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• 'Business travel costs to rise 12 percent (BizJournals)
High fuel costs are expected to cause business travel costs to soar 12 percent next year, Runzheimer International said Friday.
• 'Travel-industry job bank set up for victims of Katrina (The Arizona Republic)
WASHINGTON - The travel industry has launched a job bank Web site to help more than 260,000 of the industry's workers affected by Hurricane Katrina.
• 'Still no travel expense standard (Clayton Tribune)
Clayton City Council still has no systematic method of accounting for its travel expenses. Council members and Mayor Danny Gillespie attended the annual convention of the Georgia Municipal Association, held June 24-27 in Savannah.
• 'Definition of a Travel Blogger? (Gadling)
Make no mistake in calling this What?s New Pussycat blog found here a travel blog. It?s nothing more than ramblings of someone who spends time in Latvia, Iceland and Spain, attempts to learn Spanish and fails, and worries much about silent flatulence at the gym. Even in the section titled Globetrotting, which would make it easy for someone to mistake the literature found here suitable for
• 'Air travel no longer cheap (The Star Online)
IT is getting more expensive to travel by air to your favourite holiday destination. Natural calamities can play havoc on oil prices resulting in higher oil surcharges. Security concerns too have resulted in higher airport charges worldwide.
• 'Rita's Ripples Impact Tri-State Travel (WLWT ChannelCincinnati.com via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Rita is making travel a headache along the Texas Gulf Coast, but the storm is also having ripple effects in the Tri-State, News 5's Juliette Vara reported.
• 'MAS Holds First Ever Travel Fair In Indonesia (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines became the first international airline to hold Indonesia's first ever Travel Fair with its three-day Malaysia Airlines Travel Fair Indonesia (MATF) 2005) beginning Friday.
• 'False inforamtion on Bangladesh in most Indian travel guides (News From Bangladesh)
REF : Well Written With A Soft Language, But Sending A Strong Message!! Most travel guides on India have the same information on West Bengal and Calcutta. All the problems of India and Calcutta are due to Bengali Muslims, ie, Bangladesh.
• 'Gas, hurricanes and plane ticket prices affecting fall travel plans (News Daily)
When it comes to choosing vacation destinations this fall, the hurricane season, rising gas prices and airline ticket prices will play a bigger role than people want in where they will travel, according to travel experts.
• 'Tourism campaign wins top travel award (The Oklahoman)
Sep 24, 2005: Carl Wilgus was so captivated by images of Oklahoma's majestic waterways, stunning greenbelts, red cliffs, and cowboy and Indian culture mixed with modern art and architecture, he gave the state two of the travel industry's most coveted awards this year.

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