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• 'Soaring gas prices won't deter holiday travel (CNN Money)
A record 38.7 million Americans will travel over the Thanksgiving holiday, says AAA, despite near record-high gas prices.
• 'Thanksgiving travel to rise despite $3 gasoline:AAA (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Millions of Americans will drive their cars to visit family and friends over the Thanksgiving holiday even though gasoline is above $3.00 per gallon, travel and leisure group AAA said Thursday.
• 'Maxwell House creating a stir with toll-free travel (USA Today)
A coffee company's holiday promotion will bring literal meaning to the term "toll free" on Wednesday, the year's busiest travel day.
• 'Travel chaos in Germany as train drivers walk off job (International Herald Tribune)
Millions of German passengers struggled with travel chaos Thursday as train drivers walked off the job in the biggest rail strike in the country's history.
• 'Sacramento International Gears Up For Holiday Travel Crunch (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
The American Automobile Association said this weekend could be the start of the busiest Thanksgiving travel week this year. Most of those trips will be on the ground -- but nearly 8 million people are planning to fly, according to projections.
• 'FAA staffing up for busy holiday travel (AP via Yahoo! News)
Ahead of the holiday travel crunch, President Bush ordered steps Thursday to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that have left passengers stranded.
• 'Bush to Announce Steps to Ease Thanksgiving Holiday Air Travel (Bloomberg.com)
Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush will announce steps to help reduce airline congestion, some of which can be put in place before next week's Thanksgiving holiday travel rush.
• 'Bush targets holiday travel headaches (AFP via Yahoo! News)
With airline delays and stranded passengers a gloomy fixture of major holidays, US President George W. Bush unveiled steps Thursday aimed at easing the travel crunch expected in the next two months.
• 'White House Unveils Plan to Ease Holiday Travel Congestion (Fox News)
Ahead of holiday travel crunch, President Bush orders steps to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that have left passengers stranded.
• 'Bush plan targets travel delays (Chicago Tribune)
Air industry experts dismiss proposals as a mixture of old initiatives WASHINGTON?With Thanksgiving and peak holiday travel approaching, President Bush announced several steps Thursday aimed at alleviating "the epidemic of aviation delays," but critics immediately said the moves lacked the necessary substance to make much of a difference.

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