Expedia, www.expedia.com (The Charlotte Observer) Each of The Big Three

Expedia, www.expedia.com (The Charlotte Observer)
Each of The Big Three booking sites offers airfares, hotels, car rentals and packages -- and sometimes has special rates unavailable elsewhere. All have agents available by phone.

Paris cycles to decongest streets (Hindustan Times)
Saadi Dilli could look at Paris for a solution for its traffic woes. The French capital is considering a system of cheap bicycle rentals in a bid to ease car traffic on its increasingly congested streets and promote environmentally friendly transport.

Comparing the Big 3 online sites (San Jose Mercury News)
Each of the Big Three online travel agencies offers air fares, hotels, car rentals and packages and sometimes special rates unavailable elsewhere. All have agents available by phone and have worked to improve their service though, as consumer advocate Christopher Elliott points out, which suits you best may be a matter of personal preference.

www.delawareonline.com The News Journal SUV owners see trade-in values drop (Delaware Online)
WASHINGTON -- Terry and Sherri Ward bought a new Chevrolet Tahoe for $32,000 last year. It is jet black, 6 feet tall and 16 feet long with leather seats and power everything. Great for hauling the kids. Great for Sherri Ward's job as a real estate agent.

Paris mulls cheap bike rentals to free clogged streets (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Paris is considering a system of cheap bicycle rentals in a bid to ease car traffic on its increasingly congested streets and promote environmentally friendly transport, officials said.

Paris mulls bike rentals to free clogged streets (Expatica)
PARIS, Sept 15 (AFP) - Paris is considering a system of cheap bicycle rentals in a bid to ease car traffic on its increasingly congested streets and promote environmentally friendly transport, officials said Thursday.

www.delawareonline.com The News Journal Buyers beware: 'flood cars' are coming (Delaware Online)
Beware of used-car bargains in coming months that could be "flood cars," vehicles that were submerged in murky water after Hurricane Katrina. Buy one, and it will be the worst lemon of your life.

Can't afford the dream car? Rent it (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
Sandrine Danglard said she could see peoples hands shaking with adrenaline as they handed over their money to drive her husbands Ferrari Modena 360 around a closed course at the last Arrive & Drive event.