Book Early for the Holidays or Miss Out; Reduced Airline Capacity Means Fewer Available Seats for Holiday Season.Business Editors/Travel Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002 Hotwire Hotwire can mean one of several things:
Days to Book for Availability, Best Deals Industrywide in·dus·try·wide adv. & adj. Throughout an entire industry: sales that have decreased industrywide; industrywide cooperation. , U.S. flying capacity is down at least 10 percent from last year, meaning fewer flights and less availability for this year's holiday travel season. Hotwire, the discount travel site where flexibility means savings, today announced the launch of its "Plan Smart" holiday booking guide, a resource to help consumers find travel days with the most availability and lowest fares throughout the holiday season. The "Plan Smart" holiday booking guide can be found on the Hotwire Web site, under "Three Ways to Save," or by entering the URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.hotwire.com/travel-information/plan-smart.jsp "The most important advice for anyone looking to book holiday travel this year is 'buy now,'" said Karl Karl. For German and Swedish kings thus named, use Charles. Peterson Pe·ter·son , Oscar Emmanuel Born 1925. Canadian jazz pianist. A prolific recording artist noted for his technical skill, he is best known for work produced with his own trio (1953-1965). , Hotwire president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Hotwire consistently has great last minute deals, but this year we are encouraging consumers to book early given the current travel environment." Hotwire offers the following advice for booking holiday air travel: -- Travel on off-peak days -- when more seats are available -- can result in much better fares. Peak days usually yield higher fares because demand is greater. The following are peak days to avoid when searching for the best fares: -- November 26-27, 2002 (Tuesday, Wednesday) -- December 1-2, 2002 (Sunday, Monday) -- December 19-23, 2002 (Thursday-Monday) -- December 26-30, 2002 (Thursday-Monday) -- January 2, 4-6, 2003 (Thursday, Saturday-Monday) -- Check different airports in and around destination cities. For example, flying into Newark may be cheaper than flying into JFK. -- Act quickly -- holiday deals go fast. More information about the best days for booking low-cost travel can be found in Hotwire's holiday booking guide, by visiting www.hotwire.com and clicking "Three Ways to Save." NOTE TO TRAVEL EDITORS: For sample airfares from your city, please contact Amy Bohutinsky at 415/343-8502 (abohutinsky@hotwire.com) or Kim Tarantino at 415/348-2631 (tarantik@fleishman.com). About Hotwire Hotwire (www.hotwire.com) is a leading discount travel site where flexibility means savings for leisure travelers. By only partnering with trusted travel brands, Hotwire allows travelers to buy higher quality travel for a lower price. It works because Hotwire matches the needs of two groups: customers who can be flexible about their choice of airline, hotel and rental car company in order to save money, and suppliers who have excess seats, rooms and cars they want to fill. Hotwire works with more than 30 domestic and international airlines, including all seven U.S. full-service major airlines: American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , America West, Continental, Delta Air Lines, Northwest, United and U.S. Airways airways Anatomy The 'pipes'–trachea, bronchi, bronchioles–through which air passes to and from the alveoli. See Small airways. . In addition, Hotwire partners include more than 6,000 top hotels in 300 U.S. and Caribbean destinations, and several major car rental companies. Hotwire is a private corporation based in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Calif. The company launched its services in October 2000, with investments from the Texas Pacific Group and six major airlines. |
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