1.   The bus company offers discount fares to pensioners.

2.   Along with USAir, the Visitors Bureau is offering a Companion Couple at Half Price discount air fare.

3.   American Airlines, for one, announced a series of discount fares on Tuesday, with extra reductions for booking online.

4.   American Express said the typical business fare during the first quarter of this year was almost four times the lowest discount fare.

5.   As a result, airlines expect to have fewer empty seats next year, and to offer fewer discount fares.

6.   At the highest discount fare, a couple could hire a limousine and save money.

7.   - If a holiday discount fare made your trip home affordable, you can thank Jimmy Carter for pushing airline deregulation during his presidency nearly two decades ago.

8.   Airlines have for some time offered a variety of discount fares for children on international flights.

9.   But on the other, they offer more discount fares on their own Web sites and through other outlets.

10.   But the transportation companies disputed such an interpretation of the law, arguing that discount fares are a regular part of their business and not related to political events.