Word: rental
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Randy Petersen, editor of the trade magazine InsideFlyer, most airlines make only about 7% of seats on a major route available for saver awards. Although an estimated 15 million passengers flew free last year, and 65% of all members redeemed miles for a ticket, upgrade or hotel or car-rental rebate, millions still feel cheated and frustrated...
...have had other major flaws. The regular chauffeur of the Mercedes, Olivier Lafaye, testified that a persistent warning light on the dashboard indicated a problem with the antilock braking system and the brake linings. The manager of the Etoile rental company, Jean-Francois Musa, told investigators that he had checked with a Mercedes dealer and was told that it was a false alert due to "air bubbles" in the hydraulic-brake circuit. But the claim of air in the brake system, if true, is itself worrisome: automotive experts consulted by TIME say this could reduce the efficiency of the brakes...
...least a dozen cars and chauffeurs from a different rental company, International Limousine, were available at the Ritz that night. Another car was also available to Dodi: his father Mohammed al Fayed's green bulletproof Mercedes 500 SEL with sophisticated security features, which was sitting at its usual spot in the underground Vendome parking garage. "I don't understand why this car was not used that night," a senior Ritz official told TIME. "Especially since Dodi had taken it on other occasions...
...before you cancel the beach-house rental and pack the pup tent, you should know that Slab City--which got its name from the concrete remnants of a World War II training ground used by General Patton--isn't exactly Palm Springs minus ex-Presidents and bad pants...
Blockbuster's recent success bears that out. The company owned barely 25% of the rental market at the start of the year; now it has a 30% share, and Antioco expects to reach his goal of 40% well ahead of his five-year target. Shirley Poulekidas, a retiree in Chicago, will help him do it. "Anytime I've looked for a new release, it's been there--since they put that sign up," she says, pointing to a guarantee billboard...