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Customer service miscues and higher fares have resulted in a drop in airline customer satisfaction, according to a national index that measures customer satisfaction in various industries. The airlines got a 73 on a scale of 100, down 2.7 percent from last year on the American Customer Satisfaction Index 2018 …

This is not your great grandfather’s steerage deck. The emigrants packed into the holds of ships bound for 19th Century America wouldn’t recognize the cargo hold of an Airbus jumbo jet. But future voyagers might bunk-out down in those holds. Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace said in a joint statement this …

Hold my beer and watch this. In Newington Conn., there’s a new place where you can go throw axes. Good clean, ax-throwing fun. You know what it needs now? Alcohol. Definitely alcohol. The Hartford Courant reported Monday that the entrepreneur who opened the facility, called Montana Nights, is now seeking …

Las Vegas Convention Center officials revealed plans this week for an $860 million expansion project that will extend the convention center to the Vegas strip, and include a ribbon roof and replicas of the iconic Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign. The expansion is part of a $1.4 billion project …

A new scouting platform built by a teenager in Delhi and adopted by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) last month seeks to level the playing field in India by unearthing talent in rural regions that might have otherwise been overlooked. Kush Pandey, a 17-year-old soccer player, came up with …

Got to fly sometime soon? Knowing a little bit about average airline pricing might help you find the best airfare. Book early if you can – more than three weeks in advance, but not too early. And try to fly mid-week. CheapAir.com recently released its 2018 airfare study, in which …

Brightline, Florida’s new privately-run inter-city train service, says it will be serving downtown Miami in the “coming weeks,” and is nearing completion of its MiamiCentral station. The Palm Beach Post reported Wednesday that a Brightline train rolled into the station last week for the first time, and the company will …

Facebook is expanding its “Today” in local news feature to more cities. The social media company rolled out the feature in six cities at the beginning of the year, providing local weather, community information and some local news stories from media companies. The six cities in the first trial were …

Millions of Americans are spending a good chunk of their day to commuting to work as they move farther away from big cities, which can have good jobs, but often really expensive housing. The Los Angeles Times had this paragraph in a story about commuters back in December: “Michael Perkins, …

The federal budget bill signed Friday by President Trump may eventually allow for restored Amtrak service along the Gulf coast between New Orleans and Florida, which was suspended indefinitely after bad damage to tracks from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The spending plan includes money for grants that could go to …