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• 'Choice of online booking options boggles the mind of the consumer and travel agent alike: Traventec (eyefortravel.com)
Independent travel software development company Traventec has suggested that the travel industry must work together to simplify and streamline the search and booking process and stem the tide of fragmentation.
• 'Businesses continue move to Internet sites for travel (Las Vegas Business Press)
As the Web savvy of workers grows, so does the appeal of such major online travel services as Expedia, travelocity and Orbitz. Each has opened business portals in recent years, and today a larger percentage of employees of small- and mid-sized companies use them, changing the cost of business travel.
• 'Free Press travel resources (Detroit Free Press)
Michigan tourism: Travel Michigan state tourism office lists ideas, attractions, deals, lodging, trips, maps and more at www.travel.michigan.org; 888-784-7328, 9-5 weekdays.
• 'Palestinians revel in ability to travel freely in Gaza (Macon Telegraph)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - (KRT) - They piled into cars for family outings to places where they had not been able to travel. They swam at beaches that had been off-limits, drove on newly opened roads and trekked through what had been no-go zones to marvel at the sight of abandoned Israeli settlements.
• 'Traditional travel agencies continue to play role (Las Vegas Business Press)
Business travel increased 4 percent in 2004 and is on track to climb another 5 percent this year, Keefe said. "After 9-11, instead of traveling, many employees would use the telephone, video conferencing and other alternatives to travel," Keefe said.
• 'Phoenix/Scottsdale named seventh most popular fall travel destination (BizJournals)
The Phoenix/Scottsdale market has moved up two spots in Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates' Fall Travel Trends Survey and is the seventh most popular destination for travelers for the season.
• 'South Florida Business Travel by Michael Seemuth: Sometimes intrastate flights beat road trips (Centre Daily Times)
With recent gasoline prices spilling over $3 a gallon at some filling stations, intrastate air travel can be an appealing alternative to long road trips across Florida.
• 'Budget Travel Miami Podcast (Gadling)
Another post on podcasting. It?s pretty amazing how many people are getting into the game. We mentioned the Budget Travel podcasts before. The last one they did on Vegas was pretty good. It nicely captured the spirit of the place, and offered interviews with lots of quirky local folk. They obviously put a lot of production effort into these, with upbeat music and lots of nat sound (natural
• 'Garmin(R) Introduces the nuvi(TM) -- the Ultimate Travel Companion (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , today announced the nuvi -- a Personal Travel Assistant that combines a GPS navigator, language translator and travel guide capability, an MP3 player, an audio book player, a currency and measurement converter, a world clock, and a digital photo organizer -- all in one slim, sleek, and easy-to-use device.
• '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.

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