Flight bookings, travel stocks fall as warnings rise after attacks

Heightened travel risks stemming from the recent militant attacks in Paris have depressed flight bookings to the French capital and other destinations, sending travel stocks lower as fears grow of a lengthy slump. Adding to the concern, the U.S. State Department issued a global travel alert on Monday warning that Islamic State, al Qaeda, Boko Haram and other groups "continue to plan terrorist attacks," and urging citizens to "exercise particular caution during the holiday season and at holiday f