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GERALD KRAMER: Money Smarts - The good old days of air travel (Naples Daily News)

There was a time when air travel was fun, exciting and basically hassles free. Travelers behaved civilly. And guess what? The airfare included a decent meal, and all the other amenities of flying (checked luggage, pillows, blankets, snacks). There was minimum, if any, security. You could even go to the gate with relatives to see them off. I once had a ticket for a cancelled business trip. I gave ...

Travel: Backpackers saving Aussie tourism (News.com.au Travel)

BACKPACKERS are arriving in greater numbers and spending more despite a global downturn in travel.

New Flight Charters Tapped by Canadian International Autoshow for Private Jet Transportation (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

JACKSON HOLE, WY--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - Nationwide private jet charter leader New Flight Charters was selected by the Canadian International Autoshow to provide round-trip private jet travel for Carroll Shelby from Los Angeles to Toronto, Canada for the recent Carroll Shelby Tribute event February 10. Mr. Shelby was transported aboard a beautiful Learjet 60, 8-passenger midsize executive jet ...

Smartphones have changed the way we travel (USA Today)

Beyond maps and travel guides, tech-savvy travelers are turning to smartphones to check aircraft seat charts, track taxis and get room service.

Libya-Switzerland feud deepens as Gaddafi faces travel ban (Guardian Unlimited)

In the bad old days before Muammar Gaddafi cleaned up his act, international isolation and confrontation with the west were a normal state of affairs for Libya . But now the Jamahiriya – the "state of the masses" – is mired in an embarrassing crisis with Switzerland that has escalated into a Europe-wide travel ban for the country's leaders and top officials.

PREVIEW: Berlin travel fair marks 'new decade of travel' (EARTHtimes.org)

Berlin - The world's biggest international travel show, the ITB in Berlin, celebrates a new decade of travel, as 11,000 exhibitors from 180 countries open their doors on Wednesday. A difficult year lies beh...

International Travel Trade Show Opens in Berlin (Novinite.com)

The largest tourist expo – International Travel Trade Show, ITB, is opening in Berlin Tuesday with the participation of over 11 000 companies from 187 countries.

International Travel Trade Show Opens in Berlin (Novinite.com)

A staff member cleans a huge globe at the stand of the United Aarab Emirates at the International Travel Trade Show ITB in Berlin. Photo by BGNES

German international air travel declines in 2009 (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

The Federal Statistical Office says the number of Germans who took an international trip with an airline in 2009 declined 4.5 percent compared with 2008 levels.

Iran slaps travel ban on celebrated poetess on women's day (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Iran's most celebrated living poetess Simin Behbahani faced a travel ban on Monday after being prevented from leaving for France for International Women's Day ceremonies, an opposition website said.

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