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Rent a Car, Get an Amazon Gift Card

You order everything else on Amazon, so why not add a rental car into your shopping cart? If you use your Amazon log-in  to rent a car with Avis , you’ll save up to 30 percent off of base rates, plus get up to 20 percent of the rental price back in the form of
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American Airlines Restores Carry-On Bags to Basic Economy Fares

American Airlines is bringing carry-on bags back to its Basic Economy fares this September. In a  release this week, the airline said it’s “removing the carry-on bag restriction that is currently part of its domestic and short-haul international Basic Economy fare rules” effective September 5, for tickets purchased or flown that day. The current restrictions, which
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Your Next Uber Ride May Be in a Driverless Car

Since the rideshare service’s beginning, Uber has featured its drivers as a key element in its self-promotion. From the company’s website: What makes the Uber experience truly great are the people behind the wheel. They are mothers and fathers. Students and teachers. Veterans. Neighbors. Friends. Our partners drive their own cars—on their own schedule—in cities
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Airports Close Terminals as TSA Workers Stay Home During Government Shutdown

Update: On January 13, Houston’s George Bush International airport closed a terminal due to a worker shortage. The move followed Miami International Airport’s closure of a terminal amid TSA officer call outs. Our original story including tips on how to avoid airport delays during the shutdown continues below. As the government shut down drags on into
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Airbnb Launches ‘Open Doors’ Policy to Combat Discrimination

One year ago, Harvard Business School researchers released findings about the home-share rental platform Airbnb—and they weren’t good. The university created Airbnb user profiles under names that are common among African-Americans, and found they were 16 percent less likely to be accepted for a booking. Real Airbnb users of color said they weren’t surprised .
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Travelers Sue to Block Alaska-Virgin America Merger

The merger of Alaska Airlines and Virgin America has left many travelers bemoaning the impending disappearance of Virgin, one of the industry’s best-loved airlines, as it’s folded into Alaska. Some of those disgruntled travelers are plaintiffs in a suit filed last week in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco seeking to block the merger
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Trump Travel Ban Is Hurting the Travel Industry

Donald Trump’s ascent to the presidency was predicated largely on two promises: more jobs and stiffer border security. Easier said than done. As it turns out, there are trade-offs that Trump either didn’t foresee or opted not to disclose. Consider, for instance, the effect his contentious travel ban is having on the travel industry, a
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Marriott Reveals New Unified Loyalty Program

When Marriott acquired Starwood in 2016, there was much speculation on how the merger would affect two very different loyalty programs. Since then, the Marriott and Starwood programs have operated independently, but as of yesterday, Marriott has announced that the programs, plus the Ritz-Carlton Rewards program, will officially merge into one mega-program beginning in August
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The 10 Most Delay-Prone Airports in the U.S.

Ever wonder how much of your life you’ve wasted sitting around at the airport? Financebuzz.com compiled a list of the worst delay-prone U.S. airports of 2018, with overall delay times displayed in the collective amount of years they’ve added up to for travelers overall. And the results are not encouraging: Rankings are based on a
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