Some of the places that will pique the interest of travellers in 2006, according to travel experts:

Africa, Antarctica, China, Eastern Europe, India, Nicaragua, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and South America.

Read the whole article here:Full steam ahead for global voyagers - Los Angeles Times

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Madrid based World Tourism Organization expects that travel will increase by 4-5% in 2006, up from 808 million arrivals in 2005.

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A recent global business travel survey by CWT tells us what Business Travellers really want when it comes to travel...

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Security queues and flight delays top the list as the events that most negatively affect travel. Also, the majority of business travellers do not want mobile phone use allowed in-flight. As for travel managers, they say expectations from top management are cost savings and globalisation of the travel programme.

These are among the findings of the Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) global business travel survey, the “CWT Business Travel Indicator.” The survey was commissioned by the travel management leader to gauge attitudes and perceptions of business travellers and corporate travel managers about the current and future state of business travel. The survey randomly sampled opinions of 2,100 business travellers and 650 travel managers, both CWT and non-CWT customers, in 12 countries.

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The New York Times reports that it would take a foolhardy traveller indeed to contract bird flu on their travels. Many misconceptions about the spread of the disease exist .. and a lot of people do not know that currently avian flu can only be contracted by prolonged close contact with live, infected poultry.. something most travellers are usually not in a position to do.

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While the latest outbreak of avian flu in Turkey is not expected to have a serious impact on tourism in the country or the immediate region, the tourism industry must not underestimate the threat and needs to keep preparing for the worst should it occur, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Wednesday.

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Navigant International, Inc., the second largest provider of corporate travel management services in North America based on airline tickets sold, provided an update on Friday regarding the previously announced agreement with TQ3 Travel Solutions Management Holding GmbH, to terminate the joint venture agreement under which they co-managed TQ3 Travel Solutions GmbH. TQ3 Travel Solutions Management Holding GmbH also transferred its interest in TQ3 to Navigant, making Navigant the sole owner of TQ3.

Read the whole article here: Navigant to maintain TQ3 branding and worldwide network

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