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• 'When it comes to shopping for unique and special gifts or finding trendy clothing, some people will travel the extra (The Current Online)
When it comes to shopping for unique and special gifts or finding trendy clothing, some people will travel the extra mile to small specialty shops, vintage stores, boutiques and thrift stores around St. Louis. Thrift shopping is like finding bargains at a garage sale, except the merchandise a person leaves with is not always considered to be junk like one might find at a flea-market or an estate
• 'Fond Memories of Air Travel, the Way It Used to Be (New York Times)
TIMES have changed when it comes to air travel. I remember being on leave from the Marine Corps one Thanksgiving during the 1950's. We were flying from Chicago to New York on a T.W.A. Constellation, a four-engine, piston-powered plane that once held the transcontinental speed record and was perhaps the most beautiful airliner ever built.
• 'Cendant to Break Up; Includes Lodging, Car Rentals, Travel Distribution (Meeting News)
OCTOBER 24, 2005 -- New York -- The giant franchisor, Cendant Corp., today announced plans to break itself into four publicly traded companies next summer, thus dividing its lodging, car rental, travel distribution, and real estate businesses.
• 'Special promotion for Herald Travel readers (The New Zealand Herald)
Want to try booking your own holiday on-line? Air New Zealand is offering a10 per cent discount to any readers of Herald Travel who want to give it a go over the next week.
• 'Travel, real estate, lodging giant Cendant to divide into four companies (Lincoln Journal Star)
Cendant Corp., the $20 billion-a-year company that owns the Orbitz travel Web site and several hotel and real-estate brands, will split itself into four separate public companies, the conglomerate said Monday.
• 'Travel Agents Battle Hurricane Headaches (WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma has caused extra headaches for local travel agents.
• 'The Africa Society and Discovery Communications Co-Host Exclusive Premiere Screenings of the Travel Channel's Ghana: (AllAfrica.com)
On Wednesday, October 26, Discovery Communications and The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa will host an exclusive premiere screening of the Travel Channel's GHANA: THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR at the American Film Institute, following by a reception at Discovery Communications' Global Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland.
• ''The Orbitz Insider Index' Unveils Top U.S. Halloween Travel Destinations For 2005 (E-Hospitality .com)
Chicago - Orbitz, the faster, easier way to find the trip you want, today released the second edition of The Orbitz Insider Index, a monthly, in-depth look at travel trends from an industry insider?s perspective.
• 'Travel giant Cendant to split into four companies (Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier)
NEW YORK (AP) ? Cendant Corp., owner of the Orbitz travel Web site and several hotel and real-estate brands, will split itself into four separate public companies, the conglomerate said today.
• 'Jabloteh travel to Tobago (Trinidad Express)
CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh will aim to stall leaders Vibe CT 105 W Connection's celebrations when they travel to the sister isle to take on cellar-placed Tobago United in Round 20 of the T&T Pro League this evening from five o'clock.

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