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Travel Europe News Archive28-Mar-2006
Luxury trains evoke romantic era of rail travel (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Well-heeled tourists, eager to rediscover the romance of an earlier era, are taking to the rails in increasing numbers on board trains with names that evoke the age of luxury Travel.
WorldHotels ties up with American Express Travel Services for APAC region (eyefortravel.com)The company says it has become the first group of independent hotels to enter into a Preferred Partnership with American Express Travel Services in the region.
WorldHotels ties up with American Express Travel Services for APAC region (Smart Travel News)WorldHotels, which has Preferred Partnership with American Express Travel Services in Europe and America, has extended the same to the Asia Pacific region....
U.S. and Europe Plan Sanctions Against Belarus (Gasden Times)By C. J. CHIVERS New York Times MINSK, Belarus, March 24 The United States and Europe said Friday that they would impose sanctions against President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus and other top officials for cracking down on a peaceful protest over his re-election, which was widely seen as a sham.
FEATURE: Japan's travel agencies lure rich with luxury packages (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) _ Overseas travel for Japanese has long ceased to be special treat that only the rich can savor.
Europe diary: Italian contrasts (BBC News)BBC Europe Editor Mark Mardell on political theatre and deliberate dullness in the Italian election campaign.
Kuoni presents future of travel (NZZ)By 2020 tourists will be spending their vacations at "hyper holiday hubs" where they will find everything under one roof, including the airport. To celebrate its centenary, the Kuoni Group, Switzerland's largest travel company, has commissioned a study on future trends in the travel industry.
Travel bookings up 9% in Jan-Feb, outlook positive: Abacus (Channel NewsAsia)SINGAPORE : Travel bookings in the first two months of 2006 grew an aggregate 9 percent on year to reach over 4 million bookings, according to latest figures by Abacus International.
Attacks leave travel plans up in air for Benton graduate (Benton Courier)In the wake of Thursday's bombings in London, Amanda Tackett said today that she is going to "evaluate everything" for a few days before deciding whether to join her fiance, Jamie Fugitt, in Europe.
Rice to visit Europe over Iran's issue (People's Daily)U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will Travel to Germany, France and Britain between March 29 and April 2, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said on Monday.
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