Word: travel
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
While Shakespeare warned, "Beware the Ides of March," the final day of February had ECAC hockey pundits and travel-weary players waiting anxiously. Dartmouth 3 Harvard...
...precise nature of the disruption gradually came to light. The mutation seemingly altered the genetic "sign posts" which allow the cells to orient themselves and travel to the correct places...
...trend in human girth is running opposite: Americans are getting bigger. The cush has been taken out of the cushions too, from 4 in. to 1/2 in., in order to make room for--ahem--more seats. "Transportation is now mass transit," says consultant Boyd. "Consumers are held captive. Travel isn't elegant anymore...
...untold acts of kindness, the pressure of more work for relatively less pay is telling. After her flight was delayed for 7 1/2 hours (five of which passengers were held on board), a publicist from Orlando, Florida, was particularly irritated by the hostile attitude of the crew. "When you travel, you have to roll with it," she says. "But they were miserable, so they were going to make everyone miserable." Mission accomplished...
With the economy healthy, travel booming and airlines' profits surging, the industry is less likely to bring back the frills. "The quality of the experience has declined over time," says Deutsch. "The airlines have the upper hand. And I don't see it changing in the near future." So fasten your seat belts, folks--it's going to be a bumpy flight...