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Travel compensation and charges

Travel expert Simon Calder has more advice for people doing battle with airlines and agents.

Travel › Travel agency offers Antarctica marathon tour

Nippon Travel Agency has launched a 4.4 million yen package tour to Antarctica in December for people who want to run in the world's southernmost…

Travel agent seals public sector deal

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Travel industry expects Labor Day recovery

The travel industry is expecting to recover slightly from a dismal 2009 this Labor Day weekend, a pattern that should continue into the autumn.

Universal Travel Group Honored with Three Awards at the 16th Annual Asian Tourism Golden Travel Awards Ceremony

Universal Travel Group , a leading travel services provider in China offering package tours, air ticketing, and hotel reservation services online and via customer service representatives, today announced that it was presented with three awards at the 16th Annual Asian Tourism Golden Travel Awards Ceremony, held in Beijing on August 29, 2010.

Earl downgraded as wind, rain hit northeastern U.S.

Earl was downgraded to a tropical storm as it spread wind and rain over Long Island and part of New England. Earl still had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.

Mistrial in alleged 'sham marriage' case

The sham marriage trial of actress Fernanda Romero, which the judge has likened to a soap opera, appeared threatened with a mistrial Friday after a dramatic turn a day earlier.

Feds bust huge human-trafficking ring

Six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court in what the FBI has called the largest human-trafficking operation ever to result in charges in the United States.

UPS plane crashes near Dubai, kills 2

A cargo plane has crashed in an uninhabited area near the Dubai airport, according to the official WAM news agency in the United Arab Emirates.

Florida love triangle killer sentenced

A Florida judge sentenced Rachel Wade, the 20-year-old woman convicted of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing her romantic rival in a fight last year, to 27 years in prison Friday.