Holidays a tough test for airlines, retailers
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Dana Dodson saved for months to buy an autographed Trot Nixon baseball card and other gifts for her family. But on Christmas, the Arlington makeup artist could
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Air travelers had a tough year getting to their destinations on time -- and with bags in hand.
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Tyler airlines are gearing up for the beginning of holiday travel, as officials offer tips to help travelers secure tickets and pass through checkpoints with ease.
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Holiday shopping got off to a flying  start in the United States this weekend.
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Holiday shopping got off to a flying start in the United States this weekend.
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Most Americans are planning to curb  their holiday spending this year, making it a challenging  shopping season for U.S. retailers, according to a holiday  buying survey by The NPD Group.
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Holiday shoppers rushed the doors of apparel retailers, including Aeropostale Inc. , over the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend, anxious to snag some of the best deals of the year, but the sharp discounts could hurt the companies' bottom lines.
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Crumbling consumer confidence and slumping home sales could prove to be a bad combination for retailers, and for the broader economy going into the holiday shopping season
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NEW YORK The holiday season is an especially busy time for global travelers intent on delivering gifts to friends and relatives from faraway places.
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The last minute will be a crucial one for U.S. retailers looking to make holiday sales as data released on Tuesday, one week before Christmas, show that consumers continue to procrastinate and that last week's wicked weather stymied holiday shopping.
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The holiday shopping season is entering the home stretch. And with some retailers depending on seasonal spending for half or more of their sales, the stakes are high.
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A POTENTIAL flight attendants&#39; strike and record crowds at the nation&#39;s airports could combine to make travel the most cheerless aspect of this holiday season.
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Federal regulators say they will investigate travel disruptions that affected US Airways Group Inc. passengers over the holiday weekend.
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This past week, while taking four trips on airlines, I observed the gate agents saying &quot;Happy holidays&quot; to passengers entering their planes.
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Holiday shoppers were not spending as freely as expected, causing worry for many economists and investors.
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Struggling airlines will stuff their  planes with passengers this week to start the holiday travel  season, but there is no expectation they will salvage much to  ease the sting of big losses this year.
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The rush is on. Travelers are jamming airports, trying to get a jump on the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.