- 'Lobbyist's ex-girlfriend tells of Ryan's junkets to Mexico, Lake Tahoe (ABC 7 Chicago)
January 10, 2006 - George Ryan went on holiday trips to Mexico, New York and Lake Tahoe with a flamboyant, free-spending lobbyist, the lobbyist's former girlfriend testified Tuesday.
- 'Witness tells of Ryan's travel with lobbyist By Mike Robinson Associated Press (Pantagraph)
CHICAGO - George Ryan and his wife went on holiday trips to Mexico, New York and Lake Tahoe, Nev., with a flamboyant, free-spending lobbyist who regularly carried a wad of cash and peeled off bills to buy presents for his friends, the lobbyist's former girlfriend testified Tuesday.
- 'Visits to UK travel websites up 15% (eyefortravel.com)
Hitwise, the leader in online competitive intelligence, today reports that visits to travel websites reached 5.41% for the week ending 7th January 2006 ? a 15% increase compared with the same period in 2005. Last week, the sector reached its second highest peak over the last 15 months, just slightly lower than the high that occurred in August 2005 when the sector reached a 5.57% share of online
- 'World Travel Is Safer with US-VISIT, Security Official Says (U.S. Department of State)
After two years implementing new border entry policies and procedures, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reports that further measures still are ahead as the agency strives to smooth and speed the process for legitimate travel and ?stop the bad guys.? The two-year-old US-VISIT program is devoted to ?keeping America?s doors open and our nation secure,? according to the program?s motto.
- 'Lobos Travel to Utah For Back-to-Back Dual Meets (University of New Mexico Lobos)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - UPCOMING FOR THE LOBOS: The University of New Mexico women's swimming and diving team will be in Salt Lake City, Utah on Jan. 13, 2006 where they will face the Utes of The University of Utah in their sixth dual meet of the season. Competition for this meet will begin at 5 p.m.
- 'Talk About Travel (Washington Post)
Washington Post Travel editors and writers take your questions and comments every Monday at 2 p.m. ET.
- 'Funjet Vacations Launches New 'Mexico Updates' Blog for Cancun and Cozumel (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Funjet Vacations just launched another new web log dedicated to providing travelers and travel agents with tourism updates on Cancun and Cozumel, Mexico.
- 'Men's Tennis Notes (CalBears.com)
THE WEEK: The California Golden Bear men's tennis team returns to the court for their first match of the spring season. The team will travel to the Mexico Invitational in Manzanillo, Mexico.
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