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Europe puts more on the line for banks than US (Newsday) Europe put $2.3 trillion on the line Monday to protect the continent's banks, a figure that dwarfs the Bush administration's $700 billion rescue program, in its most unified response yet to the global financial crisis after a stumbling start. us.rd.yahoo.com
EU drops travel ban against Belarus president (CNN) LUXEMBOURG (AP) -- The European Union offered Belarus Monday a hint of better relations to come if it changes its ways and shakes its reputation as the continent's last dictatorship. us.rd.yahoo.com
EU lifts travel ban on Belarus leader, others (KYIV Post) LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union suspended travel bans on Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and dozens of other officials on Monday as a reward for freeing political prisoners, but kept some sanctions in place. us.rd.yahoo.com
Foreign travel for 2009 is very much on: ABTA survey (eyefortravel.com) Foreign travel for 2009 is very much on the radar for the majority who holiday overseas, with 83 percent - who have been on a recent overseas holiday are planning to take another one in the next 12 months, according to ABTA. us.rd.yahoo.com
Google rallies embattled travel marketers: media (eyefortravel.com) Ninety four percent of travel executives have indicated that online advertising would provide the strongest return on investment compared to the other media in the next 12 months, according to the findings of a survey presented by JupiterResearch at Google's TravelThink event in New York. us.rd.yahoo.com
TUI Sells Hapag-Lloyd Unit in 4.45 Billion-Euro Deal (Update1) (Bloomberg) Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- TUI AG , the German owner of Europe's largest travel company, agreed to sell Hapag-Lloyd to a Hamburg- based investor group in a deal that values the shipping company at 4.45 billion euros ($6 billion). us.rd.yahoo.com
EU suspends visa ban on Belarussian leader (International Herald Tribune) The European Union has temporarily lifted a travel ban on the president of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko. us.rd.yahoo.com
Major airlines slashing fuel surcharges (Chicago Tribune) For the first time since oil prices began their meteoric rise this year, airlines are slashing fuel surcharges on a major international route: most flights between the U.S. and Europe. us.rd.yahoo.com
Nations in Europe's single-currency zone to guarantee refinancing of banks to spur lending (Newsday) PARIS (AP) _ Nations in Europe's single-currency zone agreed Sunday to temporarily guarantee bank refinancing and pledged to prevent banks failing as part of a raft of emergency measures designed to get credit flowing again. us.rd.yahoo.com
EasyJet, Ryanair Predict Shift to Low-Cost Carriers (Update1) (Bloomberg) Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- EasyJet Plc and Ryanair Holdings Plc , Europe's two biggest low-cost carriers, will benefit from the current economic storm, executives at the companies say. us.rd.yahoo.com
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