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LAX Officials Forecast Drop In Thanksgiving Travel (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
Fewer flights and available seats mean fewer passengers will travel through Los Angeles International and LA/Ontario International airports during the Thanksgiving holiday, airport officials announced Thursday.

Former director of state unemployment panel misused travel budget, audit finds (Los Angeles Times)
The state auditor also cited concerns about widespread nepotism at the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. The recently ousted executive director of the state panel on unemployment benefit appeals incurred "unnecessary and wasteful" travel expenses, including excessively costly hotels and rental cars that went largely unused, the state auditor said in a report Thursday. ...

Port spends big bucks to travel (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
The Tampa Port Authority spent close to $200,000 in travel related expenses in the past two years.

Travel agents want a return to commission structure (Calcutta News)
Travel agents associations in India have called on air operators to withdraw the transaction fee system they introduced on Nov 1st to reinstate the earlier five percent travel agents' commission.

Plan Your Travel Effectively (PC World)
New travel planners aren't your everyday Orbitz.

Fewer Americans to travel during Thanksgiving holiday (People's Daily)
Fewer Americans are expected to travel during the Thanksgiving holiday due to the ongoing economic downturn, authorities said on Thursday. The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) said it will have fewer flights and more available seats as the holiday is drawing near. The airport is expected to receive 1.6 million passengers between Friday and Nov. 30, a 14.3-percent decline from the 1.85 ...