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Pack your bags for 2007
Cincinnati Enquirer - A record-breaking avalanche of lost luggage, airlines struggling with bankruptcies, fuel surcharges driving up ticket prices and fewer domestic flights packed with more grousing passengers. Goodbye and good riddance to travel 2006. Forecasts for the

Heavy waves thrash Gulf of Thailand
Xinhua News Agency - Violent waves are still breaking across the regions beaches in Surat Thani and Chumphon provinces with waves as high as three meters, TAT said, adding that people who planned to travel to the region to celebrate the New Year should monitor weather

Travel Tips for Dec. 31
Baton Rouge Advocate - It s hours before the clock strikes midnight, and travelers are already planning adventures for the New Year. If a far-flung adventure is on your wish list for 2007, be an early bird and make your reservations soon. The best deals on hotel rooms

Love to be ‘in the know’?
Hampton Roads Daily Press - moment weekend get-away, a once-in-a-lifetime adventure or advice on getting the most out of your vacation budget, Travel Unraveled is there to help. Look to Travel

Easing spiritual journeys with creature comforts
Herald Tribune - In its many forms, spiritual tourism is the “oldest and now one of the fastest- growing segments in the travel industry,” said Dallen Timothy, an associate professor at Arizona State University and a co-editor of “Tourism, Religion & Spiritual

Ikea wheels out gifts to keep staff in the saddle at Christmas 
Ikea, the furniture giant, gave a new meaning to “on your bike” yesterday, presenting their 1000 Scottish employees flat-pack bicycles for Christmas.

Ikea staff get on their bikes 
THE 9000 UK employees of Swedish furniture giant Ikea have been given a folding bike as their Christmas present from the firm.

Private-equity groups to buy Sabre  
Dallas-based travel-reservations system operator Sabre Holdings said it is being acquired by private-equity groups for $5 billion including debt.

Ikea bikes for staff commuting 
While many bosses settle for buying a festive drink at the local or a mince pie at work, managers at retail giant Ikea have been giving a Christmas present with a green theme.

Green energy: consumer pull or policy push? 
Following a feasibility study, the UK government is considering introducing carbon credit cards as part of a carbon rationing scheme. While it is claimed that such a scheme would encourage carbon thrift through rewarding consumers, it is unlike that the cards would help to reduce carbon emissions regardless of the whether the EU ETS is a success or not.