Roger Collis: Travelers cast themselves as their own agents (International

Roger Collis: Travelers cast themselves as their own agents (International Herald Tribune)
Many independent travelers now are taking charge of their own trips, planning and making their bookings online, often without recourse to the conventional travel agent.

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

Enterprise, TAPS to offer car rentals at UCD (California Aggie)
Faculty, staff and students living in Davis without a car now have an alternative transportation option offered by Transportation and Parking Services in conjunction with Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Port of Palatka plan wide-ranging (Palatka Daily News)
PALATKA -- The development team of James Williams, Glen Trotter, Mel Bryan and Paul Weaver, along with HKW architect, has proposed River Side Port of Palatka Transportation Center for the downtown redevelopment project, and he sees lazy rivers, go-carts, Jet-ski rentals, horse-drawn carriages and tram rides in Palatka s future.

Banks behaving badly (CNN Money)
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CVG Adds Rental Car Fee (RedNova)
By Bob Driehaus The uncertain future of Delta Air Lines and its Hebron, Ky.- based subsidiary Comair will not deter Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport from launching a $60 million project to consolidate rental car facilities and move traffic out of Terminal 3's congested pickup area.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-10-20 16:05 GMT: AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Mergers and acquisitions highlights to 15:50 BST (Interactive Investor)
STUTTGART (AFX) - Porsche AG denied a WirtschaftsWoche report that the company wants to increase its stake in Volkswagen AG to 24.9 pct. FRANKFURT (AFX) - Robert Bosch GmbH, the world's biggest car parts maker, said it is interested in acquiring businesses from bankrupt US rival Delphi Corp.