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Political Unrest, travel Warnings Cripple Thailand's Troubled Tourism Industry
bangkok, thailand (4 sep 2008) — arrivals of foreign tourists in thailand are down 30 percent, the association of thai travel agents said thursday, blaming the drop on a state of emergency declared three days ago in the capital.
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Cuba Declines U.s. Offer To Send Disaster Team - Seattle Times
havana — cuba politely declined a u.s. offer to send a disaster-assessment team to the island after hurricane gustav, saying saturday it would rather washington suspend restrictions on travel and the sale of food and other materials it needs to ...
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Looking For Single-senior Trips - San Diego Union-tribune
answer: travel can be expensive, limited or lonely for singles, what with most of the travel industry viewing the world through the prism of “double occupancy.” but millions of active baby boomers are starting to hit retirement age and many are ...
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travel Deals Of The Week: Caribbean And Bahamas
fall is one of the best seasons for deals in the caribbean and bahamas. because this is hurricane season, it's best to check hotel cancellation policies and details of your travel insurance before you book. here are a few options.
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travel Briefs: Violence Hurts Kenya Tourism
nairobi, kenya -- the number of tourists to kenya dropped by more than a third in the first half of the year, a top tourism official said in nairobi, blaming deadly post-election violence. also: amazon display in indiana; frommer's travel guides coming to iphone, ipod; learn all about skyscrapers; find cheap trips on the web;
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Kuwait To Discuss War Payment In Historic Iraq Visit - International Herald Tribune
baghdad : kuwait's prime minister will travel to baghdad this week in the gulf state's first high-level visit to iraq since saddam hussein invaded his tiny neighbour in 1990, an iraqi government official said on sunday. kuwait prime minister sheikh ...
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Save It! - San Diego Union-tribune
“i travel a lot and a 'saving grace' has been my brita water filter,” says eva shaw of carlsbad. “no more do i have to find bottled water when i arrive at a hotel or worse, hold my nose as i swallow that which comes from the tap. as soon as i ...
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travel Q&a
q: i'd like to surprise my husband with a horseback riding trip and a gourmet cooking class. any advice? a: you'll have to travel way out west to find ranches that cater to both cooks and cowboys.
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travel Briefs
aaa plans travel show aaa ohio auto club will be launching a new vacation and travel show jan. 16-18 at veterans memorial, 300 w. broad st.
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Where To Get European Tourist Information - Chicago Tribune
monaco: monaco government tourist and convention bureau, 565 5th ave., 23rd floor, new york, ny 10017; 800-753-9696; www.visitmonaco.com netherlands: netherlands board of tourism, 355 lexington ave., new york, ny 10017; 888-464-6552; www.holland.com ...
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Five Killed, Three Wounded By Anti-tank Mine In Cambodia - Xinhua News Agency
phnom penh, sept. 7 (xinhua) -- a truck carrying rice to a mill hit an anti-tank mine in koun kreal commune, sam rong district of oddar meanchey province of cambodia, killing five people and injuring three, including a baby boy aged eight months ...
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Town & Country travel Discovers Hudson Valley
new york -- looking for a place you can drive to this fall with beautiful foliage, nice places to stay and eat, and interesting towns to visit? town & country travel magazine's fall issue recommends new york's hudson river valley, which starts about an hour north of the city.
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Matta To Take Action Against travel Agent After Umrah Fiasco
putrajaya: the malaysian association of tour and travel agents (matta) will take action against the travel agent who allegedly caused 14 people heading for their umrah (pilgrimage) to be stranded at the kl international airport (klia) on saturday.
thestar.com.my

travel Briefs - The State
if you’re visiting the charleston area this fall, here are a few places to consider visiting to celebrate the harvest season. the boone hall pumpkin patch in mount pleasant is open throughout october, offering hay rides, kettle corn, pumpkin ...
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Driven Away? - Baltimore Sun
t raveling the congested highways in the baltimore-washington region may take a psychological toll now. in the not-so-far-off future, the cost may be in dollars and cents. four major road projects in the region will open in the next five to 10 years ...
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travel Warnings
are you tired of travel web sites that want either to sell you a ticket or to prove that they're better than the other latest travel social network? would you be more comfortable just reading about cool travel-related products and destinations?
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The Best travel Is Not Always Planned
"if you want to make god laugh, tell him about your plans." f woody allen, the grand poobah of schlemiels, is right about this, then i have provided god with many hours of amusement over my years of travel.
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Clearing A Path For Simple Ways To travel - Ann Arbor News Blog
gas prices are pushing more people away from the petroleum pumps and into walking shoes. trouble is, residents living outside sidewalk zones may have limited opportunities to choose the simplest forms of transportation in a meaningful way. that's why ...
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travel: Hooters Loses Something In Translation In China - The State
beijing — the american owl restaurant, as it is known here, is indeed america encapsulated, in all its hot-sauced, cleavage-sprung glory. chicken wings arrive deep fried, beverages in cold, frothy suds. american top 40 pop music blares on an ...
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'travel Writer' Witnesses Crash
review of 61-year-old first-time novelist pete ferry's 'travel writing', opinion:4-pagination
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