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October 21, 2008 - Travel Mole: Seven Nations Are Set to Join The US Waiver Visa Program |
 TRAVEL MOLE (10/21/2008)-- Citizens from South Korea and six European nations will be able to
travel to the US for short-term business or tourism without a visa in a
month's time, President Bush says.
The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and
South Korea will be added to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program on November
13. The program allows their citizens to travel to the United States
for stays up to 90 days without first obtaining a visa.
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Air 4casts Online: US PASSENGER NUMBERS NOSEDIVE IN SEPTEMBER |
 AIR 4CASTS ONLINE (10/09/2008)-- SEPTEMBER US PASSENGER NUMBERS DOWN ALMOST 9% US airlines representing just under half of the expected monthly
traffic have announced an almost 9% decline in September passengers.
For these airlines, the most recent
revelations come after a 4% drop in their August numbers
and almost certainly indicate the direction for the last
quarter of this year. That direction will be towards further
capacity reductions, the first signs of which were emerging
last month.
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USA Today: U.S. adds 7 countries to Visa Waiver Program |
 ROGER YU, USA TODAY (11/17/2008)-- Amid a downturn in global tourism, a new U.S.
travel rule is triggering optimism in the industry for more inbound
visitors from several countries.
The federal government will expand its Visa
Waiver Program Monday to include South Korea and six Eastern European
countries — Hungary, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and
the Slovak Republic.
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