| Alaska announces new sale
Alaska Airlines has launched its perennially popular Permanent-Fund-Dividend (PFD) sale, which offers savings of up to 25 percent on travel. Passengers flying in-state to or from Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau can get up to a quarter off travel within Alaska and several other select destinations across the airline's network throughout the Lower 48 states, Canada, and Mexico. There are also savings of up to ten percent on vacation packages from Alaska Airlines Vacations. The airfare sale is valid for purchase until November 2 (travel to be completed by September 6, 2007) and the vacations discounts extend through December 31 (for travel by August 31, 2007). .
Cebu Pacific resumes flights to Bacolod amid refleeting
Cebu Pacific has further intensified its bid to make Cebu a major hub of its operating network by reinstating its Cebu-Bacolod daily flight beginning Oct. 2.
According to Cebu Pacific (CEB) marketing director Candice Albanza-Iyog, Cebu has become a hub for the international flights of the Gokongwei-owned airline.
All our international flights fly directly to Cebu. These flights connect from Cebu to Davao, Bacolod and Iloilo, she said in an interview.
CEB currently flies twice a week from Cebu to Incheon, Korea and twice a week from Cebu to Puchon, Korea.
Directly
On Oct. 2, the airline will start flying directly from Cebu to Hong Kong and another from Cebu to Singapore on Oct. 23.
Iyog said CEB temporarily stopped flying the Cebu-Bacolod route due to the airlines refleeting program.
Allegiant Air to offer nonstop flights to St. Pete in Dec.
The arrival of Allegiant Air to the Knoxville market will bring four nonstop low-fare flights a week to St. Petersburg, Fla., and the potential for a much-desired nonstop flight to Las Vegas. What it likely won't bring, though, is pressure on airlines to reduce fares to other markets, as happened when AirTran Airways and later when Independence Air flew out of McGhee Tyson Airport. .
Travel insiders reveal early indicators for fall travel and beyond
Following a record-high summer travel season, Travelocity forecasts more busy skies and full rooms ahead for the holidays. The latest travel data analysis yielded the Travelocity 2006 "rules of the road," helping U.S. consumers prepare for this season`s holiday travel rush.
Consumers must be ready to secure hotel rooms first this year. Already, occupancy rates are running 12 percent higher for Thanksgiving and 20 percent higher for Christmas compared to the same time in 2005. While airfares have started to come down slightly with the anticipated drop in leisure travel for fall, consumers also have to stay alert for drops in fares to their holiday destinations, while planning as far ahead as possible for peak periods.
"With continued high demand for hotels and airline tickets, the best way to save in 2006 is to buy a package," says Amy Ziff, Travelocity`s editor-at-large who monitors travel trends around the world.
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