Kayak introduces Custom Airports functionality
Blog announcement: http://blog.kayak.com/2009/04/30/custom-airports-seriously/

Chinese travel search engine Baidu to launch a travel page
Chinese search engine provider Baidu.com has formally launched a travel page at lvyou.baidu.com in time for the Labor Day holiday to provide travel information collection services. Lvyou.baidu.com is more like a topic page, covering information about hot tourist destinations, scenic spots photos, hot travel agencies and travel news focus, aggregating partial contents of Baidu.com and Baidu Knows (zhidao.baidu.com) to bring more convenience to Baidu’s users.
http://www.chinatechnews.com/2009/04/28/9660-chinese-travel-search-engine-baiducom-launches-travel-page/

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How not to get Swine Flu while you are flying
http://windowseatblog.com/node/1441

Airfarewatchdog: Which US carriers will change/cancel your itineraries for free because of the Swine Flu?
http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/NEWSADVICE/AirfareWatchBlog/tabid/54/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1590/Swine-Flu-Travel-Change-Policies-by-Airline.aspx

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Ryanair to allow travel meta-search sites to search its inventory
Ryanair will introduce a licence agreement where, for a small annual charitable donation of GBP 100, price comparison only websites, which provide fare comparison and seat availability information to consumers will be authorised to access Ryanair’s website at www.ryanair.com .
http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/airline/22622/59/Ryanair+price+comparison+only+website++

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Topaz: Airfares cheaper through agencies
Airfares booked last year through corporate travel agencies cost on average $61 less than identical itineraries booked through airline Web sites or online travel retailers, according to a Topaz International study on client data released this week. That figure, however, does not include agency transaction fees or servicing charges, Topaz president and CEO Brad Seitz noted. Comparing the same itinerary publicly available online with fares booked through travel management companies, Topaz found agency fares were either the same or less costly nearly 92 percent of the time, down slightly from the nearly 95 percent rate reported in 2007.
http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003968250

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Moscow Zombie Walk 2009!
Plenty of photos and a video: http://freshpics.blogspot.com/2009/04/moscow-zombie-walk-2009.html

Photo of the week
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-Canada/Boeing-777-333-ER/1516663/&sid=0be46d89ca11ee4c40f87b605d618172

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