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• 'Travel Experts Expect Decline In Drivers Over Memorial Day (WMUR New Hampshire)
As gas prices in New Hampshire inch closer to the $4 mark, travel experts expect to see a decline in the number of travelers this Memorial Day weekend. Click For Video
• 'Travel Agent Pleads Guilty (WEAU Eau Claire)
The U.S. Attorney's office says 47-year-old Marcia Meshak ran the travel Pro travel Agency in Marshfield, but last summer investigators say she took more than 200-thousand dollars from customers who thought she was booking their hotels and buying plane tickets.
• 'Suit pushes for more family travel to Cuba (Miami Herald)
Baltasar Martín Garrote's mother, Elsa Garrote, is 85, has leukemia and fell at home in Matánzas, Cuba, three months ago and broke her pelvis and hip. Her son in Miami desperately wants to take care of her but says he can't because of Bush administration Cuba travel restrictions.
• 'Nudist air travel not cleared for take-off (MSNBC)
Here's one airline cancellation we're actually glad to see: A German travel company said this week it has decided to scrap a special all-nude flight that had been scheduled for this summer.
• 'Toll review to encourage travel at off-peak hours (The New Straits Times)
MOTORISTS who travel during off-peak hours may save on toll. Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed said this was part of the review on highway concessions aimed at lowering toll rates.
• 'Bumpy Ride Ahead For Summer Travel Season (KFOX 14 El Paso)
As the summer travel season gets underway, the recent memory of grounded planes and missed inspections may have some of us thinking twice about flying.
• 'Contact 2 - Tips To Save On Travel (FOX 2 News St. Louis)
Money worries are keeping lots of people home this weekend. The American Automobile Association predicts a drop in Memorial Day travel for the first time in six years. But high gas prices don't have to ruin your fun. Char Riley of AAA Travel says bundling when booking can save big bucks. "When you put your air with the hotel, put your car and all of that together, that is always going to turn ...
• 'Scientists weigh in with travel tips (UPI)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 22 (UPI) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists Thursday said U.S travelers can save money as they travel on the Memorial Day weekend.
• 'Celebrate your golden years with free bus travel (Scoop.co.nz)
Environment Bay of Plenty is striving to become the one of the first regional councils in New Zealand to offer free off peak bus travel for over 65s.
• 'Toll review to encourage travel at off-peak hours (The New Straits Times)
MOTORISTS who travel during off-peak hours may save on toll.

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