Also, there is no US government agency that regulates cruise ships, like the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation which regulate air and land travel.
Flu fears also pulled down energy prices on concerns over travel and transportation.
This article is by Steve Peterson, global travel and transportation industry leader for the IBM Institute for Business Value.
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"The report provides important information on cross-border transportation with Canada and Mexico, our largest trading and travel partners, " said Ashish Sen, director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
These alerts will enable drivers to plan and share alternative travel routes, improve traveler safety and help transportation authorities better predict and reduce bumper-to-bumper traffic before it occurs through improved traffic signal timing, ramp metering and route planning.
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Winners are responsible for all expenses not included in the prize package, including, without limitation, transportation besides air travel, parking, meals, incidentals and other personal expenses, and for the reporting and payment of all taxes (if any).
Soon after, he was also booking transportation and accommodations for his teammates and the other teams that would travel to MIT.
Menino called it "a very serious storm" and urged residents to use public transportation if they have to travel into the city.
They mean cheaper gas fill-ups, the survival of the airline and travel industry, and eventually cheaper materials and transportation costs embedded into every consumer and industrial product in early 2009.
To let partisan grandstanding cut necessary transportation investments and consign American businesses to roads that are in disrepair, and travel and shipping delays that cost millions of dollars, is inexcusable.
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On the bleeding edge of a global outbreak would be travel-related companies such as hotels and airlines, restaurants, mass transportation and nonessential retail shopping.
Malloy said commuters should make plans for alternative travel through the area and urged them to consult the state Department of Transportation website for information.
If passed, the requirement would apply to U.S. and foreign carriers with Web sites marketing air transportation to U.S. consumers for travel within, to or from the United States.
Other competitors in the transportation sector include: JetBlue Airways (JBLU), US Airways (LCC), and Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT).
The Concur survey, which was based on 500 million expense lines gleaned from approximately 15, 000 corporate clients in 2011, also shows that business travel is getting more expensive due to increasing airfares, pricier hotels and costly ground transportation such as taxis.
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