- 'Moderate gas prices boost holiday travel, AAA says (USA Today)
More than 38 million Americans, buoyed in part by lower gasoline prices, are taking to the roads and airways for the Thanksgiving travel period, but face winter storms along the East Coast, higher car rental prices, crowded airports and jammed highways in many parts of the nation.
- 'Adviser runs up travel bill of $16,400 at Seattle City Light (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
It's hard to say if Seattle City Light adviser James Hansen is the city's busiest traveler because it doesn't keep a central database of city travel. Still, a sampling of thousands of city documents from 2004 puts Hansen near the top.
- 'Exchange program sends employers to Mexico to connect with workers? families (Winona Daily News)
It?s all about cultural understanding. That?s the main message behind Puentes/Bridges, a program that promotes cultural understanding between employers, employees and community members in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- 'Mexico travel warning issued (News Interactive)
AUSTRALIANS considering travel to Mexico have been warned to reconsider visiting a country wracked by politically inspired violence.
- 'Survey: Visiting the USA is a hassle (USA Today)
The U.S. entry process for foreign travelers is the world's worst beating out the Middle East, Asia and Africa, according to a survey released this week by a group made up of some of the U.S. travel industry's major players. By a 2-to-1 margin, 2,011 foreign respondents ranked the USA worst among 10 broad travel destinations for the overall difficulty of its entry procedures.
- 'New passport rules affecting Canada, Mexico flights (KVBC Las Vegas)
There's a new travel restriction that could affect plans for your next trip. The rules are changing for everyone who crosses US borders by airplane, and for an international city like Las Vegas, it's going to take some adjustment.
- '38 million expected to travel today (AP via Yahoo! News)
Today is the day when the Thanksgiving holiday travel begins in earnest. AAA says 38.3 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home, an increase of nearly three percent from last year.
- 'Vacationers to Canada, Mexico to need passports (Contra Costa Times)
U.S. citizens traveling by air from Canada, Mexico and most Caribbean nations must present passports to re-enter the country starting Jan. 23, the government said Wednesday.
- 'Thanksgiving travel dash under way (Provo Daily Herald)
Long lines formed at airports well before daybreak Wednesday, but the annual dash home for Thanksgiving started smoothly despite predictions that more travelers would take to the roads, skies and rails this year than last. Nationwide, an estimated 38.3 million people will travel 50 miles or more for Thanksgiving, according to AAA.
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