Record-Setting Holiday Travel Season Expected  WSB-TV 2 Atlanta - Dec

Record-Setting Holiday Travel Season Expected 
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta - Dec 14 9:19 AM
More people are expected to hit the roads and skies this holiday season than ever before, according to a recent survey.Save

Online Travel Bookings Will Surpass Offline Bookings for the First Time in 2007 
Hospitality Net - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
Sherman, Conn., USA, December 14, 2006 — According to a new report from PhoCusWright Inc., next year for the first time transactions on the Internet will account for over half (54%) of all U.S. travel bookings. The report, PhoCusWrights U.S. Online Travel Overview, is now in its sixth edition and is used by members of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries to assess the domestic …Save

B’Air introduces new service 
The Nassau Guardian - Dec 14 6:38 AM
Shopping in Miami just got a little bit easier as Bahamasair announced its new air cargo partnership that allows travelers to ship oversized items in a more cost-efficient way.Save

Air Passenger Data Program Concerns European Officials 
Washington Post - Dec 14 8:54 AM
European officials yesterday joined the chorus of concern over a U.S. screening program that creates risk profiles for every air traveler entering or leaving the United States, and sought assurances that the system does not violate European privacy rights. Save

CHICAGO: Growing air travel business brings higher dividend at Boeing 
Tacoma News Tribune - Dec 12 1:55 AM
Boeing Co. raised its dividend by 17 percent amid surging demand for air travel worldwide.Save

Survey: Holiday Travel Season To Set Record 
NBC 5 Chicago - Dec 14 9:38 AM
This year could mark the busiest Christmas holiday ever for travelers, according to a recent survey.Save

Travel Ban Could Reduce Spread Of SARS Or Other Infectious Diseases 
Science Daily - Dec 14 6:21 AM
Restricting travel could help reduce the spread of infections like SARS by more than 50 percent. In a study published today in the open access journal BMC Medicine, Swedish researchers simulated infection scenarios and tested the impact of travel restrictions on the spread of infection. They show that banning trips longer than 50 km would greatly reduce the spread of infection, even if 30 percent …Save

Trekking With Chimps, Facing Elephants, Lions: Tanzania Travel 
Bloomberg.com - Dec 14 7:24 AM
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) — Step by step the guide’s machete is clearing a path in front of us through the dense tropical forest in the remote mountains of western Tanzania. Our clothes stick to our skin since we’ve been climbing uphill for an hour in the 90- degree heat.Save

AirTran Holdings, Inc. to Host Webcast to Discuss Its Proposed Merger with Midwest Air Group 
FinanzNachrichten - Dec 13 3:13 AM
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AirTran Holdings, ( Nachrichten ) Inc., will provide an online, real-time Webcast to discuss its previously disclosed proposal to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Midwest Air Group, Inc. for $11.25 per share in cash and AirTran stock.Save

Air New Zealand Receives Prestigious Award 
Scoop.co.nz - Dec 12 8:31 PM
Air New Zealand’s Business Premier service has been named by Business Traveller Magazine as having the Best Business Class to South Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand in 2006.Save
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