A decision by one of the low-fare alternatives to start service to a new market, or to expand service to an existing destination, has an almost instant impact on Hertz's business in that city, he said.
On Expedia, you can view fares on alternative dates once you've gotten your initial search results, saving you the trouble of re-entering your search.
Although he collects what he calls "timeless" music, Mr. Yelen's tastes include alternative fare like Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney.
The resulting squeeze could curtail future improvements and force fare increases if alternative sources of financing are not found.
Billable hours are still probably the bulk of it, but I don't think there is a firm that doesn't use alternative fare arrangements".
Of course, viewers would not be receiving first-class alternative fare, since Turner was offering movies and sports in the evening and "Lassie," "The Munsters," and "The Flintstones," among other programs, during the day.
The once-thriving industry has been all but decimated by declining viewership and the cheaper production costs of alternative fare like "The Talk," a knock-off of "The View" that replaced "As the World Turns".
So MTV began packaging its videos in clearly delineated formats -- "120 Minutes" for alternative fare and "Yo! MTV Raps" for hip-hop -- and producing more original shows like "Remote Control" and "The Real World".
Alternative fare payment methods (e.g., on-board and off-board, payment by cash, magnetic strip or smart card) have different boarding times and capital costs, with the more efficient systems such as a contactless smart card imposing higher amounts of capital investment.
It has recorded stunning growth and huge profit margins as a low-fare, no-frills alternative to major carriers, and its shares are up more than 40percentt in the last year.
