Not exact matches
Such risks, uncertainties and
other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity
prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial
airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among
other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of
other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and
other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and
other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and
other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU,
on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted
on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among
other things import / export) and
other laws and regulations in the U.S. and
other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the
other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition
on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger
on the market
price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or
on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or
other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Since you can control large amounts of a commodity with a relatively small amount of money
on margin, you can leverage your portfolio to take advantage of
price swings in the commodity without having to actually take delivery of thousands of gallons of gasoline — something that is impractical for everyone
other than institutions (such as refiners,
airlines, transportation fleets, gasoline retailers, etc.).
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and
other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel
prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and
other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or
other disturbances to our information technology and
other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel
prices and / or
other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance
on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain
other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the
price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial
airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and
other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and
other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report
on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The deregulation in the United States over the past decade has not worked well in
other areas, either: in the stock market it brought
on a rash of scandals; in the
airlines it resulted in poorer service, higher
prices and the end of service to many smaller cities.
The
ONS report suggests no uniform trend for the influences
on inflation, with some sectors»
prices rising steadily, while
others, such as
airline fares, collapsing in September.
Airline credit cards may offer an equivalent cash value of from 1 to 5 cents per mile you earn, but it's difficult to consistently quantify the value because award flights and availability are dynamic - always changing based
on demand, flight
prices, routes and
other factors.
Even if you don't have flexibility, finding the lowest
price will at least tell you how much of a premium you'll be paying to fly
on your ideal date, and might lead you to investigate booking with
other airlines instead.
In this case, using a bank card that allows you to buy a ticket
on virtually any
airline using points — such as a Capital One Venture or a Barclaycard Arrival card — is going to make less sense than it might in
other situations, because the airfares are relatively high this time of year, and redemption levels for flights
on in those cards» programs are based
on the dollar
price of the flight.
2) Search Often: As I recently learned when I purchased a cross-Atlantic ticket for a fraction of the normal
price, fares can fluctuate wildly depending
on availability and God knows what
other algorithms the
airlines use.
Our take: If your goal is to achieve elite status
on Delta
Airlines, the Delta Platinum SkyMiles card is the card to get, though frequent Delta flyers will find that the lower -
priced Delta Gold card is equal in most
other aspects.
Prices are based
on the cash
price of the ticket, and are generally reported to be a poor value compared to
other options for Hawaiian
Airlines flights or flights to Hawaii.
Many
other airlines price Caribbean destinations in a different award zone category, which makes award redemptions much higher
on these competitors!
And yet another governs rates for priority awards
on Cathay Pacific a higher -
priced option with more availability, often called a standard award
on other airlines.
No
prices for award travel
on other airline partners have been changed.
That makes them good value
on trans - pacific routes or across Asia and a good alternative to US carriers and
other low -
priced Asian
airlines!
These fares are great for Premium Economy when normal Economy Class tickets
on other airlines can cost almost the same
price.
Although the rewards earning scheme is the same as many
other airline cards, Southwest offers its members two free bags
on each flight, and redemptions are based
on the cash
price of a ticket.
Interestingly, a notice
on the Alaska
Airlines partner page for American
Airlines does not mention changes to award
prices for any
other region pairs, such as travel between China and the Caribbean.
The potential tourist can search for the lowest
price on an
airline ticket and best
priced hotel at the same time and has the ability to match the flight and the accommodation to each
other.
What it does offer are some good
prices for awards
on partners like Virgin Australia, Virgin Atlantic, and
others — even Singapore
Airlines.
Airline prices are complicated beasts based
on inventory, seasonality, route and countless
other equations, but time and time again — some sites offer the best
prices.
Since you can only have partner awards at level 1
prices, if you book Delta at anything
other than level 1 you pay extra for the connection
on a partner
airline.
Airlines using mileage - based programs,
on the
other hand, limit award seat available and often only offer them at a fixed
price: i.e., 25,000 miles for a domestic trip.
And folks have reported seeing cheaper
prices on other foreign
airlines too!
Industry observers are predicting that
other airlines are likely to follow the lead of Southwest and Delta in changing over to «dynamic
pricing» for award trips — i.e., varying the miles or points required based
on supply and demand, just as they do with air fares.
• No more American
Airlines Admirals Club access • Redemption rates for airfare will drop to 1.25 cents per point from the current rates of 1.6 points for American
Airlines and 1.33 points for all
other airfare • No more three free rounds of golf • The reimbursement for the 4th night free hotel benefit will be based
on the average
price and will not include taxes
But especially
on international flights, make sure to check your plane configuration before purchasing and compare it with
other airline prices.
Living the dream
on card rewards Those who don't know us very well may think we are living the high life, but the truth is that our $ 250 hotel room near the line of totality during the eclipse was booked for 3,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points; our flight to Wyoming was 100 percent free
on a private plane thanks to a crazy JetSmarter promotion for those who could prove they had a million miles; our resort complete with water slides and a lazy river in San Antonio was booked using an annual credit card award night when the room normally costs $ 300 - plus per night; our amazing room at the Park Hyatt New York was booked using 30,000 Hyatt points per night when the selling
price was almost $ 1,000 per night; and most of our
other flights were booked via a collection of
airline miles and credit card points that were primarily earned by leveraging our everyday spending for major rewards.
Southwest
Airlines is different than the
other award programs as its award
prices are not based
on an award chart, but instead are tied to the cash
price of the tickets.
It looks like
other airlines are following Southwest's example by
pricing - matching
on many routes!
SQ is usually pretty stingy with fare sales — their fare
prices are usually still higher than
other airlines» regular fares — but this sale is different and you should jump
on it while it lasts!
In the world of miles and points Southwest and
other airlines that require you to redeem miles based
on the
price of the ticket get a lot of negative press.
Meanwhile,
on the
other side of Europe the
airlines may already be suffering through the twin threat of rising oil
prices and competition from an ever greener and more convenient Eurostar.
If you are not aware, up until a week ago,
airlines would advertise seats
on flights for as little as $ 9 or $ 29 and that sounded great until you actually booked it and they tacked
on so many hidden fees that it ends up being more expensive than some of the
other airline prices you were looking at, but thought were too expensive at $ 199.00.
In the commodities markets, farmers deal in futures as a hedge against the risk of falling
prices in the commodity they produce (say, corn) while,
on the
other side of the equation, companies like
airline operators deal in futures to hedge against the risk of an increase in the
price of fuel for their aircraft.