Travelocity Announces the 2003 Award for Excellence in Geography Education

Travelocity Announces the 2003 Award for Excellence in Geography Education 


SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Feb. 26  /PRNewswire/ -- Travelocity(R), along with The
Geographic Education National Implementation Project, awarded Neal G. Lineback
the 2003 Travelocity Award for Excellence in Geography Education for Geography
in the News(TM).  Since 1987, this newspaper series has taken a deeper look
behind major news stories, presenting a broader picture of geography.

The Appalachian State University professor will be recognized March 19 in
Philadelphia at the Association of American Geographers meeting, celebrating the
organization's centennial.  The $5,000 award, donated by Travelocity, honors
professionals whose work has positively impacted the field of Geography
Education in the United States during the previous year.

"Neal Lineback's work clearly helps demystify the world for students everywhere
and of every age, and we're extremely excited to honor him with this award,"
Michelle Peluso, Travelocity's CEO, said.  "Our goal with this award is to
promote geography as a way to break down barriers between people, inspire future
travelers to explore their world and share their observations on their return,
all while improving geography education."

Originatingas a newspaper column, Geography in the News continues to prove
Lineback's commitment to geography education at all levels.  The series has been
reprinted in a range of journals and is also available online for classroom use.
 Past topics have included: Continuing Problems in Abkhazia: Another Microstate,
Ramadan: Fourth Pillar of Islam, Saudi Arabia's Monarchy and Alpine Tunnel
Collisions.  Each story is built around a map, draws on detailed research,
relies on thoughtful editing and captures an abiding passion to show students
how they can interpret the world using geography. Lineback recruits both
undergraduate and graduate students to help research, write and produce maps.

He also helped develop the World Geography Bowl into a popular regionaland
national competition, pitting college and university geography students against
one another in this Jeopardy-like event.  Among his many achievements, Lineback
was awarded the Association of American Geographer's Distinguished Service Award
in 1999for this endeavor.

A pioneer in his field and a true credit to the profession, Lineback reaches
people across many generations with Geography in the News.  His understanding of
events and appreciation of the science has helped make geography accessible and
interesting to thousands of students and teachers. Lineback has helped everyone
to see that geography is indeed in the news.

About Travelocity

Travelocity, a Sabre Holdings(TM) company, the pioneer in online travel, gives
consumers access to hundreds of airlines, thousands of hotels, cruise,
last-minute and vacations packages, entertainment tickets, best-in-class car
rental companies, and ground transportation all backed by 24-hour customer
service.  With 41 million members, Travelocity is thesixth largest travel
agency in the United States and has been recognized for its global leadership in
online travel and powers five multi-lingual travel Web sites worldwide. Sabre
Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG) is a world leader in travel commerce, retailing
travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the
travel industry.  More information about Sabre Holdings is available at
http://www.sabre-holdings.com/.

   Travelocity Contact:
   Judy Haveson ()
   [phone]
   Mary Kate Smither ()
   [phone]
   VOLLMER


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