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...diming flyers every chance they get. Many carriers this month put in place tough new rules on nonrefundable tickets. Now if you wait until your day of travel to change a flight, you will have to fly standby; after Jan. 1 on some airlines, even standby will cost an extra $100. And if you miss your flight and fail to reschedule that day, you will be charged for a new ticket. There is, however, one upside. Some airlines are offering cheaper upgrades to first class, as low as $40. --By Rebecca Winters...
...EXTRA BAGGAGE Ticket agents used to turn a blind eye to oversize or excess luggage. Now they charge for it, up to $80 for each offense...
LARGE TRAVELERS Many carriers are forcing overweight flyers who need more room to pay for an extra seat, often at a discount or child's fare...
...high-price spectators happy, the FleetCenter is offering such special benefits as help in obtaining tee times at golf clubs and theater tickets for popular shows. Miami's Pro Player Stadium has created a section of club seats where companies can have business meetings before a game. "There's extra hospitality, but there's got to be more in these economic times," says Jim Delaney, director of marketing and public relations for the FleetCenter. "Now in business entertainment you have to overdeliver." --By Perry Bacon...
...minutes every week, he is allowed out of this cage to exercise with his feet shackled. He and all the other so-called "enemy combatants" were recently moved from Camp X-Ray to the larger Camp Delta several kilometers away, where the Army is busy building an extra 204 cells for future captives...