Word: cards
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This could be the golden age of business travel, especially for those who are rolling up bonus travel miles. Airlines, hotels and credit-card companies are trying to outdo one another in their quest to grab a bigger share of the 57 million people in the U.S. who belong to bonus-reward programs. These business travelers ring up a staggering 500 billion points and miles annually--more than the airlines, rental-car companies and hotel chains can accommodate without cutting off their paying customers. Hotel rooms and airline seats are increasingly--and exasperatingly--scarce during peak travel times, which makes...
...version of "the dog ate my homework," but we swear that the reason our Reuters news feeds are down is probably because of the same glitch that knocked out up to 90 percent of America's pagers, as well as various radio and TV broadcasts and even many card transactions at gas pumps and ATMs -- PanAmSat's Galaxy 4 satellite has gone a-wanderin'. After the failure of onboard control systems left technicians powerless to stop the key communications satellite from drifting out of position yesterday evening, the binary fabric of our electronic society began to unravel. To the relief...
...little card is going to do everything for us, what's next? A microchip in the base of the skull? GEORGE M. CALLAHAN Cheyenne...
Financial risk is a laughable concept to those of us who have no assets to risk. What most Americans truly need is credit-card rates that reflect today's realities. I'd be happy to pay a small fee to a big company that could search the world for cheaper auto insurance and a less costly car loan. A true genius will make the most of the negative net worth of consumers and provide cheaper services. OMAR BARRAZA Seattle...
...paycheck is directly deposited. Payment for my mortgage, phone bills and electric bills is automatically withdrawn from my bank account. I make credit-card payments over the phone. When I pay my taxes, my refund is directly deposited. In my wallet I have one ATM card and one credit card. Managing money never has to be any simpler than this. And the average person isn't going to carry an e-cash card. ANDREW J. KIWIET Forest Park...