Free Companion Airfare To The Bahamas

The Bahamas Tourism Bureau has announced the extension of their winter promotion – free companion airfare for travel to the Bahamas through December 22, 2010 (two for the price of one!!) Travelers who book a 4 night stay by March 3rd at participating hotels in Nassau, Paradise Island, Grand Bahama Island and The Out Islands qualify for the free airfare.

If you haven’t considered The Bahamas before, I encourage you to take a fresh look.  Gone are the days of emphasis on gambling and glitz.  Today you’ll find The Bahamas sensitive to protecting their 700 pristine islands, and proud to offer friendly, attentive service.  In recent years air service to the Out Islands has increased making them easy to reach.  The Out Islands are simply spectacular with long ribbons of gorgeous beaches and quaint intimate resorts.  If you ever had a Robinson Crusoe daydream, this is the destination to fulfill your fantasy!  And for all of you who lament the overbuilding of Turks and Caicos…. the Bahamas will return you to the days of beach side bars, local resorts and friendly residents.

To take advantage of the two for one airfare promotion, get all the finer details by visiting Bahamas.com or calling 1-800-Bahamas.  Vacations must be booked by March 3, 2010, with travel completed by December 22, 2010 and some blackout dates apply.

Couch Surf All The Way To New Zealand With Lie Flat Seats in Coach

Finally, lie flat sleeping seats are coming to coach class thanks to the imaginative folks at Air New Zealand. The Kiwi’s  will soon be introducing a whole new way to fly in coach class – by ‘Skycouch’!  Their newly designed Boeing 777-300 ER (which will be introduced later this year) features a new style of seating.  The’ Skycouch’ is designed to be a lie-flat space made up of a row of three seats which all recline together to form a flat couch, where two people can relax, recline and catch some sleep.  Two adults traveling together can add the third seat at approximately half price.  Here’s an article with a glimpse of what they will look like.

Hawaii On The Cheap – 4 Easy Steps To Make It Happen

CJay is just back from Hawaii and has pulled together a primer on how to visit Hawaii on a budget – because we all know he was pinching every penny!  There’s plenty of good news to be told – a dream trip to Hawaii has never been more affordable or easier to plan than it is this year.

Getting There: A steady stream of airline sales have kept the cost of flights to Hawaii comparable to flying to a resort in Mexico or the Caribbean.   Even as this article goes to press, United Airlines has a Hawaii Spirit Sale in progress for flights through the end of April.  Two additional sites worth watching are HawaiianAir.com where you can sign up for unadvertised airfare specials by email, and the Twitter and Facebook Page of PleasantHolidays.com.  Pleasant Holidays is one of the largest tour companies packaging trips to Hawaii and by following Twitter.com/PleasantHoliday you’ll be among the first to know about their many discounts on vacation package deals.

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