Word: frequent
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Watching Up in the Air, moviegoers are likely to be impressed by the obsession of Ryan Bingham (played by George Clooney) to reach 10 million frequent flyer miles. It is easy to fantasize about the perks that status might bring: front-of-the-line access, voyages to remote beaches at the price of nothing, expensive wines, surprise treats.... But before you stuff some shirts into a carry-on and prepare to brave the skies as Bingham does in the film, be aware that the glories of becoming an American Airlines 10 million miler have been given a little movie-magic...
...smile to my face wasn't so much what I drank and what I ate. I think it was when I landed and realized I've been able to enrich my life with business travel. It was more a happy thought than anything else." (See an iPhone app for frequent flyers...
...demolished neighborhood. As China's economy has boomed, cities have undergone rapid transformation. Old neighborhoods are torn down and rebuilt with remarkable speed. And while some homeowners come away with substantial compensation and improved accommodations when their former residences are demolished, complaints of underpayment or outright corruption are frequent. Official investigations have uncovered more than 1 million incidents of illegal land takeovers in the first half of this decade...
...Nachtwey, a homeless woman who hung out at the Pit, was stabbed to death and thrown in the Charles by a gang-like organization from Boston that had recently begun to frequent...
...industry has built up a good repeat business. Its core customers are a passionate bunch. "Cruising traditionally is about creating communities at sea," says Brown, "and they do extend it to land." There is ample reward for the devotion. Frequent cruisers get cabin upgrades, cocktails with the captain. "People lust after this status," says Yesawich...