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Ohio Joins The E-ZPass Party For Seamless Midwest-To-East Coast Road Trips
Paying tolls on a road trip is a drag, but at least there’s E-ZPass to speed things up. With less time searching for change and waiting in line at the toll booth, there’s more time to stop at awesome roadside tourist traps. Thankfully, Ohio has finally caught up with the rest of the East Coast and Midwest as they are set to join the electronic toll collection network starting October 1.
Effective next week, the entire Ohio Turnpike will be able to take away your hard earned cash thanks to that little E-ZPass gizmo on your windshield. It cost the state $50 million to get everything ready to go if that makes you feel any better—so that’s what, like two weeks of toll collection to recoup the cost?
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Another $30 Million Spent In Making Michigan Look Pure
If you enjoy the Pure Michigan ads that the state's tourism agencies have been plastering everywhere, then we have good news for you! The Great Lakes State has just decided to dump an additional $30 million into the campaign, locking in another year of radio, print, and TV spots across the Midwest.
This costly campaign was first launched in 2006, but didn't garner national attention until Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm threw $45 million at it in 2008. Along the way it managed to earn accolades from organizations as diverse as Forbes.com and the Travel Industry Association of America. Pure Michigan's organizers have even managed to produce figures showing that every dollar they spend brings back more almost $3 in tax revenue.
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Want Cheap Airfare on Delta? Move to Cincinnati
We never thought there'd be a single strong argument for relocating to Cincinnati, that limbo land which is not quite Ohio and yet not quite Kentucky. As always, leave it to the airlines to topple our belief in the big hubs with moves like Delta's new reductions on ticket prices out of Cincy's Covington Airport.
Apparently both leisure and business class fares from the Delta hub have been reduced by up to 58%, such as the Cincy-LAX route which used to be $310 one-way but is now $130, which means more money for the in-flight drinks you'll need to oil up for the transition from midwest to west coast.
Although a rate decrease is always great news for travelers, we can't help but think back to the days of Skybus and their cheap-o deals for those (un)fortunate enough to be based in Columbus. This rate decrease, being almost like a sale without no void date, is a plea from Delta to make their Cincinnati presence worth their while. So please, for the sake of the residents of the Ohio River valley who enjoy taking vacations further afield than Gatlinburg, fly Delta out of the Cincinnati and remind the airline why they have a hub there in the first place.
Related Stories:
· Delta Lowers Fares at Cincinnati Hub [Local 12]
· Hotlanta Airport Not So Hot for Delta? [Jaunted]
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