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• 'U.S. airlines expect 4 percent rise in Thanksgiving travel (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Airlines are expected to carry more passengers on more flights during the busy November travel period than they did last year but passengers also will pay more to fly, industry officials said on Monday.
• 'Flight Centre to buy Liberty Travel (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Australian travel firm Flight Centre Ltd said on Monday it has agreed to buy U.S. travel retailer Liberty travel for $135 million in a deal that will create the United States' 10th largest travel group.
• 'AAA Offers 'Defensive Flying' Tips for Holiday Travel (The Auto Channel)
WASHINGTON, D.C.--With the two busy holiday travel periods approaching, AAA, North America ? s largest travel organization, announced a series of defensive flying tips for airline passengers concerned about the frustrating problem of flight delays.
• 'Travel trends: Muslim tours, ecotravel (AP via Yahoo! News)
The world's largest travel fair opened with a strong focus on green issues Monday, highlighting the ever-increasing pressure on the tourism industry to promote environmentally friendly ways of seeing the world.
• 'Nudist travel group dealt bum deal (Adelaide Now)
AS Warren Buffett famously said, it's only when the tide goes out that you learn who's been swimming naked. And the tide had well and truly gone out for nudist travel group Lifestyles Tours and Travel.
• 'TALK TRAVEL WITH TOM: Read the transcript (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Post-Dispatch travel writer Tom Uhlenbrock specializes in Midwest travel but likes to swap tips about anywhere he's been. Looking for the most scenic float or a romantic weekend getaway? Ask Tom what's new and what's affordable.
• 'Faculty and student to travel to China (Washington State University Daily Evergreen)
Trip leader hopes to make the opportunity to travel overseas available every other years.
• 'Flight Centre to buy Liberty Travel: source (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Australian travel firm Flight Centre Ltd is planning to buy U.S. travel retailer Liberty Travel, a source familiar with the situation said on Monday, confirming a newspaper report.
• 'Airlines see 4 percent rise in Thanksgiving travel (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. airlines expect a 4 percent increase in travel during the Thanksgiving holiday period this month, the industry's lead trade group said on Monday.
• 'Talk About Travel (Washington Post)
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