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• 'Jasons Travel Media expects profit close to forecast (Stuff)
In its first half-year report since listing, Jasons travel Media says it expects full-year after tax profit to be close to the forecast $542,000.
• 'Pan pleads guilty to charges over travel sickness drug (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Drug manufacturer Pan Pharmaceuticals has pleaded guilty in a Sydney court to 24 charges relating to the production of dangerous products. Five people who took the travel sickness drug Travacalm suffered side effects including loss of consciousness, psychotic episodes and hallucinations.
• 'ShareChat News: Jasons Travel Media expects profit close to forecast (ShareChat)
In its first half-year report since listing Jasons Travel Media says it expects full-year after tax profit to be close to the forecast $542,000. That is despite the half-year report for the travel and tourism information provider showing a "modest loss".
• 'CONSUMER TRAVEL: Travel expenses to get closer look (The Charlotte Observer)
Business travelers, prepare for greater scrutiny. Spurred by high-profile abuses of expense accounts, companies are taking a closer look at employees' travel reports. Small to mid-sized firms in particular are enacting policies and travel procedures that are allowing them to better flag those extravagant dinners or inappropriate charges while employees are on the road.
• 'NYT on Personal Travel Blogs (Gadling)
Via BootsnAll?s Boots Blog, I learned about this piece in today?s New York Times regarding personal travel blogs. The article profiles TravelBlog , TravelPod , BootsnAll , Blogger and MyTripJournal . NYT writer Fred Bierman highlights specific features of each website, but as Sean Keener of BootsnAll points out, a few things about their travel blog offerings were overlooked . That?s
• 'Blizzards, Accidents Slow Holiday Travel (AP via Yahoo! News)
The trip home after Thanksgiving was slow going for many travelers Sunday as blizzard conditions wreaked havoc from Colorado to the Midwest.
• 'Fulton Midget Travel team concludes first half of season (The Valley News)
The Fulton Midget Travel team concluded the first half of their season with a record of 75-2. Sponsoring the team are Fulton Elks BPOE # 830, Fulton PBA, and C-Vac Filtration.
• 'Blustery storm brings forecast of travel snarls (Denver Post)
Getting home from Grandma's house today could be a slick proposition. Whether it be by air or road, dangerous winter weather conditions may throw a wrench into many Thanksgiving weekend travel plans. Cold temperatures and a stiff wind are expected to descend upon the Eastern Plains today, and snow is expected to fall in the
• 'Blizzards, accidents slow holiday travel (USA Today)
The trip home after Thanksgiving was slow going for many travelers Sunday as blizzard conditions wreaked havoc from Colorado to the Midwest. The major airports reported few delays outside the central part of the country, where a storm system brought blowing snow and thunderstorms.
• 'Blizzards, Accidents Slow Holiday Travel (ABC News)
Blizzards, Accidents Slow Holiday travel for Those Headed Home After Thanksgiving

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