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First-Class Perks Include VR Tech On Alaska Air

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Alaska Airlines announced that is partnering with French company SkyLights to pioneer a new virtual reality (VR) headset for its first-class passengers. The program makes Alaska Air the first airline in North America to trial the technology as an inflight entertainment device.

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Alaska Airlines Says Goodbye To Virgin America Brand, Hello To New Perks

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By the end of 2019, Alaska Airlines will retire the Virgin American branding and logo it acquired last year. The Alaska Air Group announced on Wednesday (March 22) that the decision has to do with both cost and consistency of branding, GeekWire reported. In December, the Department of Justice granted U.S.

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To Entice Consumers, Airlines Offer BOGO Tickets

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In August and September, Alaska Airlines ran a 48-hour sale in which an entire three-seat row was offered for the price of a single ticket. The airline industry is among the hardest-hit by the pandemic, especially since federal financial aid ran out for the companies in October. The company says all of this has been working for them.

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Google Slapped With Antitrust Lawsuit Filed By Coalition Of 38 States

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This internet Goliath used its power to manipulate the market, destroy competition and harm YOU, the consumer,” Paxton's office said in a tweet on Wednesday (Dec. DOJ and state attorneys general have conducted separate but parallel investigations into Google’s anticompetitive market behavior,” Weiser said in a press release.

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What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty And Rewards

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Technology companies are supplying them with the products and services their members desire, working with both individual CUs and credit union service organizations (CUSOs) to develop case management platforms, modernize systems and provide advanced loan software. A California Credit Union Keeps its Marketing Efforts Trusted and SAFE.

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Does Virgin America Sale Help Or Hinder Discount US Airfare?

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As one 29-year-old Silicon Valley marketing manager and former frequent Virgin flyer told The New York Times : “I think of [Virgin] as a young, hip airline. Alaska is more of a friendly aunt.”. In fact, the addition of Virgin’s routes to Alaska will boost the latter’s share of the nationwide air travel market by a mere 1.5

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$1B+ Market Map: The World’s 260 Unicorn Companies In One Infographic

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There are 260 private companies around the world valued at $1B+ as of 8/13/2018, and they are all tracked on our real-time unicorn tracker. These companies are collectively worth approximately $840B and have raised a combined total of around $201B. This year, 53 companies have joined the global unicorn club thus far.

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