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Travel Europe News Archive30-May-2006
Getting around in Europe (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)If you're planning to head over to Europe and you want to visit more than one destination on the Continent, do a little research before you decide how to Travel once you're there. Sites to check:
Arabian Travel Market 2006 smashes visitor record trade buyers up 10%: Media up 29% (AME Info)Arabian Travel Market 2006 - the 13th in the annual series of the Middle East's premier Travel and tourism event - attracted a record number of trade buyers from 99 countries to the Dubai World Trade Centre - with total numbers up 10% on last year's figures to reach an all-time high of nearly 11,674.
Europe Vows to Help Spain With Crisis (ABC News)Europe Pledges to Send Planes, Boats to Help Spain With Immigration Crisis in Canary Islands
Ctrip May Buy Companies in Asia as More Chinese Travel Abroad (Bloomberg.com)May 29 (Bloomberg) -- Ctrip.com International Ltd., China's biggest online travel agent, may buy companies in Hong Kong, South Korea and across Asia to tap rising spending on international travel by Chinese consumers.
Europe Vows to Help Spain With Crisis (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)MADRID, Spain (AP) - European countries far removed from Spain's immigration crisis in the Canary Islands pledged Monday to send planes and patrol boats to help stem the flood of destitute Africans seeking a better life, officials said. Some 400 more migrants arrived at the islands by boat over the weekend. Authorities have intercepted more than 6,000 migrants since January, compared with 4,751
India's Economic Growth Probably Accelerated as Services Gained (Bloomberg.com)May 30 (Bloomberg) -- India's economic growth probably accelerated last quarter as Oracle Corp. and local technology companies hired more workers, spurring demand for houses, air travel and mobile phone services.
Europe vows to help Spain with crisis (AP via Yahoo! News) European countries far removed from Spain's immigration crisis in the Canary Islands pledged Monday to send planes and patrol boats to help stem the flood of destitute Africans seeking a better life, officials said.
Summer forecast: Lines, full planes, higher fares (USA Today)Get ready to hurry up and wait. Summer 2006 is shaping up to be the busiest on record for air travel. Nearly 207 million passengers are expected to board U.S. airliners for domestic and international trips in the next three months, up 2 million from the same period last year.
Tourist market has Ctrip in expansion mode (International Herald Tribune)Ctrip.com International, China's biggest online Travel agent, may buy companies in Hong Kong, South Korea and across Asia in a bid to profit from rising spending on international Travel by Chinese consumers.
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