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E L L I O T T' S TRAVEL NOTES
Travel news, opinion and analysis

February 19, 2004

Some Air Travelers 'Really Get Hosed'
How do the airlines price their plane tickets? It's one of life's greatest mysteries. If we're all on the same plane, going to the same place, why don't we pay the same price? Aviation expert Mike Miller said it's like trying to figure out a Rubik's Cube. "It's a puzzle that nobody understands, but it's all based on super computers looking at supply and demand of routes by the hour, by the minute, and it's crazy," Miller said. How crazy? Michelle Meredith decided to find out firsthand. Two tickets were purchased on a Delta flight from Orlando to Atlanta roundtrip. Read the surprising results. WESH | Posted 6:20 a.m.
-- MSNBC: Look out for 'Three then Free' promos

• Low fares do not equal happy travelers, as I noted in a recent column. Unfortunately, it seems to be an "either/or" proposition. Send us your comments.

Loews Hotel: 'We are Watching You'
Chances are your boss is watching your every move, every e-mail and every word -- closely and quietly. "We can monitor anything in the building," said Frank Rich, of the Loews Hotel. At the Loew's Hotel in Philadelphia, they're watching workers, and in some cases they are listening to their phone conversations. "We use it mainly for a learning tool. The only lines we listen to on an everyday basis is the reservation department," Rich said. But many companies are doing a lot more to keep a close watch on workers. NBC-10 | Posted 6:30 a.m.

Car Accident Risk Increases With Age
Americans 65 and older, a fast-growing segment of the population, face a sharply increased risk of death or injury when they drive a car, according to new research. The study conducted for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that the risk to drivers increases sharply as they pass 65 years of age and is second only to the risk faced by teenage drivers. Drivers older than 65 are almost twice as likely to die in car crashes as drivers 55 to 64, the study said. “As we age, our reaction time and other cognitive skills can diminish,” said Peter Kissinger, president of the AAA traffic safety group. “For instance, our eyesight deteriorates to such an extent that by age 60 we require 10 times the amount of light necessary to see an object as when we were 16,” Kissinger said. MSNBC | Posted 6:40 a.m.
-- Memphis CA: The case for seatbelt laws

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• And finally ... as reported in the blog during the last several months, the worst-run airline in America is finally coming around to the reality. Now, the mainstream media is reporting that US Airways - long the butt of jokes among travel pundits - is reforming its fare structure. Hope it isn't too little, too late. Posted 6:50 a.m. | Send us your comments.

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