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• Have skis (and snowboards) will travel (The Buchtelite)
  The University of Akron's Ski and Snowboard Club will travel to Pennsylvania's Seven Springs Mountain Resort Feb. 16, just in time to capitalize on the excitement of the Winter Olympics. The trip is open to everyone. The cost is $47, which includes a Greyhound bus ride to and from the resort, drinks and snacks on the bus and a ski lift ticket. […]
• Over 1 in 3 urban Chinese willing to travel during Festival (China Daily)
  BEIJING: More than one third of Chinese urban residents are willing to travel during the upcoming Spring Festival vacations, according to a sampling survey. […]
• Eastday-China sees 609 min journeys by bus, railway in first 10 days of spring festival travel season (Eastday.com)
  The Ministry of Communications said Monday that 609 million journeys had been made by bus or railway since Jan. 30 when the annual Spring Festival travel season began, up 8.5 percent from the same period last year. […]
• Travel advisory for west central MN remains in effect for overnight (The Fargo Forum)
  DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - A travel advisory issued earlier today for west central Minnesota will remain in effect overnight. […]
• Travel Troubles Continue in DC Area (FOX 5 Washington D.C.)
  Travel was still tough for most people around D.C. on Monday.  Metro trains and buses were not running on their normal schedule, and a train or plane ticket out of town was tough to come by.  Metro announced some changes for Tuesday's service, but it's not known what the next storm will bring. […]
• Business travel set for a rebound (AsiaOne)
  IT HAS been a lean year for executives used to jetting about the world at their companies' expense, but business travel looks set to take off again. […]
• Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation on Behalf of Shareholders of Global Med Technologies, Inc.
  BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Global Med Technologies, Inc. (“Global Med” or the “Company”) (OTC:GLOB.OB) related to the proposed acquisition of Global Med by Haemonetics Corporation (“Haemonetics”). The proposed transaction is valued at app […]