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...these two American obsessions -- credit and free travel -- proved irresistible, so I mailed the form and soon received cards for my wife and me. A month later, after we had rung up more than $4,200 in charges (about 20% of what would be needed for a free round-trip domestic ticket), my wife pulled out the card to purchase a blouse. "Sorry," said the clerk after running the card through the computer three times. "Your card is no good. I have to take...
Although Citibank finally reopened my Visa credit line, it has not returned my wife's card. But it did mail me an R.S.V.P. certificate to apply for another Citibank-American Airlines frequent-flyer credit card. And this one offers a free round-trip companion plane ticket. Wonder if I should apply...
Beginning this week, Harvard RUS and CLUH leaders said they plan to solicit supporters at the 12 upperclass houses and the Union. Round-trip bus tickets will sell for $40, and buttons and t-shirts will also be sold to publicize the march. All proceeds will go to subsidizing transportation costs for demonstrators, said Julia L. Shaffner '91, president of CLUH...
When Continental Airlines set off a round of deep discounts on Aug. 1, rival carriers hoped the price cutting would end by autumn. But last week Trans World Airlines launched the fiercest fare war in more than two years by slashing its lowest rates on round-trip fall tickets. A typical reduction would cut the cheapest Chicago-San Francisco fare from $323 to $198. The heavily restricted discounts apply to tickets purchased by Sept. 1 for U.S. flights from Sept. 9 to Dec. 15. Other airlines quickly matched the cut-rate fares. Eastern, struggling to return to the air despite...
...January, 27 members of Congress, some with wives and children, left the cold of Washington for the sun of the California desert courtesy of the tobacco industry. Off they flew, at about $1,000 per round-trip ticket, and stayed at the luxurious Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, where suites go for $300 a night, the greens fees are prepaid, and meals are included. In addition to expenses, most legislators got spending money -- $1,000 to $2,000 -- for participating in one of three 90-minute panel discussions that ended at 11:30 a.m. each day so members could...