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Instead, airlines taunt us with a byzantine yield-management pricing system that tries to factor in fuel prices, weather, congestion and everything else that complicates air travel. "It's not like any other business I know," says Grinstein. Selling an airline ticket is "more like trying to figure out a prisoner's dilemma than it is about trying to sell a can of paint." (Guess who's the prisoner?) Compare JetBlue's walk-up fares with Delta's advance-purchase fares, he says, and you'll see little difference. Still, demand is unusually high this year, meaning travelers should expect...
...work in the cinematic arts. It’s an important step for the arts community, and we’re very happy that the OFA and Dean McLoughlin have worked hard to make this a reality,” Noyer says.The event is free for students, though tickets are still required and may be picked up at the Harvard Box Office. Non-Harvard affiliates will have to foot five dollars for the show. “This is an event that’s really just for students,” says Noyer. “We charged money...
...like a cool Happy Hour for seniors. For $25, a senior can get a sleek stein mug and key chain engraved “Upper Hall ’07”. While this price may seem steep, it’s also a senior’s ticket to abundant alcohol, as on every Friday from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. the Pub offers as many drinks as a member of the Upper Hall desires. The free-flowing booze is funded by alumni who worry about seniors’ paltry social lives. In addition, each House Committee chose four...
What scares me is that an airline ticket priced at $20 after all taxes and fees—which the Skybus website advertises will be available for at least 10 seats on every flight—makes sucker-punching the environment as easy as buying a t-shirt...
...truth is that, low-cost airlines such as Skybus are also low-conscience airlines. The cost of air travel will be paid, if not by travelers, then by the environment. America should consider a way of factoring the externalities of air travel into the cost of a ticket, just has been proposed by the European Commission...