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Flight Search feeds your sense of adventure
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
In honor of
U.S. National Travel & Tourism Week
, we want to give you a few tips on how Flight Search can help you plan an amazing summer vacation.
My favorite vacation is one where I can have a bit of adventure -- be outdoors, get some exercise and feel the rush. After combing the lists of best places to visit, I set my sights on Moab, Utah. Moab has everything I like in a vacation -- rafting, hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking and four-wheeling. It’s also set within
Monument Valley
, which is the famous backdrop for many Hollywood western movies. And Frommer’s named it the
Top Adventure Destination
in the world this year.
So let’s take a look at how you can use Flight Search to plan your Moab adventure. Begin by going to
www.google.com
and searching for [
flights to Salt Lake City
], the closest airport to Moab. Your departure city will be automatically recognized; mine was Chicago. As you change your dates, prices will instantly update.
I prefer nonstop flights, so I clicked on “Nonstop” to get a list of flight times available at the $466USD price. Once I picked the flights that worked for me, I clicked the red “Book” button to make my booking.
Whether you end up visiting Moab, Utah or some other destination this summer, we hope you have the best travel experience with Google.
Posted by Noam Ben Haim, Senior Product Manager, Travel
Frequent fliers vote American AAdvantage the best overall loyalty program
Friday, May 04, 2012
This year we sponsored the annual
Freddie Awards
, an awards program started by "frequent flyer guru" Randy Petersen, founder of
FlyerTalk.com
and editor of
Insider Flyer Magazine
.
Our customer American Airlines and their AAdvantage loyalty program won the Overall Airline Program of the Year (Americas). American uses our Reward Redemption product to allow AAdvantage members to shop online for flights using miles. Suzanne Rubin, President, American AAdvantage Loyalty Programs, accepted the award.
According to the Freddie Awards blog, “AAdvantage treats elite members well. Many members would say that the program offers the best domestic award availability of any U.S. airline and AAdvantage miles offer some of the most lucrative international award redemptions in the industry. Members are clearly happy after all these years.”
The Freddie Awards were inspired by Sir Freddie Laker, who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to commercial aviation. Winners are determined by members of frequent traveler programs who vote for their favorite program in a variety of categories. This year over 1.3 million global program members voted for their favorite programs.
The awards ceremony was held on April 26 at the Renaissance Hotel, Newark Airport. Over 400 travel industry executives, journalists and bloggers attended the gala event. The son of Sir Freddie Laker, Freddie Laker Jr., made a special guest appearance and helped emcee the event along with Randy Petersen and actor Robert Wuhl.
Congratulations to American Airlines and
all the winners
!
Posted by Cara Kretz, Sr. Manager Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs, Travel
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