Get paid miles to watch ads
Starting soon, companies will ‘pay’ you miles to watch ads — Road warriors now can log extra airline miles by sitting still to watch ads on the Web. On Wednesday, Web start-up e-Miles introduced a venture that lets consumers earn miles on Delta, Continental, Northwest and US Airways by watching ads online and answering follow-up questions about those messages. (USA Today)
Starting soon, companies will ‘pay’ you miles to watch ads — Road warriors now can log extra airline miles by sitting still to watch ads on the Web. On Wednesday, Web start-up e-Miles introduced a venture that lets consumers earn miles on Delta, Continental, Northwest and US Airways by watching ads online and answering follow-up questions about those messages. (USA Today)
Southwest cuts fares again in Dallas — Southwest Airlines escalated a fare war against American Airlines on Wednesday, announcing it would sell one-way tickets to and from Dallas for as low as $39. (AP)
Bonuses don’t cut turnover for TSA — An ambitious program that paid the nation’s airport screeners $18 million in bonuses as an enticement to stay in their jobs did not reduce the turnover rate at the Transportation Security Administration, which still has one of the highest attrition rates in the U.S. government, according to agency data. (USA Today)
Surprise! It’s a parking ticket — A month after Mary Ann Stewart rents a car from Advantage Rent-A-Car, she gets a surprise in the mail: a credit card charge for $75 — and a choice to either pay the charge or be reported to a collections agency. Seems Stewart got a parking ticket while she rented the car. But this is the first time she’s heard of it. What should she do? (Christopher Elliott on Tripso)
Park Service seeks advice from National Mall visitors — The National Park Service is preparing to nip and tuck at the nation’s seat of power. As caretaker of the National Mall, Park Service officials want to know what visitors want from the nation’s premier but well-worn spot for remembering, celebrating and rallying. (AP)
Stardust casino sees last roll of the dice — The Stardust, the neon-wrapped casino with a mobbed-up past whose 1,065 rooms once set the standard for size on the Las Vegas Strip, witnessed its last roll of the dice Wednesday. (AP)
Prince bringing Purple Rain to Vegas — Prince fans, fire up that Little Red Corvette and head for Las Vegas: the purple one will be performing there every weekend starting Nov. 10. (AP)
Staying close to the heart and spectacle of Las Vegas — The detailed, up-to-date dossiers of Las Vegas shows and restaurants on the Web site Vegas.com has helped make it a crucial component of the city’s nightlife.
Plimouth Plantation brings colonial New England to life — Men in knickers shout directions in archaic English as they work together building a house. Women in long skirts and bonnets sit in the shade, taking breaks from sewing to gossip. At the English Village at Plimoth Plantation, it is always 1627. (AP)
Carrie Charney, Christopher Elliott, John Frenaye, Charles Leocha, Marge Purnell, Valerie Schneider, Mary Staley, Stephanus Surjaputra, Richard Wong.