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What is Expedia? Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Expedia Inc is a company that is knee-deep in various businesses. They call themselves an online travel agency which is owned by Expedia Group company. They are mostly of use to consumers and small travelers. Their platform helps people book tickets for airlines and cruise ships, you can also make hotel reservations, car rentals, and vacation packages using their platform. Apart from Expedia Inc, the Expedia groups consist of various other top companies belonging to different sectors....

Is TSA PreCheck worth it? Application and Benefits Companies are always looking to find new ways to retain customers. Airlines are not far behind in that regard. They offer customers various types of rewards so that they remain loyal. TSA PreCheck is one of many such rewards. Let us learn more about it. What is TSA PreCheck? Launched in December 2013, TSA stands for Transportation Security Administration. It is a Trusted Traveler program wherein a select few customers of an airline get the opportunity of being screened quickly and on priority as opposed to other travelers....

LOAD CARRIER FOR LABOUR The product “ Load Carrier for Labour �? (LCL) is amazingly simple and costs just Rs 300 to make. Made of cane with metal and plastic fittings, it is amenable for production by local craftsmen anywhere in India. Where cane is abundantly available it can be produced of cane, but elsewhere it is possible to produce it out of materials like metal and plastic. The big advantage of the product is that it can be used for all three modes of carrying loads – on back, on the head and as a trolley; the mode can be changed in just a minute by using two knobs on the device....

You can make money from home in various ways, but there is just one problem. What works everywhere may not work in India. For example, there are several survey sites and employers on Freelancer/Upwork/Fiverr, but when they see Indians in their list of applicants, then they just flat out reject those applications. This guide is a summary of what I have learned along my journey to earn money from home....

Lesson One –The Poor Are Bankable There is enough evidence that the poor are capable of using credit profitably and repaying loans out of the proceeds from the use of funds. The poor have always borrowed money for a multiplying of purposes from informal sources and repaid most of these loans. They do not comprise an extraordinarily high-risk segment. Lending to the poor does not necessarily have a high moral hazard, provided such credit is not given by an organization perceived to be either a government or donor agency, which could afford to give them the finances as a gift....

Revolutionizing Financial Services in Rural India Last night, along with 150 or so others, I sat in rapt attention while Nachiket described his latest thinking on banking at the base of the pyramid in a talk entitled The Next Big Step: Revolutionizing Financial Services Distribution in Rural India. Yes, the event started at 6:30, and they served delicious (but heavy) hors d’oeuvres. And since the auditorium was bright in the late-day sun, the organizers drew the blinds and dimmed the lights....

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is implementing a project supported by UKAid through Department For International Development (DFID) namely “Poorest States Inclusive Growth Programme (PSIG)”. SIDBI invites 4 separate Request For Proposals (RFPs) for shortlisting of Consultants for carrying out the following activities under PSIG: RFP 1: For the hiring of Local Project Coordinator (LPC) for coordinating conduct of Finscope Survey in four states in India (Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar)....

Revival and Rehabilitation of sick companies under new act 2013 The coverage of the Sick Industrial Companies Act, 1985 (SICA) is limited to only industrial companies, while the 2013 Act covers the revival and rehabilitation of all companies, irrespective of their sector. The determination of whether a company is sick would no longer be based on a situation where accumulated losses exceed the net worth. Rather it would be determined on the basis of whether the company is able to pay its debts....

The film launch drew a wide cross-section of Bangalore’s society. Among those who attended were MLAs, senior bureaucrats, former vice-chancellor of the agriculture university, agricultural officials, army officers, film stars, theatre personalities, senior editors, principals and teachers of city colleges and schools, general managers of hotel chains, NGOs and young students from colleges among other citizens. As witnessed in the previous launches, the film opened to a packed house and drew a loud round of applause....

Shipt vs Instacart vs DoorDash: A Comparison Using various parameters we will put the three big grocery-delivering companies and the food-delivery company against each other to see how they fare against each other. And if there are people out there who are considering working for either of the grocery delivering platforms then we will also be covering info on stuff like, can you work for Shipt and Instacart at the same time....

Sometimes people feel even more stressed because they might have to rush to file their tax return on time. What many people might not realize is that it is possible and quite easy to extend the tax filing deadline. Still, a tax deadline extension will not do any good if people are filing their returns incorrectly. Here are a few tax filing mistakes to watch out for when filing a tax return....

In India, NGOs can categorize into different types based on their size, geographic scope, thematic scope, sector focus, and type of incorporation. A recent news article that appeared in February 2014 in the Times of India confirms that India has one of the highest numbers of NGOs registered in the world. Read the article here. How many types of NGO’s are there in India? 1. TYPE OF NGO IN INDIA BASED ON SIZE: Based on the spread and resources, an NGO can be classified...

What is Dividend Yield? When buying any type of stock, investors do fundamental assessments on several variables related to the stock and the company in general. The dividend yield is a crucial statistic that is important for investors who prioritize dividend income. The ratio of dividends paid for every equity share to shareholders to the equity share’s current market price is known as the dividend yield of a share. The dividend yield is also a stock’s return over a year of dividend payments....

This might sound like a great idea but the question that might be coming to your mind is what are the companies that offer such services? Are they reliable? What is the payment structure? Don’t worry; you would get the answers to all the questions. In fact, you would be surprised to know that Netflix too offered Affiliate Program which was going pretty well and they offered a high commission if someone downloaded Netflix as per your recommendation but they closed it due to various reasons....

What is Rummy? Rummy is a card game. To be more specific, it is a card-matching game like most card games. It is a multiplayer game where all the players are usually given 13 cards or more depending on who is playing and what the rules are. The players then play clockwise by picking a card from the pile in the center. One pile is face down and another is face-up....

What is Affiliate Marketing? This marketing model is an effective online sales tactic that allows the owner to boost their product/service’s sales by allowing affiliates to earn a piece of commission for marketing their products/services. The affiliate enjoys the profit they earn after every product sale generated through their links. In this type of marketing, a company nods to third-party publishers to generate considerable leads and traffic to the company’s site, increasing the sales of their product and services....

In today’s world, owning a credit card is not a big thing, but what we need to be aware of is the annual fee that comes with it. However, the annual fee for your card is worth it if you get substantial rewards in return. Credit cards with no annual fee offer more value and better benefits in the long run, mostly because you can keep such credit cards active and without paying any extra cost....

What is an Electric Vehicle? As opposed to the more common petrol or diesel vehicles an electric vehicle uses an electric motor for propulsion. Instead of refilling the car with fuel, you need to charge it just like you charge a smartphone or any such device. You might have just heard about electric cars, two-wheelers, and public transportation but today you also have electric aircraft, electric spacecraft, underwater vehicles, railroad vehicles, and more....

Speaking to the ET- Mr. Shah recommended that small and retail investors should use the money they will get a refund to buy and accumulate more shares of Coal India. Only those who have taken loans as application funding would exit the stock he felt. He also further added that he expects the stock to list between Rs 280 to Rs 300 on its listing date. Coal is one of the most used commodities in the economy and thus he does not foresee a slowdown in the growth and prospects of the company....

Not only can you get cashback with Apple Pay on every purchase, but also you can get all the benefits of using your credit or debit card. It is the perfect way to save money and balance petty expenditures. All you need to do is to add your card to your wallet and use it at any store. It is that simple! This blog post will enable you to explore how to get cashback with Apple Pay and the best ways to use this feature....