Travel News Archive

• 'CVB hosts travel, tourism mixer (Springfield Business Journal)
The Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau is hosting its travel Connections event Sept. 13 for area businesses to mix and mingle. Registration is required by Sept. 8 for the mixer, which is 5-7 p.m. at the CVB Bureau Car Park office, 815 E. St. Louis.
• 'Low-fare carriers have boosted air travel across upstate (The Buffalo News)
ALBANY - Annette James looks for bargains and doesn't see why that shouldn't include air travel. But it is only in recent years that New Yorkers have been able to comparison shop for airline tickets in Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo, Rochester and New York City airports. Now it's paying off.
• 'FO warning on Gaza Strip travel (BBC News)
The Foreign Office warns against all travel to the Gaza amid increasing tensions in the territory.
• 'Travel cut to save fuel (The Tribune)
For most of the residents of the city and the satellite towns of Mohali and Panchkula, it was travelling for business strictly. Hit by a constant hike in petrol prices, the residents preferred to minimise their travel in the city.
• 'FEMA is shopping for travel trailers for Katrina victims, RV dealers say (Winston-Salem Journal)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been contacting local recreational-vehicle dealers to buy travel trailers to house people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
• 'Las Vegas, Caribbean Cruising Rank as Top Destinations in Carlson Wagonlit Travel 2005 Fall Travel Trends Survey (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Las Vegas and Caribbean cruises once again top the list of top fall destinations being booked by Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates, as the travel agency powerhouse announced the results of its 2005 Fall Travel Trends Survey.
• '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.
• 'Stylish Glasgow is tops for tourists in world travel bible (EveningTimes Online)
GLASGOW is the best city to visit in the UK after London, readers of a prestigious travel magazine have decided. The city has overtaken Edinburgh to become Scotland's favourite tourist destination in a league table compiled by Conde Nast Traveller.
• 'Passports required for all global travel (Springfield Business Journal)
Travelers who were used to jumping through hoops to travel internationally soon will have more jumping to do. The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, which goes into effect Jan. 1, requires passports for travelers by air or sea to the Caribbean, and Central and South Americas.
• '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.

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