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• '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.
• 'Reliance Pacific plans to go big in Indon travel services (The Star Online)
RELIANCE Pacific Bhd is finalising details on a venture that will see the company going in a big way into wholesaling its travel services in Indonesia.
• 'More Buyers At This Year's PATA Travel Mart (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- PATA Travel Mart 2005 (PTM05), a professional travel trade event has gathered a total of 375 global buyers, an increase of 8.7 percent from last year's event where 345 buyers participated.
• 'Microtel Inns & Suites Wins Budget Travel Magazine's 2005 'Extra Mile Award' for Travel Innovation (Hotel Online)
Microtel Inns & Suites has won the 2005 "Extra Mile Award" from Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine for providing guests nationwide with free local and long distance calling and with free wireless high speed Internet service.
• 'India Airport Worker Strike Disrupts Travel (AP via Yahoo! News)
Waving red flags, thousands of striking airport workers protested Thursday across India, disrupting air travel and forcing airlines to cancel dozens of flights.
• 'On Travel and Music (Gadling)
A long way back, I featured here a list of songs that I?d most like to hear while traveling. The list was partly based on some personal experiences with music while I was on the road in various places. For example, years ago when I did the five day trek up the Inca Trail, I was drained and tired and beat, and I put the headphones on and heard Willy Nelson sing Peter Gabriel?s Don?t Give Up, and
• 'India Airport Worker Strike Disrupts Travel (ABC News)
Strike by Thousands of Airport Workers Disrupts Travel in India, Forces Cancellations
• 'Company Will Appeal Travel Plaza Decision (Fort Wayne News Channel 15)
(New Haven, Ind.-AP) A company with plans to build a 17-acre travel plaza near I-469 in New Haven says it's not giving up despite a judge's decision. The New Haven Board of Zoning Appeals denied Utah-based Flying J permission to build the plaza. An Allen Circuit judge upheld the decision last week.
• 'CW Government Travel Wins U.S. Department of Education Contract to Provide eTravel Services (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
CW Government Travel , part of the Carlson family of brands and services, has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Education to provide eTravel Services , a travel and expense management system.
• 'WPT, Travel discuss new show despite dispute (BizJournals)
WPT Enterprises Inc. is negotiating broadcast rights to its "Professional Poker Tour" show with The travel Channel LLC, a deal it had been discussing with ESPN and other cable networks.

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