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• 'US warns citizens on Kenya travel (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US State Department warned citizens against travel to Kenya because of a hostility to foreigners during the runup to a constitutional referendum November 21.
• 'Flu could lead to interstate travel ban (Sydney Morning Herald)
Interstate travel and public gatherings could be banned amid an outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus in Australia. -
• 'Watermark, Le Reve earn 'Four-Star' rating in Mobil Travel Guide (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The Mobil Travel Guide selected one San Antonio hotel and one local restaurant to be recognized in the publication's 2006 Mobil Four- and Five Awards program.
• 'No profit forecast for travel.com.au (News Interactive)
ONLINE travel agent travel.com.au today said it was prepared to sacrifice profitability whilst rebalancing its business towards more online services.
• 'Amex: Travel Prices Headed Up Next Year (Meeting News)
OCTOBER 26, 2005 -- New York -- The price of air travel and hotel rooms are headed up next year throughout much of the world, American Express predicted yesterday in its annual business travel forecast.
• 'Feds not ruling out international travel ban in case of pandemic (Honolulu Advertiser)
If bird flu or some other contagion begins to touch off a global pandemic, federal authorities said they are not ruling out shutting down travel to and from the United States.
• 'Yahoo Travel lets users help each other plan trips (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Yahoo Inc., the world's most popular Internet media network, is looking to up-end the online travel industry by helping its users share planning tips, photos and travel lore with fellow travelers.
• 'Happiness is in group travel (Bangkok Post)
The Happiness Group has joined hands with Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Krungthai Card to offer van tours in the Central Region, a campaign designed to reduce petrol consumption by encouraging group travel instead of driving there on your own.
• 'Travel industry braces for bird flu (News Interactive)
THE world's travel industry says it is already working to ease fears over bird flu, upgrading air filters on planes and stockpiling drugs, hoping to head off a potential disaster.
• 'World's travel industry works to ease fears over bird flu (Channel NewsAsia)
BANGKOK : The world's travel industry is already working to ease fears over bird flu, upgrading air filters on planes and stockpiling drugs, hoping to head off a potential disaster.

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