas prices; no increase in holiday travel (The Times and Democrat)
CHARLOTTE  ? For the first time since 1978, Memorial Day highway travel in the Carolinas will not increase over the prior year, according to AAA Carolinas.
• 'Pilot moving ahead with Loudon travel center (Knoxville News Sentinel)
LOUDON ? Pilot Travel Centers has been given a green light to develop a travel center location in Loudon County along Interstate 75.
• 'Hot Memorial Day Travel Destinations Close To Home (WPXI Pittsburgh)
PITTSBURGH -- The high gas prices are keeping people close to home this memorial day weekend. Where are the hot travel destinations? Niagara Falls is the number one vacation spot for people living in Pittsburgh, according to Trip Advisor.
• 'Beebe: Gasoline Prices May Force State Agencies To Reduce Travel (The Morning News)
LITTLE ROCK - Soaring gasoline prices could wreak havoc with state budgets and may force state agencies to cut back on travel, Gov. Mike Beebe said Tuesday.
• 'Sam Gilliland, Sabre Chairman and CEO, Appointed to U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Centre Daily Times)
Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced the addition of Sam Gilliland, chairman and chief executive officer of Sabre Holdings, to the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, along with a slate of new and continuing board members who are leaders in major sectors of the industry.
• 'California cracking down on political travel expenses (San Diego Union-Tribune)
California's elected officials no longer will be able to hide lavish travel expenses, thanks to new rules by the state's ethics watchdog agency.
• 'Laos: Laos To Work With Asean Travel Agents (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
VIENTIANE, LAOS: The Lao Association of travel Agents (Lata) will place particular focus on increasing cooperation with travel agents in Viet Nam , Thailand and other Asean countries in the coming year.

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