The much anticipated George Clooney movie “Up In The Air” has gone on general release in the USA. Clooney Plays the role of a jet setting business man who spends his life in airport lounges. The movie is a comedy and is sure to be a hit with the holiday crowd.

Box office figures are positive and reviews are favourable. The movie has yet to be released on this side of the world, so I can’t comment on it yet. Rest assured, as soon as I get a chance to see it, I will let you know if it is any good.

In the mean time, check out the Wall Street Journal’s selection of opinions.

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By law, airlines must provide at least one free method of payment, otherwise booking fees must be added to the base ticket price. This inflates the apparent price of the ticket and makes customers less likely to make a purchase. In reality, there is a battle between keeping one free method of payment available and ensuring that as few people as possible use it.

Most budget airlines in the UK have a policy of charging for payments made with most Visa and Mastercards, but not for Visa Electron cards. Visa Electron cards are rarely used, fewer than 1.7 million people in the UK have them – most of which are teenagers. It makes sense for airlines to choose Visa Electron cards as the one payment method that does not incur payment charges.

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