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Mileage Upheaval

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This Marketplace feature, from American Public Media, highlights airlines' frequent flyer programs and award redemptions. This report discusses that since September 2001, air travel has declined. In the mid-2000s, some airlines were offering extra frequent flyer miles to encourage business and some airlines liberalized the rules for claiming award tickets. But was it all good news?

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    Grade: 6 to 12

    Topics: American Democracy, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Economics, Career & Technical Ed, History-Social Science

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