2008-04-29 14:48:11 - Americans are planning to stay with friends/family for lodging while 37% plan to drive rather than fly. Twenty percent of those surveyed are planning a vacation rental instead of a hotel this summer. Full Article at PR-Inside.com

In a cramped office on East Seventh Street, Ruth Hernandez recalls the glory days when her Aaeros Travel agency occupied quarters across the hall that were three times as big. Full Article at Austin American-Statesman

In a cramped office on East Seventh Street, Ruth Hernandez recalls the glory days when her Aaeros Travel agency occupied quarters across the hall that were three times as big. Full Article at Austin American-Statesman

Austin Travel has signed an agreement with a United Kingdom-based corporate travel management agency aimed at putting Long Island's largest travel agency on par with national travel companies. Full Article at Newsday

Despite challenges from the Internet and other digital options, the market for travel books grew slightly last year, according to a new study released by travel industry analyst Stephen Mesquita. Full Article at Publishers Weekly

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"All politics is local," said Tip O'Neill, the Democratic Massachusetts congressman who was speaker of the House from 1977 until his retirement in 1987. Full Article at New York Daily News

Next week, the first of 130 million Americans will be getting tax rebate checks designed to help jump-start a sputtering U.S. ... Full Article at USA Today

Adding to the picture of a bubble developing around Web-based ad networks, Travel Ad Network, a Manhattan-based firm that sells online ads across travel Web sites, on Monday took its first round of institutional funding$15 million. Full Article at NewYorkBusiness.com