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Flight passes offer solution for fliers making several stops. Flight passes allow travelers to book several flights at once for a set price. Drawbacks to flight passes include a complicated booking process and taxes that could add hundreds of dollars to the advertised fare. Some passes include long-haul international flights, while others are good within a specified region. Sep 20, 2006

More companies turn to conferencing to lower travel costs. Some companies that want to lower their travel expenses are using Web, video and telephone conferences to replace some business trips. Meanwhile, conferencing companies are awarding frequent flier miles to customers. Sep 19, 2006

OAG reported that the world's busiest route by total number of weekly flights is Barcelona-Madrid. The Spanish route edges up from second place at this time last year, bumping Sao Paulo-Rio de Janeiro to No. 2, OAG said at the Routes conference in Dubai. The third-busiest route is Melbourne-Sydney, ahead of Jakarta-Surabaya and Mumbai-Delhi. "It's interesting to note there is little movement year-on-year among the top 10 busiest routes, with Mumbai-Delhi the only new entry," OAG MD-Business Development Duncan Alexander said. Sep 19, 2006

Some anxious fliers turn to medication to ease fears. Some travelers are turning to prescription anti-anxiety drugs such as Xanax and Valium to ease the stress of flying. Long security lines and scares like the foiled London terror plot are triggering fears and pushing many travelers to consider medication, says Ron Nielsen, a US Airways pilot who leads a flight anxiety course. Sep 18, 2006