Process Had Already Begun Even before discussion of more liberal travel rules began, the policy here has been loosening.

Partly, their presence is the result of liberal new travel rules in their home countries.

Canada insisted that the staff members be subjected to fairly rigid travel rules for security reasons.

The unsuccessful drive by some in Congress this year to ban speaking fees did not propose altering travel rules.

Cross-border shopping has become more frequent as East European governments liberalize travel rules.

Nov. 6: Half a million demonstrators take to the streets in eight cities demanding free elections and denounce the new travel rules.

The travel rules, created by the Legislature, he said, would have to be repealed the same way.

He said talking about the travel rule "gets me riled up" and joked that "we're a nervous wreck."

Then the White House chief of staff, he was sharply criticized for breaching various travel rules.

The number of Chinese leaving Fujian exploded after China relaxed its travel rules in the 1970's.