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• 9 ways to tell if your travel pro is crooked on MSNBC.com.
• A Christmas air travel warning, fuel surcharge refunds and an early-departure scam on the Elliott blog.
• Re-regulating airlines, falling oil prices and a car rental time warp on Tripso.
• Pictures of ballooning in New Mexico and Florida’s Bok Tower on Flickr.