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Vouchers as payoffs: now you see 'em...

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Consumers should check the fine print on vouchers carefully. Carriers prefer to use them rather than cash refunds because so many are never redeemed. Some of the reason they may be useless, include short time limitation, or restricted to an area that the traveler won't be visiting again.

Author: Perkins, Ed
Publisher: Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.
Publication Name: Consumer Reports Travel Letter
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0887-8439
Year: 1997
Public relations

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Kinsley wrong on air safety

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Time magazine editor Michael Kinsley stated that air safety was compromised by low-fare airlines, as they are unsafe. Such thinking is incorrect, as all airlines must conform to the same safety standards and other factors, such as air traffic, must be taken into account.

Author: Perkins, Ed
Publisher: Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.
Publication Name: Consumer Reports Travel Letter
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0887-8439
Year: 1996
Standards, Safety and security measures, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, United States. Federal Aviation Administration, Editors, Kinsley, Michael

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Car-rental firms check records to weed out high-risk drivers

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Hertz and National are among the car-rental agencies which are now running computer checks on the driving records of the companies' potential customers. Approximately one of every 10 renters is rejected.

Author: Perkins, Ed
Publisher: Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.
Publication Name: Consumer Reports Travel Letter
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0887-8439
Year: 1992
Laws, regulations and rules, Automobile lease and rental industry, Car leasing, Car rental

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