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• 'Travel banned for 6 Syrians sought by UN panel (Chicago Tribune)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- A Syrian judicial committee investigating the assassination of a former Lebanese leader has imposed a travel ban on six officials a UN commission wants to interview, a spokesman said Wednesday.
• 'Online travel agent Ctrip net rises, shares gain (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - China's top online travel agent, Ctrip.com International Ltd. , on Thursday said quarterly net profits rose 71 percent, despite fears that a possible bird flu outbreak in Asia could scare off tourists.
• 'Amazon Taps SideStep for Travel Search (BetaNews)
Travel site SideStep received a major boost on Thursday by securing a partnership with Amazon to become the e-retailer's search engine in its travel store, replacing competitor Hotwire.com. The deal gives SideStep access to Amazon's 52 million users.
• 'Syria Imposes Travel Ban on Six Officials (AP via Yahoo! News)
A Syrian judicial committee probing the assassination of a former Lebanese leader has imposed a travel ban on six officials a U.N. commission wants to interview, a spokesman said Wednesday.
• 'Amazon.com To Add SideStep Travel Search (TechWeb)
Amazon.com has agreed to include SideStep Inc.'s search engine to the online retailer's travel store early next year.
• 'Amazon Side Steps Deeper Into Travel Business (E-Commerce Times)
Amazon is making moves to beef up its "Travel" section. The behemoth bookseller has signed an agreement with a travel search engine to help its customers find and discover the best travel values. SideStep announced today that it will provide its travel search engine to Amazon's travel store beginning in early next year.
• 'Mark Travel's Senior Executive Goes to the Riviera Maya to Assess Tourism Conditions (HispanicBusiness.com)
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mark Travel Corporation's chief operating officer and executive vice president, Bill La Macchia, Jr., flew into Cancun this week to make a first-hand assessment of the Riviera Maya in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma.
• 'U.S. politician calls for travel boycott of Aruba (Cyber Diver News Network)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (9 Nov 2005) -- Alabama Gov. Bob Riley called for a nationwide travel boycott of Aruba on Tuesday until authorities on the Dutch Caribbean island cooperate more fully with the family of a Mississippi native who has been missing since May.
• 'Travel Ban Imposed on 6 in Hariri Slaying Inquiry (Los Angeles Times)
A Syrian judicial committee investigating the slaying of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has imposed a travel ban on six officials whom U.N. investigators want to interview, a spokesman said. The panel has begun questioning the officials.
• 'Canada and U.S. extend high-level talks on more liberal air travel (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON (CP) - Canada and the U.S. are prolonging talks on more liberal air travel, leading to expectations of a timely deal.

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