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• 'Pop-up Ad Games Get Own Web Site Travel Site Still Wants You To Sign Up (Bayinsider)
You've probably seen those games from travel site Orbitz.com. In the ads-disguised-as-games you do things such as click a mouse to pluck a chicken or blast a fastball over the fence.
• 'WPT Suing Travel Channel (Rolling Good Times)
LAS VEGAS ? As reported by the Business Journal: "WPT Enterprises Inc. is suing the travel Channel, which airs the company's World Poker Tour television show.
• 'PTAA 5th GMM beefs up local travel (Manila Bulletin)
The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) held its 5th General Membership Meeting (GMM) yesterday at the Intercontinental Hotel in Makati City. The GMM gathered together the country s top travel and trade personalities, key players, movers and frontliners with Tourism Undersecretary Oscar Palabyab as the keynote speaker.
• 'Survey: Rising gas prices will affect travel plans (BizJournals)
While only 19 percent of active leisure travelers surveyed in a just-released poll said they would cancel a planned auto trip if gasoline prices reach $3.50 a gallon, 53 percent said their travel plans would change.
• 'Attacks leave travel plans up in air for Benton graduate (Benton Courier)
Benton's Jamie Fugitt, right, and Amanda Tackett were going to enjoy time in London soon, but Tackett's travel plans are on hold after the bombings in London Thursday. Fugitt is currently studying in England.
• 'School panel passes on travel hike (The Robesonian)
LUMBERTON - Terry Smith isn't on the school board's Finance Committee, but he was the most vocal during the committee's discussion over travel pay on Tuesday.
• 'Eugene travel firm acquires Bend agency (BizJournals)
Journeys by Ambassador has acquired its ninth travel agency since 2000 with the purchase of Legacy World Travel.
• 'Reduce air travel to aid environment, report says (International Herald Tribune)
Britain should drastically reduce the growth of air travel to bring greenhouse gas emissions within levels that will avoid dangerous climate change, a report by leading environmental scientists said Wednesday.
• 'Long Drive Strips facilitate unlimited travel. (ThomasNet)
Available in up to 4 m of single piece lengths, CCS Drive Strips can be butted together for longer travel. Units consist of ceramic coating on steel substrate and can be mounted via double-faced tape, mounting holes, or clamping spar. Ability to drive linear or rotary devices makes them suited for applications in semiconductor, fiber optic, electronics, bio-medical/pharmaceutical, automotive, and
• 'Priceline.com Lets Web Developers Tap Travel Services (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)
Priceline.com launches a self-service system for web developers to add the online travel agency's hotel-room booking service to their sites.

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