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AAA sees dropoff in holiday travel (The Post and Courier)
CHARLOTTE — AAA Carolinas said Friday fewer people in the Carolinas plan to travel this Thanksgiving as economic concerns outweigh the benefits of falling gas prices.

Gloomy economy expected to curtail Thanksgiving travel (Los Angeles Times)
About 5.2 million people in California will travel during the holiday weekend, a 2% drop from last year, according to a forecast by the Automobile Club of Southern California. The gloomy economy is thwarting many Californians' holiday travel plans, as fewer are expected to take trips during the Thanksgiving weekend, mirroring a national decline in holiday travel.

Glitter appeals travel notification order (UPI)
LONDON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Former British rock star and convicted pedophile Gary Glitter is appealing a court order requiring him to notify authorities of his out-of-country travel plans.

Colo. ethics panel OKs travel "gifts" (BizJournals)
An independent ethics commission has determined it’s OK for government officials in Colorado to accept donated travel from businesses and others — providing such trips benefit the agency they work for.

Fewer will travel for Thanksgiving this year, AAA says (The Sacramento Bee)
The economic downturn likely will trump plunging gasoline prices, putting fewer Californians on the road over the Thanksgiving weekend, according to AAA. AAA on Friday predicted that more than 5.1 million Californians will travel more than 50 miles from home during the upcoming holiday, a 2.3 percent decline from 2007. Auto club officials suggested that family ties will override the budget ...

Gary Glitter to appeal against travel order (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Disgraced former British rocker Gary Glitter is to appeal against a British court order which means he must tell police if he intends to travel abroad.