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• 'e-asy bookings lead to net increase in travel (Financial Express)
e-commerce generated through e-ticketing and e-travel in India is set to double by 2006-07. The fast growing low-cost airline business coupled with increasing online hotel reservations is fuelling this growth, industry sources said.
• 'The 2005 Travel Manager Of The Year: Wooten Takes BTN Honor (Business Travel News)
SEPTEMBER 05, 2005 -- Business travel News last month announced Richard Wooten, director of corporate travel for Lockheed Martin Corp., is the 2005 travel Manager of the Year. BTN editors selected Wooten for pushing the automation envelope with Lockheed Martin's travel management partners to develop and implement real-time pre-trip approvals and alerts and unused-ticket exchange technology.
• 'Indiana try to help Nicholls St. travel from Louisiana (ESPN)
Indiana try to help Nicholls St. travel from Louisiana by ESPN.com news services INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana is trying to help with the travel arrangements for Nicholls State, a Louisiana team whose season-opening game last week was canceled and whose game with the Hoosiers on Saturday is still in question in the aftermath of Hurricane...
• 'Labor Day travel expected to be lighter (The Steubenville Herald-Star)
STEUBENVILLE - Travel in the Tri-State Area is expected to be less than usual this Labor Day weekend due to potential travelers being shocked by the double whammy of high gas prices and the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.
• 'Harvey World Travel Tells Shareholders to Ignore S8 Bid (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)
BRISBANE, Sept 7 Asia Pulse - Harvey World Travel Ltd (ASX:HWT) has labelled a A$78.1 million (US$60 million) on-market takeover bid by Queensland property management company S8 Ltd as opportunistic and called on shareholders to take no action.
• 'Stress-free travel for parents with the help of sky nanny (Manila Bulletin)
Bringing along children on out-of-town air travel is a hassle and a cause of stress for parents or adults, particularly on long distance flights. But things are about to change as Gulf Air, one of the world s leading airlines, introduces the airline industry s first nanny on board.
• 'Travel agency, director fined $18,000 for not paying worker's salaries (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE : A travel agency and its director were fined a total of $18,000 in the Subordinate Courts for failing to pay an employee's salary for 22 months.
• 'Magazine Holds Travel Writing Contest and Travel Photo Contest (PR Web)
Historical and Cultural Travel Quarterly announces Travel Writing and Travel Photo Contests. [PRWEB Sep 6, 2005]
• 'How do travel companies rate with kids? (USA Today)
Column: Anyone with children knows they can be tough customers. Even the biggest brand names in travel don't always make the grade with kids. The few companies that do should be singled out. And other travel firms may gain from some helpful suggestions.
• 'HARVEY WORLD TRAVEL TELLS SHAREHOLDERS TO IGNORE S8 BID (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
Australia Harvey World travel Ltd (ASX:HWT) has labelled a A$78.1 million (US$60 million) on-market takeover bid by Queensland property management company S8 Ltd as opportunistic and called on shareholders to take no action.

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