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08/29/2008
U.S. Labor Day Travel Likely to Drop, Continuing Summer Slide (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Labor Day weekend holiday travel probably will decline as the U.S. summer driving season comes to a close the way it began, curbed by high gasoline prices and a weak economy.
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08/28/2008
Travel Tips: Readers' air, cruise and hotel secrets (USA Today)
Each week USA TODAY taps our traveling audience for the their best advice on air travel, cruising and hotels. Leave a tip or take a tip it could be run in an upcoming issue of USA TODAY.
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08/28/2008
TUI Travel says in airline merger talks with Lufthansa, T Cook (AFP via Yahoo! News)
British travel firms TUI Travel and Thomas Cook said Thursday that they are in talks with Germany's Lufthansa about a merger of their respective airline units TUIfly Germany, Condor and Germanwings.
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08/29/2008
Bay Area Labor Day travel slumps (Contra Costa Times)
For the first time in a decade, fewer Californians are expected to take Labor Day vacations this year, according to AAA of Northern California. About 4.3 million Californians will travel 50 miles or more this Labor Day weekend, a 1.4 percent drop from last year, said Cynthia Harris, a spokeswoman for AAA.
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08/29/2008
Travel slump has an upside: great deals on hotel stays (The State)
Cash-strapped travelers may finally get a break on rising hotel prices this fall — courtesy of airline cutbacks and high gasoline prices. Airlines’ service cuts and rising fuel costs have damped travel demand to several popular resort destinations. That has spurred some hotels to offer plentiful deals and to temper rate increases to woo reluctant vacationers — in an about-face from recent years, ...
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08/29/2008
Guide to Labor Day Travel, Weather, Boating (The Lakeland Ledger)
LAKELAND | Americans are thinking twice before traveling too far from home this Labor Day.According to the American Automobile Association, 36.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from their home for the holiday, a 1 percent decrease from last year.
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08/29/2008
European Travel Channel films episode on Oregon coast (KATU Portland)
The European Travel Channel is doing a series on the state and were over at the Coquille Lighthouse filming for their Oregon Coast episode.
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08/29/2008
Decrease in Labor Day travel expected in N.C. (The Wilmington Star-News)
Despite recent drops in gas prices, Labor Day travel is expected to decrease slightly in North Carolina compared to last year, according to a survey for AAA Carolinas.
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08/29/2008
AAA predicts fewer will travel during Labor Day holiday (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
Concern about gas prices, the economy and rising air fares will decrease holiday travel this Labor Day weekend for the first time since 2006, officials with AAA predict.
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08/29/2008
Follow advisory for smooth highway travel (The New Straits Times)
KUALA LUMPUR: PLUS Expressways Bhd has prepared a Travel Time Advisory (TTA) to ensure smooth traffic flow during Merdeka Day. PLUS corporate communications general manager Khalilah Mohd Talha said the TTA is for the motorists travelling from the Klang Valley to the north and south.
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