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  • Grounded by fare restriction (USA Today)
    Traveler's Aide: Read restrictions before buying tickets. You should see a link during the booking process which will take you to the ticket rules, and there you'll find details of whether changes are allowed at all, and if so, what the applicable fees would be. If you're not comfortable buying tickets with ironclad no-changes-at-any-price rules, look for less-restrictive fares, or consider


  • Cyber Alert: Couch Surfing (WIFR-TV Rockford)
    We've all heard of booking time shares for vacation get-a-ways. Now, there's something new and much less expensive...couch surfing. Couch surfing is the newest way to book a room for your next travel adventure. Only this time, it's absolutely free.


  • Flyer Finds Turbulence When Re-Booking Ticket (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
    Our Consumer Investigators have uncovered a serious problem that could hit you when you fly.


  • Frontier, AirTran to allow cross-booking, frequent flier sharing (Denver Daily News)
    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ? Frontier Airlines and AirTran Airways announced Tuesday an arrangement linking their trip reservation services and enabling customers to interchangeably use their frequent flier points.


  • Interim Van Wezel chief looks ahead (The Herald-Tribune)
    SARASOTA -- Some worry the arts hall will have trouble booking talent for its next season.


  • Student?s night at Central Booking spurred suit (The Daily Record)
    Alex Thompson was just a newbie law student at the University of Maryland last year when he was arrested after a night of Halloween revelry in Fells Point.


  • Worldspan Hotel Select(R) Presents Travel Agents With New Revenue-Generating Tools and More Content (SYS-CON Media)
    Global travel technology leader Worldspan, L.P. has created a bigger, better Worldspan Hotel Select booking system to enhance the solution that presents travel agents with the largest pool of hotel content available from a single source. Hotel Select is fortified with new shopping capabilities and hotel suppliers to lend agents a more powerful hotel shopping experience and help increase agency