Travel News Archive

• 'Travel industry gets its own Web domain (Miami Herald)
A new online domain for the travel industry is open for business. Airlines, theme parks, restaurants, tourism offices and others in travel and tourism are eligible for websites and e-mail addresses ending in .travel
• 'Chirac's doctors lift air travel ban (Financial Times)
Jacques Chirac, France's president, will attend the summit of European leaders at Hampton Court later this month after his doctors lifted a ban on air travel imposed after a vascular problem. Doctors said Mr Chirac, 72, had recovered from the haematoma and eyesight problems.
• 'Do your homework on travel insurance (Chicago Tribune)
There's travel insurance and then there's what some folks think is travel insurance. Buying the right travel insurance to protect your vacation investment is a tricky deal. By some counts, there are more than 100 insurance plans offered by 16 different companies. You've got to know what you want.
• 'Selecting a Travel Team (US National Soccer Players)
Finding a travel team that is a good "fit" for you and your family can sometimes be a difficult process. You and your parents should make a list of what you want from your soccer team so you have an idea in mind when you visit with different coaches and teams.
• 'TRAVEL UPDATE (Sunday Mirror)
THE Foreign Office is still receiving reports that further terrorist attacks are likely in Bali but has stopped short of warning against all travel to the island. That means tour operators are not obliged to offer travellers holding bookings for Bali refunds or alternative holidays.
• 'Travel Q&A (Sun-Sentinel)
Q. I will be visiting Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva in Uzbekistan in December. Will 10 days be enough time? What is the best way to travel in-country? Will hotels be easy to arrange once I arrive? Is December cold?
• 'Surfing the Internet? .travel domain opens (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
NEW YORK ? A new online domain for the travel industry is open for business. Airlines, theme parks, restaurants, tourism offices and others in travel and tourism are eligible for Web sites and e-mail addresses ending in ?.travel.?
• 'Itch to travel? Italy removing train cars from circulation after insect problem (Houston Chronicle)
ROME ? Have an itch to travel? After angry protests about bedbugs and ticks, Italy's state railways said Saturday it is pulling 508 train cars out of circulation.
• 'Tyrone's losers are free to travel (RTÉ News)
A combination of results in the Tyrone senior club football championship sees all of the Red Hand representatives selected in the Ireland International Rules squad free to travel on Saturday.
• 'Travel Notes (San Jose Mercury News)
American Airlines is joining Northwest and Delta in offering a way to change your flight time on the day you're scheduled to travel.

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