And it was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of the South American mainland. “I just decided I wanted to go,” she says. “I had no idea about what I’d find there ...
American Express:This network is not as widely accepted as Mastercard or Visa, but it compensates with a range of perks, such as strong rewards programs and purchase protection. Discover:Primarily used in the US, Discover distinguishes itself with strong customer service and often has lower fees...
Children younger than 1 are not allowed to sail on Celebrity Cruises' trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific or select South American sailings, or voyages that require three or more consecutive days at sea. For all other cruise itineraries, Celebrity requires passengers to be at least 6 months old. You...
Anticipating this strategy, the Japanese called for attrition attacks on the U.S. fleet as it passed through imperial possessions in the central Pacific. Theoretically, the remainder of the American fleet would then be destroyed in battle off the Philippines. By 1939, U.S. planners were backing...
Libra Group’s Latin American renewable energy subsidiary advances the TERRɅ INITIɅTIVE... June 6, 2024 Lomar Shipping Announces Sale of Remaining Container Ships in its Fleet Lomar Shipping announced the sale of remaining container ships in its fleet for the time being... ...
GE Vernova’s Edge software eliminated a huge data ingestion barrier and allowed a North American energy company to more than double the collected tag volume per monitored site. The GE Vernova Professional Services team is doing an in-place upgrade of the fleet, minimizing downtime, enabling da...
Some roadside assistance companies have trucks with mobile charging options that can charge your EV where it comes to a rest, but they are rare. The American Automobile Association (AAA) tested a small fleet of these trucks for about a decade but found that EV drivers paid more attention to...
And of course, every A220 passenger from tip to tail can access free WiFi. So how serious a shortcoming is Qantas’ decision not to install inflight entertainment (IFE) video screens on its A220s? After all, the Boeing 717s never had them – and at least the A220 delivers WiFi, wh...
Arguably the most influential proponent of mercantilism, French Controller General of Finance Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) studied foreign-trade economic theories. He was uniquely positioned to execute on mercantilist ideas.7A devout monarchist, Colbert called for an economic strategy that protected ...
In the early 1960s, U.S. silver supplies dwindled to all-time lows.4Therefore, the U.S. government decided to stop using silver in its coins after 1964.5Any American dimes, quarters, half dollars, or dollar coins with a date of 1964 or earlier contain 90% silver. If the price of si...