STA Travel uses Web 2.0 for less corporate feel (Computing.co.uk)
The greatest risk to international travelers who are pregnant is the development of a complication in an area with inadequate facilities to manage the complication. When traveling by automobile, pregnant women should wear their seat belt with the lap belt positioned under the abdomen and the shoulder strap between the breasts. There is no evidence that use of safety restraints increases risk of fetal injury. The chief cause of fetal death in motor vehicle accidents is the death of the mother.
STA Travel uses Web 2.0 for less corporate feel (Computing.co.uk)
Tom Young, Computing , Thursday 18 October 2007 at 00:00:00 80 per cent of customers begin their relationship with company online STA Travel is using Web 2.0 and social networking technology to attract more customers to its web site and sell more products online.... > Read the full article
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(AFX UK Focus) 2007-10-17 15:13 GMT: D.C. mayor could mandate meters for cabs (Interactive Investor)
WASHINGTON (AP) - After being charged five different fares for the same trip, Mike Ebbesen has sworn off spontaneity when hailing a cab in the nation's capital.
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TripAdvisor revamps website (e-Consultancy)
Holiday user review website TripAdvisor is relaunching its website, with the revamped version now live in the UK and the US version to follow by the end of the year.
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Former Yahoo! executive to lead SideStep's global search efforts (eyefortravel.com)
Travel search company SideStep has chosen Matthew Heist as Senior Vice President of global search. He will be responsible for driving SideStep's core search and international search businesses. (10/15/2007)
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Free download from Microsoft : Live Search for Windows Mobile (MS Mobiles)
October 13, 2007 [General] | By Edward J. Rutkowski. Live Search has been released by Microsoft and it allows you to get maps, directions, and traffic information on the road - in USA and UK only.
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"We have broken even in the first year of inception": VIA's Vinay Gupta (eyefortravel.com)
But so far OTAs have marched on aggressively.
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1,001 inventions mark Islam's role in science (The Scotsman)
IF YOU are reading this article over your customary Saturday morning coffee - spooning through the thick frothy milk to reach the restorative dark stuff beneath - then you may be surprised to learn you owe this civilised daily ritual to a herd of...
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Zimbabwe: When Empty Doesn't Mean Empty (AllAfrica.com)
This week's story comes from Zimbabwe. It is a report about Zimbabwe for Zimbabweans by Zimbabweans.
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“OTAs and suppliers don’t compete for the same online booker”: Travelocity’s Noreen Henry (eyefortravel.com)
This emerged as the most critical question as the likes of Continental and Travelocity put across their viewpoint during `The Battle Between Indirect and Direct Distribution’ session of EyeforTravel’s Travel Distribution Executive Conference 2007 in Las Vegas.
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'Draw-down has more to do with Afghanistan - not Iraq' (The Scotsman)
BRITISH troop numbers in Iraq will be cut to only 2,500 next spring, Gordon Brown announced yesterday, raising the prospect of the UK's final withdrawal from the country.
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STA Travel uses Web 2.0 for less corporate feel (Computing.co.uk)
All travelers with health-related problems should carry written information from their physician about their medical history (including a copy of a recent electrocardiogram, if available) and their current medications. Medical identification bracelets are also recommended.* Patients who must travel with inhalers (which may look like explosive devices) or controlled substances are advised to obtain a letter from their physician in case of customs or security questions.
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