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DIA Travel Down Year-Over-Year In Januarycbs4denver.com, COAviation manager Kim Day says the number of available seats on planes increased slightly in January over the same month last year. Day says people are being more cautious with their spending and may be putting off business and leisure travel.

All Nippon May Delay Discount Carrier as Travel FallsBloombergBy Chris Cooper March 5 (Bloomberg) — All Nippon Airways Co., Japan’s second-largest carrier, may delay the start of a discount airline it planned to begin as early as this month as overseas travel demand drops at the fastest rate in more than five …

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Travel group campaign responds to trip cancellationsLas Vegas Review - Journal, NVBy Steve Tetreault WASHINGTON — Enough already with business event bashing, the nation's travel leaders are saying in a campaign launched today aimed at stopping an industry slide. The US Travel Association is pushing back against a tumble brought on …US Travel Association Reveals […]

State employees' chief demoted in state double-billing caseMSNBCNASHVILLE — Tennessee State Employees Association President Zoyle Jones has been demoted from a top post at the state Department of Correction for allegedly double-billing the state and the employees' group on identical travel, records obtained by the …Tennessee State employees association suspends president Chattanooga Times Free PressTSEA […]

Hotel CEOs bite back at anti-travel talkReutersBy Bill Rigby NEW YORK (Reuters) - Political outrage over the use of public money on corporate perks is scaring many companies away from legitimate travel spending and could — if unchecked — cost thousands of jobs in the US hospitality industry, …Online Travel: Priceline, Expedia, Orbitz […]

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Dutch citizens advised not to travel to DarfurRadio Netherlands, NetherlandsThe Foreign Ministry has issued a more severe travel warning to Sudan now that the International Criminal Court in The Hague has issued an arrest warrant against the country's president. The ministry is advising Dutch citizens not to travel to the …Video: Darfur refugee hails al-Bashir […]

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View-Master 3-D travel reels head into the sunsetThe Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Amber LaPointe's introduction to one of the country's greatest tourist attractions came from small square pictures on a white wheel. "It was like you could look into a world away," said the 28-year-old from Toledo, Ohio. …Click, Click, Dark: View-Master […]

Washington Post

Travel plan not all it's cracked up to beDetroit Free Press, United StatesBY SHANNON SHELTON • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • March 4, 2009 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo attempted to use an NCAA tournament-preparation approach to the Spartans' past two road games against Illinois and Indiana. …Spartans' road trip reminiscent of […]

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UNO, Creighton Warn Students About Travel To MexicoMSNBCCollege crowds dominate that travel demographic, which is why University of Nebraska-Omaha and Creighton have issued alerts to their students. UNO is warning travelers of the risks with fliers and mass e-mails. UNO's spring break begins March 16. …Video: Gov't Warns Spring Breakers to Avoid Parts […]

Reuters

Biz travel taking a hit, executives sayReutersBy Kyle Peterson NEW YORK (Reuters) - US airlines are seeing a steep decline in travel demand — especially for business trips — as the recession grinds on, and carriers are braced for persistent weak demand, executives at two major carriers said on …US Airways: Little room for more […]