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Friday, May 02, 2008

Across USA, travel marketers give it the gas (USA Today)

From USA Today:

By Laura Bly, USA TODAY

With the economy in a slump, the specter of $4-a-gallon gas prices threatens to put the brakes on many vacation plans. In response, travel marketers are turning on an early spigot of prepaid gas cards and other incentives to keep tourists on the road, from carbon offset credits and public transit passes to (go figure) a free lesson at a high-performance driving school.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2008-05-01-gas-rebates_N.htm

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