Word: ticketing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard-Radcliffe Sailing Team - Captain; Bureau of Study Council On-call Peer Tutor; Evening with Champions - Group Ticket Sales Chair; Cambridge World Fund Investment Club; Radcliffe Mentor Program...
...shrouded in secrecy, but according to 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...
...downturns. One reason for its profitability is low oil prices; another is that planes are flying at a record capacity, with load factors of more than 70%. That increased efficiency has helped hold down fares, but it also means more crowded planes. Airline employees--particularly the overburdened gate and ticket agents--seem increasingly unable to cope. "Ten years ago, employees were trained in customer service," says Michael Boyd, president of the Boyd Group, a Colorado-based aviation-research firm. "Today they're trained to process passengers...
...another alum of the Morning Star who now makes a living cleaning graffiti off the walls of the London Underground at night. Albert is another masterpiece in Trevor's long career of creating odd but wholly plausible characters. Terribly well meaning but also mentally handicapped ("Not being the full ticket" is how Pettie puts it), Albert plays a crucial role in determining whether Letitia's innocent death will be followed by others. Trevor's narrative tone is, as always, gentle and nuanced, a model of calm understatement. But for all the wit and charm of Death in Summer, horror stories...
Ever wonder whether you really have a chance of snagging that plane ticket with your frequent-flyer miles? Congressman Peter DeFazio (D., Ore.) does, and he'll soon introduce a bill requiring airlines to disclose what the odds on a given route actually are. Under the legislation, carriers would also have to provide all possible fares for a trip, not just the ones for a specific time and day. For now, double-check your miles' expiration date; they probably run out sooner than you think...