«You have to read the fine
print on some reward programs,» adds Steve Abrams, senior vice president
of Purchase, New York - based MasterCard Corporate Payment Solutions, pointing out that many free
airline ticket offers come with prohibitive blackout periods.
This consent order concerns the failure
of Cheap
Tickets, Inc., («Cheap
Tickets») a discount
airline ticket broker, travel agent and Internet travel vendor, properly to include fuel surcharges, where applicable, in a number
of print advertisements and in certain fares on its website.