Travel pinched by global financial crisis (MSNBC) Many major cities around the world are seeing dramatic declines in hotel occupancy this fall as consumers and businesses cut travel spending.

GO NOW: TORONTO (New York Post) IT may be cold in Toronto, but why let that get in the way? Not now, when you can squeeze about a quarter extra out of every buck you spend. Also, it may be winter, but the city continues to spice up its architecture collection, most notably and...

Toronto Bills Backer Dead at 75 (R News) The man who paid millions of dollars to bring Buffalo Bills games to Toronto has died. Billionaire "Ted" Rogers died of congestive heart failure.

Travel pinched by global financial crisis (AP via Yahoo! News) The tourists chatting in multiple languages in the piazzas, bars and shops of Rome belie a more somber mood at the ancient city's hotels.

American Express Business Travel Offers Companies a Free Program Assessment to Help Recession-Proof Travel Budgets (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) To help companies recession-proof their travel programs and identify further opportunity for cost savings, American Express Business Travel has announced that it will begin offering a complimentary travel program assessment to companies of all sizes in each region around the world beginning today.

Toronto funeral this week for Platinum Blonde's MacLean (CBC Toronto) A funeral and memorial service for former Platinum Blonde bassist Kenny MacLean will be held in Toronto on Thursday, the musician's family says.

Doug Peterson's SUNSHINE GIRL | SUNshine Girl | Toronto Sun (Toronto Sun) SUNshine Girl Melissa is 25 years old and hopes to travel the world. Her favourite sports are trampoline and gymnastics. A joke was going to go here until we imagined Melissa doing gymnastics or jumping on a trampoline. They are now our favourite sports too.

Online Marketing Travel Conference - Online Revealed Introduces User Generated Content Conference Platform (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) The 4th annual Online Revealed Internet marketing conference reaches out to the travel and tourism industry to contribute content for the April 13-15, 2009 event in Niagara Falls

Toronto critics announce $10,000 Canadian movie prize (CBC Toronto) Toronto's film critics have launched a $10,000 award celebrating Canadian filmmakers.

72 arrested in Toronto drug sweep (CBC Toronto) Toronto police have arrested 72 people following a nine-week anti-drug operation in the city's west end.