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Survey: 2011 travel plans looking up

December 13, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Eighty-seven percent of respondents intend to take the same or more leisure vacations in 2011 compared to 2010, according to a new survey from Travel Ticker.

Court rules?

December 12, 2010 The Travel Trolley

What about parking a trailer on the court?

Take The Travel Trolley 2011 Travel Survey

December 8, 2010 The Travel Trolley

ATLANTA – The Travel Trolley has launched a trends survey to gauge travel plans for 2011. The brief survey should take no longer than five minutes to complete and asks 10 questions ranging from the number of leisure trips planned for 2011 to the preferred method of travel. Results are expected to be released by the beginning of February. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world’s leading questionnaire tool.

History is a short drive away from Athens

December 8, 2010 Todd DeFeo

ATHENS, Ga. – There’s a lot of history in Northeast Georgia within a short drive of Athens. About 25 miles from downtown is the Crawford W. Long Museum in the Jackson County city of Jefferson. On March 30, 1842, Long stepped into the history books when he used Ether as a surgical anesthesia. His legacy lives on at the museum that bears his name, which can be visited Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

State patrol receives H.E.A.T. Grant

December 8, 2010 The Travel Trolley

ATLANTA — The Georgia State Patrol has been awarded a traffic safety H.E.A.T. grant of almost $1.8 million from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The grant provides funding for GSP to continue the Nighthawks DUI Task Force as well as the department’s Administrative License Suspension (ALS) Program, according to state officials. The ALS program and the GSP Nighthawks were created in 2004. Under the ALS program, Georgia state troopers receive training, legal assistance and, in some cases,

UPDATE: Ga. troopers targeting drunken drivers

December 8, 2010 The Travel Trolley

ATLANTA — Georgia state troopers are cracking down on drunken drivers statewide as part of a month-long campaign. “Troopers will be keeping a close watch for suspected impaired drivers on every patrol,” Bill Hitchens, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said in a news release. “Impaired driving is a danger 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.” As part of “Drunk and Drugged Driver Awareness Month,” troopers will be conducting road checks statewide

Research: U.S. hotel outlook continues as expected, uncertainty begins to dissipate

December 7, 2010 The Travel Trolley

The recovery of the U.S. lodging industry continues to improve, buoyed by a sustained expansion in the demand for hotel rooms across the country, according to new information from Colliers PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR).

Survey: 42 percent planning to travel for holidays

December 7, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Forty-two percent of Americans plan to travel for the holidays this December, down slightly compared to 45 percent that said they were planning to travel for the holidays one year ago, according to a new survey from TripAdvisor.

Rep. Williams nominated to head Ga. DNR

December 7, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Gov. Sonny Perdue and Gov.-elect Nathan Deal today nominated state Rep. Mark Williams, R-Jesup, to succeed Chris Clark as commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

Ga. troopers targeting drunken drivers

December 6, 2010 The Travel Trolley

ATLANTA — Georgia state troopers are cracking down on drunken drivers as part of a month-long campaign. “Troopers will be keeping a close watch for suspected impaired drivers on every patrol,” Bill Hitchens, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said in a news release. “Impaired driving is a danger 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.” As part of “Drunk and Drugged Driver Awareness Month,” troopers will be conducting road checks statewide aimed