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Airline Wants Airports to Crack Down On Alcohol Sales — So They Can Sell You More Inflight

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Aug 14 2017

Ryanair has called for airports to crack down on selling alcohol to drunk passengers. They want to ban sale of alcohol before 10 a.m. and to limit the number of drinks that can be sold to a passenger.

Notice that they don’t want to stop selling alcohol themselves and in fact by preventing people from boozing it up before flight, they’ve got customers more likely to want to buy from the airline.

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Hyatt and Visa Make Shopping at Whole Foods Affordable With $20 Off $50 Deal

Aug 14 2017

Whole Foods is known alternately known as ‘Whole Paycheck’ although their 365 store-brand items are often competitively priced. They do have better meat, fish, and vegetables than the median grocery chain. And they’ll play a fascinating role in Amazon’s future as the online retail giant completes its acquisition.

Hyatt Visa cardholders can get a $20 statement credit when making a single purchase of $50 or more by September 25.

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American Airlines Basic Economy Even Worse: Will Strand Customers During a Strike

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Aug 13 2017

When American Airlines first unveiled the details of its new Basic Economy fares — new restrictions on its existing lowest fares — I told you about some of the restrictions that American didn’t.

Customers booking Basic Economy fares are at the bottom of the list to be re-accommodated, even if things goes wrong and it’s American’s fault.

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