Sentences with phrase «in average fares»

The buying power of frequent flier miles jumped to 1.6 cents in 2005, spurred by the 12.7 percent increase in average fares IdeaWorks used to define a typical reward ticket.

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To that end, Fortune combined Census population data with Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment rates by metropolitan area to find how average unemployment rates fared for the 100 largest cities in the country.

Recent data from travel site Hopper.com found 2 in 3 fares drop within 24 hours of the original search or booking, saving an average 14 percent.

While more people booked travel on Southwest in the third quarter, fares on average were lower than they were a year earlier, especially for last - minute bookings.

For instance, the merger of American and US Airways in 2013 increased American's market share at Philadelphia's airport to 77 %, resulting in fares there rising from 4 % below the national average in 2013 to 10 % above it now.

According to the BTS, the average domestic air fare has climbed from $ 319.85 in the fourth quarter of 2009 to $ 381.05 in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Using data from the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances, we've broken down the median and the average by age, income and gender, so you can see how you fare compared to Americans in recent history.

At similar stages of the economic cycle in the past, we have found that companies in economically sensitive industries, such as automotive, construction and industrials, have generally fared well, and are attractively priced relative to their historical averages.

Last summer when we were in Seattle for one night, we only ate at the baseball field, but even that was above - average fare!

The overwhelming favorite, though, is Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, who fared well in both the traditional stats -LRB-.292 average, 39 HR, 102 RBI) as well as advanced metrics (8 WAR, according to Baseball - Reference).

Knowing that both the average total and runs scored / game had dropped consistently over the past ten years, our next step was to see how betting on the under had fared in every season dating back to 2005.

Homemade oatmeal - raisin cookies, peanut butter balls rolled in wheat germ and cakelike cookies made with cottage cheese are nutritious substitutes for the average commercial fare.

Average children tend to fare well in school.

Syrian children fare a little better than average but still, despite the well documented atrocities in their home country, only 39 % received asylum this year.

Commuters heading back to work this morning have been hit by an average 4.2 % hike in rail fares, marking a tenth consecutive year of increases for passengers.

Under first - past - the - post, they have fared less strongly in general elections, typically recording around one per cent of the UK - wide vote (although a slightly higher average in the seats they contest); in 2010, the Greens won 0.96 per cent of the vote (1.81 per cent in the seats where they put up a candidate), and returned an MP to the House of Commons for the first time, as Caroline Lucas wrested Brighton Pavilion from Labour.

Government regulated rail fares went up by an average of 3.1 per cent today, making UK commuters some of the most hard - pressed in Europe.

This morning, commuters got a «nasty new year shock», at least according to shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle, as they faced inflation - busting increases in ticket fares for the tenth year in a row - a 4.2 per cent average price increase this year.

Fares and tolls, which rose in March, will remain stable in the coming year, but are still scheduled to increase an average of 4 percent in 2019 and 2021.

My own policy is simple, it is to cut fares saving the average fare - payer # 1,000 over four years on average — # 1,700 if you live in outer London.

With that caveat in mind, students in the biological sciences appear to be faring more poorly than those in the physical sciences and engineering: Their average depression score is slightly higher, and their career optimism score is lower (4.1 versus 4.7).

Although (or should is be «Since») the movie had * several * cliches thrown in, and a love story added to heighten the dramatic effect, it still failed to rise above the average fare.

Real - life recovering anorexic Tracey Gold stars in this emotional drama, which is more than your average disease - of - the - week fare.

But that 52.7 average Metascore is disappointing for a studio that prides itself on quality fare, especially given that TWC's average in 2010 was over 18 points higher, at 70.9.

By giving both his hero and his villains true complexity of desire, Goyer imbues Batman Begins with a thoughfulness not commonly seen in average Hollywood action fare.

Fellow second week release Louder Than Bombs fared better, averaging $ 1,413 in 15 theaters, up from 4 locations in its initial bow.

The accompanying 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio is, predictably, above - average for dtv fare, though scenes with jump scares appear to be the only ones taking advantage of the discrete soundstage — clarifying in the process the idea that there's a big difference between being scared and being startled.

Even though the UK fares better in the bracket of lower secondary education (aged 10 - 13) its 14.3 pupils per teacher is only lower than the Netherlands (16.0) and France (15.1) in the EU, with the average being 12.6.

On average, students in these groups fared just as well whether they attended a school that was participating in the bonus program or one in the control group.

Black males in such schools fare the worst, penalized seven times as harshly as my estimate of the average effect of acting white on all black students!

Idaho fares well in standards and accountability, where it scores just above average and has a strong showing on school accountability indicators.

Minorities fared worse than average in the U.S. Department of Education study: Only about half of black and Hispanic students would meet the stricter guidelines.

These displacement effects matter because, on average, GED recipients do not fare as well in the labor market and in postsecondary education as conventional high - school graduates.

We also found that higher - achieving classes, as measured by their average 3rd - grade test score in the relevant subject, may fare somewhat better than lower - achieving classes under teachers with tough grading standards.

A recent meta - analysis shows that students who received an SEL curriculum fared an average of 13 percentile points better academically than their peers in control groups.

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So far, there is no evidence that at - risk children fare better on average in the alternative settings and an abundance of anecdotal examples in which they are clearly worse off.

But in the ad hoc assessment of creative problem solving, U.S. students fared better than average — ranking 10th among the 28 participating OECD nations and 14th among all participating nations.

The batteries fared even worse in the cold — at 20 degrees, the cars» average range dipped to just 43 miles, which is 57 percent below the range seen in moderate temperatures.

For the past two decades, averages fares to and from St. Croix have been higher than those at St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, San Juan, Puerto Rico, or U.S. domestic routes as a whole.

In selecting communities to participate in the program, the statute requires DOT to give priority to those communities where (a) average air fares are higher than the air fares for all communities; (b) a portion of the cost of the activity contemplated by the community is provided from local, non-airport-revenue sources; (c) a public - private partnership has been or will be established to facilitate air carrier service to the public; (d) improved service will bring the material benefits of scheduled air transportation to a broad section of the traveling public, including businesses, educational institutions, and other enterprises whose access to the National air transportation system is limited (e) the assistance will be used in a timely fashion; and, (f) multiple communities cooperate to submit a regional or multistate application to consolidate air service into one regional airporIn selecting communities to participate in the program, the statute requires DOT to give priority to those communities where (a) average air fares are higher than the air fares for all communities; (b) a portion of the cost of the activity contemplated by the community is provided from local, non-airport-revenue sources; (c) a public - private partnership has been or will be established to facilitate air carrier service to the public; (d) improved service will bring the material benefits of scheduled air transportation to a broad section of the traveling public, including businesses, educational institutions, and other enterprises whose access to the National air transportation system is limited (e) the assistance will be used in a timely fashion; and, (f) multiple communities cooperate to submit a regional or multistate application to consolidate air service into one regional airporin the program, the statute requires DOT to give priority to those communities where (a) average air fares are higher than the air fares for all communities; (b) a portion of the cost of the activity contemplated by the community is provided from local, non-airport-revenue sources; (c) a public - private partnership has been or will be established to facilitate air carrier service to the public; (d) improved service will bring the material benefits of scheduled air transportation to a broad section of the traveling public, including businesses, educational institutions, and other enterprises whose access to the National air transportation system is limited (e) the assistance will be used in a timely fashion; and, (f) multiple communities cooperate to submit a regional or multistate application to consolidate air service into one regional airporin a timely fashion; and, (f) multiple communities cooperate to submit a regional or multistate application to consolidate air service into one regional airport.

there are thousands of published authors faring little better (if at all) than your average self - published author trying get a foothold in that saturated market known as Amazon.

Romance authors earned 170 % more than their peers, while authors in other genres fared much worse: science - fiction writers earned 38 % of the $ 10,000 average, fantasy writers 32 %, and literary fiction authors just 20 % of the $ 10,000 average.

Additionally, according to RITA Bureau of Transportation's statistics on average fuel efficiency and distance traveled to work (10 miles each way), the average daily work commute costs about $ 2.25 each way in a car compared to $ 1.02 for the average public transit fare — nearly half price.

The International Air Transport Association says average fares around the world as reported in U.S. dollars fell about 12 per cent last year, or by four to 4.5 per cent adjusted for distortions caused by the strong appreciation in the U.S. currency.

When we multiply 15,000 miles by our average point value of 1.2 cents per mile, we get $ 186, over $ 100 more expensive than the difference in fare pricing.

Now that these bonds have fared so much better than stocks this past decade, we'd expect to have lower allocations to bonds than we had on average since we started these portfolios in early 2002, but we'll still use bond funds to reduce total risk of a crash, and as a parking place to have something to add to stocks when stocks tank again, as they eventually will.

San Francisco residents fared even better, with each consumer carrying an average of $ 7,033 in credit card debt.

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As Greenblatt notes «Imagine diligently watching those stocks each day as they do worse than the market averages over the course of many months or even years... The magic formula portfolio fared poorly relative to the market average in 5 out of every 12 months tested.