Southwest Airlines $39 Birthday Sale (Image: Southwest.com)

Southwest Airlines is having their Birthday Bash Sale with $39 Airfares for select markets and select flights. Most flights 450 miles and under per leg are included.

Travel must be booked by 6/24/2010 and completed between Sep 8, 2010 and Nov 17, 2010. Additional fees may apply.

• Purchase from June 22 through June 24, 2010, 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time.
• Travel September 8 through November 17, 2010.
• Travel valid every day except Fridays & Sundays.
• Fares do not include federal excise tax of $3.70 for each flight segment.
• Fares are available for one-way travel.

Additional details at: Southwest Airlines: 39th Birthday Sale

Aria Las Vegas (Source: Aria Website)

The latest hotel on the Las Vegas strip – Aria – has an excellent deal:

Deal:
Enjoy a $75 resort credit and special room rates of $99 (Sunday – Thursday) and $129 (Friday & Saturday) from May 31 – September 9, 2010. You may also upgrade to a Corner Suite for an additional $50. And for a truly exceptional experience, upgrade to the ARIA Sky Suites for an additional $150.

If you do plan to stay at Aria, then experience the Viva Elvis show from Cirque du Soleil with tickets starting at $50.

Call 877.253.5847 and mention “Summer”.

Fine print:
This offer requires a minimum two consecutive night stay. The resort credit has no cash value and will be applied to charges posted to the guestroom, excluding the room rate, retail purchases, gaming, taxes, or gratuities. This offer is subject to promotional availability over select dates and may not be combined with any other offer. Rates are subject to change and restricted dates apply. Rates are per room/suite, per night, plus tax based on single or double occupancy. An additional per person, per night charge applies to third or fourth guests in the same room.

Click here for reservation and details

The four-night package starts at:

• $285 for adults
• $130 for children 3 to 9
• $829 for a family of four (two adults and two children)

The package includes:

• Rate valid for bookings now – 4/30/10 and travel 5/28/10 – 12/31/10.
• Moderately priced accommodations at a Universal Partner Hotel, like the Quality Inn International
• Early admission to the Harry Potter theme park
• A three-day park ticket that allows entry to one Universal theme park each day and breakfast at the Three Broomsticks
• The fictional pub where Harry and his friends indulge in glasses of butterbeer.
• More upscale hotels, like the Hard Rock Hotel, are available for a higher price.

Available through Dec. 31. To book, visit www.UniversalOrlando.com or call (877) 801-9720.

Examples of fares include (see Additional Fare Rules below):
$49 one-way between Chicago Midway and Kansas City
$67 one-way between Reno/Tahoe and Los Angeles
$99 one-way between Providence and Ft. Lauderdale

Terms & Conditions
Southwest Airlines sale fares are available for purchase Jan. 19, 2010, through 11:59 p.m. PST Jan. 21, 2010, and travel must take place beginning April 7, 2010, through May 25, 2010. Fares are available only on southwest.com or swabiz.com. Fares are not available for travel on Fridays and Sundays. Fares do not include a federal excise tax of $3.70 for each flight segment. A flight segment is defined as a takeoff and a landing. Fares do not include airport-assessed passenger facility charges (PFC) of up to $9.00 and a U.S. government-imposed September 11th Security Fee of up to $5.00 one-way. Travel not available to/from Long Island, NY; Washington (Dulles), D.C.; Milwaukee, WI. Seats are limited. Fares may vary by destinations, flight, and day of week and won’t be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times and holiday periods. Fares are available for one-way travel. When combining fares, all rules and restrictions apply. Fares are nonrefundable but if unused, may be applied toward the purchase of future travel on Southwest Airlines. Sale fares are not combinable with Senior Fares. Fares are not available through the Group Desk. Any change in the itinerary may result in an increase in fare. Standby travel requires an upgrade to the unrestricted “Anytime” fare. Fares are subject to change until ticketed. Offer applies to published, scheduled service only.

• An on-site tool that walks through a customer’s preferences and returns the best deals, customized for them
• A tool that shows the best deals on a map, and
• A tool that can be downloaded onto a customer’s desktop and feeds deal updates

Built on a proprietary algorithm developed by Travelocity, the tools quickly pinpoint the best flight and vacation packages listed on the site. As consumers continue to expect both overall value and deep discounts from their travel provider, in a format that still provides some flexibility, Travelocity has taken deals searching to a new level with a customized system for shoppers to quickly and easily locate the most relevant deals.

Customize Your Deals

With an emphasis on value and customers’ preferences, the customized deals engine, which can be accessed directly on the Travel Deals and “My Deals” tabs on Travelocity’s homepage, is a one-stop-shop for the site’s best flight and package deals. A completely interactive tool, it features several filters allowing customers to personalize and sort deals by price, date range, theme, destination and travel product. Shoppers can view and compare up to five deals at a time and also explore more specific trip details, including available travel dates, customer reviews and more, narrowing down deals by what’s most important to them.

Map-Based Shopping

The new map-based feature gives travelers the best way to visually search top flight and vacation package deals from their departure city with at-a-glance shopping. The map-based option is available at www.travelocity.com/dealsonamap and directly from the Flights tab on the homepage. Once there, consumers can click on the “Find Deals on a Map” link to access the new tool.

Deals are displayed on a map by region and then city, with up to 15 displays shown at a time. Customers can zoom in on deals most intriguing to them, view hotel information and stats on how much the trip is discounted, and access links to check availability and book flights or packages.

Travelocity Desktop Application

The desktop application, which can be downloaded directly from www.travelocity.com/desktop, gives consumers direct access to the best vacation package deals without using a browser while tracking the customer’s preferred information for a completely personalized shopping experience. Available for both Mac and Windows users, the application can be set to monitor trips from their departure city to a favorite destination, notifying them when new deals to their destination are found, and serves up to 100 deals at a time all with a minimum savings of 20 percent. Users also have the ability to share relevant deals with their social networks via Facebook and Twitter.

[Source: Earthtimes]

Jet Airways executive director Saroj Dutta had announced that the private carrier had suffered a loss of over Rs 200 crore ($40 million) on account of the pilots’ stir since last Tuesday.

Read more: Airfares slashed by 50% for next 3 days [Times of India]

One-way fares start as low as $29 for flights between West Coast destinations and $109 for Mexico flights, the company said Sunday.

Tickets must be purchased by Sept. 10 for travel from Sept. 14 through Dec. 16 for Hawaii and Mexico, and by Feb. 10 for all other cities. Tickets require a 14-day advance purchase, except for travel to Hawaii and Mexico.

Restrictions apply.

Sample one-way fares include Seattle to San Francisco for $49 and Portland, Ore. to Atlanta for $119.

[Source: Associated Press]

The JetBlue pass appears to be a great deal if you plan on flying more than once in that month. Consider this: A quick search by ABC News today found that the cheapest JetBlue flight from New York’s JFK Airport to San Francisco on Sept. 8, returning two days later, would cost $344.80. Do that trip twice and you have already saved money.

JetBlue has a limited number of routes and often has fares of $99. So, while the San Francisco example above makes it sound like a great deal, some passengers might need to make six trips to make it worthwhile.

Passes must be purchased by Aug.21 and it includes all taxes unless flying to Puerto Rico or one of JetBlue’s international destinations. Travelers who have already purchased a flight on JetBlue within that travel window can convert their existing ticket into a pass.

Although this may appeal to students, by September students are back in school, so they aren’t ideal candidates for this promotion.

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TheBigTrip.com

After the November 1st deadline, one applicant will be chosen from a pool of thousands for the job of a lifetime. For twelve weeks, the selected applicant will traverse the United States in search of exhilarating adventures and captivating travel destinations. The entire experience will be documented by the selected applicant and aired for millions of viewers on TheBigTrip.com. Each webisode will include interactive links to travel information about each destination. Viewers will also be able to review exclusive details about each location in real time, and discover valuable resources for planning a trip of their own.

The Couture-Abro Group will be paying all of the travel expenses as well as offering a generous salary, benefits, and an array of high tech electronics to use along their three month cross-country journey.

Beginning June 20, 2009, interested applicants for this job of a lifetime will be able to apply at TheBigTrip.com by filling out an application and uploading a video resume about themselves. Finalists will be contacted in the fall and may be asked to participate in additional interviews.

MegaBus

Megabus, the first intercity express bus service offering fares as low as $1, today announced it is offering an additional 50,000 $1 seats for travel Sept. 14 to Nov. 19, 2009. The $1 seats will be available on all Megabus departures (subject to availability) in all 30 cities during the Sept. 14 to Nov. 19 travel period. Travelers will need to use the promo code HOTDEAL when booking for a chance to book the $1 fares.

“The economy still has individuals and families hesitant to spend money, especially on leisure items such as travel,” said Dale Moser, president and COO of Megabus. “Megabus’ low fares make travel very affordable and at $1, there’s no reason to stay home.”

Megabus’s new double-decker coaches include amenities such as free Wi-Fi, on-board restrooms, reclining seats and video entertainment. Half of its fleet currently has power outlets for laptops, and other half will be fitted with them by October 2009.

The company operates in 30 cities in the United States and Canada including New York, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis and Toronto. Unlike many other bus services, all Megabus services are intercity express, so they don’t make numerous time-consuming stops at small towns.
While other modes of transit such as airlines and trains are seeing a decline in business, Megabus has seen its ridership triple to 3 million since its inception in 2006.

Visit www.megabus.com for additional information on routes, schedules, amenities and fares.