- 'Travel Savvy (The Oregonian)
If you're a global traveler, the Mobal World Phone might be a good call for you. Many U.S. cell phone models don't work abroad, so this cell phone could be worth its weight in roaming fees if you travel internationally more than once a year. Upon purchase, you're charged only for the phone itself.
- 'Spring break in Hurricane Wilma's wake (The Wichita Eagle)
Spring break is fast approaching, and everyone knows that Mexico's Caribbean coast -- a favorite destination for college students and families -- got hammered by hurricanes Emily and Wilma last year. What's in store for travelers who want to go back to that favorite resort or villa? Travel-industry representatives, insiders who visited Cancun and Cozumel late last year, and some residents who
- 'Mexico Raises $870 Mln by Selling 85% Airport Stake (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico raised $870 million by selling its 85 percent stake in the nation's largest airport operator, taking advantage of investor optimism that air travel will be buoyed by the expansion of low-cost carriers.
- 'Sick vets in South Texas travel hundreds of miles for health care (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)
HARLINGEN, Texas Four mornings a week, two vans with government tags and volunteer drivers make the rounds of the Rio Grande Valley.
- 'US fears Mexico "Laser Visas" being used illegally (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A growing number of high-tech U.S. visas aimed at boosting security on the Mexico border may be winding up on the black market for sale or rent, U.S. officials said on Friday.
- 'Hurricane reminders haunt Mexico?s spring break spots (Kansas City Star)
Spring break is fast approaching, and everyone knows that Mexico?s Caribbean coast ? a favorite destination for college students and families ? got hammered by hurricanes Emily and Wilma last year.
- 'The Untenable (Sierra Times)
Defending the Bush administration has become increasing difficult. In the wake of the Patriot Act excesses, Harriet Miers, and Mexico blunders, the administration is now attempting to salvage the horrific port deal for Dubai buddies. Huh?
- 'Tulenko: Selling today's customer (The Cincinnati Post)
You're watching manufacturers, wholesalers, service and retail establishments close like flies dying on a window in August. The reason? They can't match prices of giant "wonder stores." For example, friends in the travel industry are in pain. So are small bookstores, appliance sales firms, manufacturers, service companies, and others. You may even contribute to this decline by using the Internet
- 'Party palaces still in grip of post-storm repairs (Miami Herald)
After Mexico's Caribbean coast got hammered by hurricanes Emily and Wilma last year, what's in store for travelers seeking its sun and sand?
- 'U.S. looks at new 'travel card' (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Just when travel agents thought they had persuaded customers to get their passports this year, there is talk of another option. The passport may not be necessary for many travelers now that the United States is considering a "travel card" similar to a driver's license that would allow U.S. citizens to visit Canada and Mexico.
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