Travel News Archive

• 'False travel papers for Alvarez: lawyer (The Age)
The immigration department pressured Filipino officials to issue false travel documents for wrongfully deported Australian citizen Vivian Alvarez, her lawyer says.
• '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.
• 'Replacing Chirac, Villepin to push for tax on air travel at United Nations (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is to replace a recuperating President Jacques Chirac at this week's UN summit in New York, where he will push French proposals for a tax on air travel to finance aid to the very poor.
• 'Travel with environment in mind (CNN.com)
The cost of executive travel includes more than just the money paid out for an air ticket or a taxi ride; business trips also have an environmental price tag.
• 'Avaya and SITA SC form global alliance dedicated to the travel and transportation industry (Computerworld Singapore)
Avaya, a global provider of business communications applications, systems and services, and SITA SC, the global communication services integrator dedicated to the travel and transportation industry (TTI), have announced a global alliance to bring next generation of Internet Protocol (IP)-based communication products and services to the industry.
• 'S8 increases bid for Harvey World Travel (Sydney Morning Herald)
Queensland property management company S8 Ltd has increased its current on-market bid price for Harvey World Travel Ltd (HWT) to $81.05 million. The new $1.92 cash per HWT share bid is a seven cent increase from its initial $1.85 bid earlier this month, which was labelled as "opportunistic" by HWT.
• 'Australia's S8 Ups Harvey World Travel Bid To A$1.92/Shr (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News)
SYDNEY (Dow Jones) Australian property management group S8 Ltd. (SEL.AU) said Wednesday it has increased its on-market takeover bid for travel agency group Harvey World Travel Group Ltd. (HWT.AU) to A$1.92 per share from A$1.85.
• '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.
• '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.
• 'S8 increases bid for Harvey World Travel (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Queensland property management company S8 Ltd has increased its current on-market bid price for Harvey World travel Ltd to $81.05 million.

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