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• 'Can technology solve air travel woes? (CNET)
Senators and aviation executives say it'll help. Others warn that travel snafus can't all be blamed on a 1950s-era air traffic control system.
• 'Ridge: From Homeland Security to Travel Booster (NPR)
Morning Edition , September 27, 2007 · America's first Secretary of Homeland Security, former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, works for the travel industry now. He says some of the border-security measures he helped put in place should be made less onerous to encourage tourism.
• 'Mayor asks ethics board to clarify travel-expenses policy (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin has asked city ethics officials to determine whether she should include the names of some groups that have paid for her travel on her financial disclosure forms.
• 'Free Travel for Supergold Card Holders (Scoop.co.nz)
To celebrate International Day of the Older Person, Horizons Regional Council is providing free travel for two weeks to all SuperGold Card Holders, Monday to Friday, between the 1 October and 12 October.
• 'Expedia(R) Corporate Travel to Launch Full-Service Travel Offering in Spain (FinanzNachrichten)
BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Expedia(R) Corporate Travel (ECT), a full-service travel management company, today announced plans to launch service in Spain.
• 'Ridge: From Homeland Security to Travel Booster (NPR)
America's first Secretary of Homeland Security, former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, works for the travel industry now. He says some of the border-security measures he helped put in place should be made less onerous to encourage tourism.
• 'U.S. to travel to Austria for '08 Davis Cup (CBS Sportsline)
The United States will travel to Austria for the first round of next year's Davis Cup, and Russia has a tough opener against Serbia.
• 'MOFA warns Taiwanese against travel to Myanmar (Taipei Times)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) advised the public yesterday to avoid travel to Myanmar, amid a violent crackdown on protests against military rule in the Southeast Asian nation.
• 'FOX Energy Team: Green Travel (FOX 5 Atlanta)
ATLANTA (FOX 5) -- Planning a weekend getaway? Or a longer vacation? Here's something to consider -- more and more people are choosing to go green when they pick those vacation destinations. FOX News Sharman Sacchetti shows how you can cut down on that carbon footprint while you travel. Click video for more information.
• 'Kurds turn to Capitol Hill to open up travel, get more aid (The Hill)
One of America?s most reliable allies in the Iraq war, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), has turned to Congress for help in opening up northern Iraq to more investment and travel.

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