Alaska Airlines Vacations Introduces New York City Packages: Offers 3,000 Bonus Miles and 5 Percent Discount for Online Booking.Business Editors/Travel Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2003 Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. service to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. just got better than ever with the introduction of vacation packages to the Big Apple. Visitors can now enjoy the convenience and savings of a package that includes hotel accommodations, airport transfers, tours, calling cards, guide maps and of course Alaska's award-winning service on non-stop flights A non-stop flight in the aviation industry refers to any flight which does not involve any intermediate stops. Many laymen mistakenly assume that a "direct flight" is similar to a "non-stop flight". between Seattle and New York's Newark Liberty International Airport For the massive interchange outside of Newark Liberty International Airport, see . Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID: EWR), first named Newark Airport and later Newark International Airport . To introduce the service, Alaska Airlines is offering Mileage Plan members 3,000 bonus miles in addition to the actual flight miles. To receive bonus miles, travel must be booked online by Feb. 28 and travel completed by June 30. Customers who book online also receive a 5 percent discount. Alaska Airlines Vacations offers packages for a wide range of budgets and include a selection of hotels centrally located in Midtown mid·town n. A central portion of a city, between uptown and downtown. midtown Noun US & Canad the centre of a town Manhattan as well as a variety of airport transfers, including luxury sedans. In addition, vacationers can choose from an assortment of tours that feature Times Square, the Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty great symbolic structure in New York harbor. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : America Statue of Liberty perhaps the most famous monument to independence. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : Freedom , the Empire State Building and more. They can view the sights from double-decker buses A double-decker bus is a bus that has two levels. While double-decker long-distance coaches are in widespread use around the world, double-decker city buses are less common. or from the water on a cruise circling Manhattan Island. Broadway theater tickets will also be available. Packages to Canada, Alaska, California, the desert Southwest, Mexico and Seattle as well as a variety of ski packages are also available. Vacation packages are available in conjunction with travel on Alaska or Horizon. Alaska Airlines Vacations is available at www.alaskaair.com, by calling 800/468-2248 or by contacting your travel agent. Alaska and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, together serve more than 80 cities in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com. |
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