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• 'AAA Reports Thanksgiving Travel to Increase About One Percent (Hotel Online)
Reduced consumer confidence and higher travel prices will slow the growth in American's travel plans but will not keep families home this Thanksgiving. AAA projects that 37.29 million Americans will take a trip of 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
• 'Costly travel won't stop Turkey Day trips (Pittsburgh Business Times)
The higher costs of gas, hotel rooms and rental cars won't slow holiday travel this year, AAA said Friday.
• 'Planes, cars, boats, trains: holiday travel tips (Seattle Times)
Traveling during the holidays? Get ready for crowds and stress at airports and on the roads. About 32.3 million Americans will travel more...
• 'The Travel Troubleshooter (Miami Herald)
Q: We travel to Disney World almost every year, and are usually thrilled with the quality of service we receive. Unfortunately, we've experienced some difficulty while planning our upcoming vacation that has caused us to think differently about the way Disney treats its customers.
• 'EU, US Announce Easing of Air Travel Rules (AP via Yahoo! News)
U.S. and European negotiators announced Friday that they'd agreed to let their airlines fly between every city in the European Union and every city in the United States.
• 'U.S. warns against unnecessary Indonesia travel (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department warned U.S. citizens on Friday to put off unnecessary travel to Indonesia, citing the discovery of plans for attacks against Americans and other Westerners.
• 'Aussies warned on Indonesian travel (The Australian)
AUSTRALIA and the United States have heightened travel warnings to Indonesia over fears that terrorists could be planning another attack in the South-East Asian country before the end of the year.
• 'Empire Hosts Two Thai Travel Agents (BruDirect.com)
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Empire Hotel & Country Club recently hosted two travel agents from Thailand, namely Ms Aworanee Ying, Business Development Executive from Global Tour Management and Ms Vicky Wiriyawong, Senior Reservations Executive of International Marketing Office.
• 'Virginia holiday travel down, AAA says (Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.) (Hotel Online)
By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 18--For millions of Americans, Thanksgiving week means travel, turkey and football.
• 'Gas Prices Won't Stand In The Way of Turkey Travel (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)
Washington, D.C. (AP) - Higher gas prices won't be keeping many D.C. area residents home this Thanksgiving. Triple-A Mid-Atlantic is out with its annual Turkey Day travel predictions, and they expect 683,000 locals to be traveling at least 50 miles. That's up 1 percent from last year.

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