Posts Tagged ‘Deals’

25th August
2010
written by scott

Photo: G-r-e-a-t flight on Alaska down to Portland ($400rt all-in) the other day. Nice snaps. Click here for the whole album.

Alaska Airlines has a new fare sale for travel between now and Dec. 15. The fares are pretty good, especially to select destinations within Alaska.

Within Alaska, the rates are good seven days a week. For flights outside the state, day-of-week restrictions vary. There is a two-week advance purchase required–but all tickets must be purchased by Aug. 14, 2010.

Photo: final approach into Portland Int’l Airport PDX. That’s Mt. Hood in the background and the mighty Columbia River in the foreground.

To/from Anchorage and:
Juneau: $129 ea way plus tax
Bethel: $129 ea way plus tax
Yakutat: $139 ea way plus tax
Sitka: $149 ea way plus tax
Wrangell/Petersburg : $159 ea way plus tax
Ketchikan: $169 ea way plus tax
Nome/Kotzebue: $159 ea way plus tax

Extra tidbits:
Anchorage-Chicago thru 9/30/2010: $388rt all-in!
Anchorage-New York: $479rt all-in
Anchorage-Portland: $400rt all-in

To/from Fairbanks and:
Juneau: $159 ea way plus tax
Yakutat: $169 ea way plus tax
Ketchikan/Petersburg/ Wrangell/Sitka: $209 ea way plus tax
Houston: $299 ea way plus tax

To/from Juneau and:
Portland/Seattle: $199 ea way plus tax
Oakland/Santa Rosa/San Francisco/San Jose: $249 ea way plus tax
Las Vegas: $269 ea way plus tax
Orlando: $289 ea way plus tax
Wash., DC: $289 ea way plus tax
Miami: $289 ea way plus tax

Details at alaskaair.com . Remember to purchase your tickets using your Alaska Airlines Visa Card from Bank of America. If you don’t have the card, you can get a whopping bonus (25,000 Alaska Airlines miles) when you’re approved. That’s more than enough miles for an in-state Alaska Airlines ticket (15,000 miles). And you often can find “Saver” awards for 25,000 miles throughout the system.

Remember, those frequent-flyer miles on Alaska Airlines are valuable currency for travelers. Sign up for your card today–and take advantage of these sale fares.

14th July
2010
written by scott

Whole new crop. Check it out! The professionals at USTravel can find these seats for you at BEST PRICES. Don’t wait, because these fares will NOT LAST. Whoa. $304rt to Minneapolis. Wow!

Call (907)561-2434 in Anchorage, or (800)544-2217 toll-free. Airlines? Well, Delta started it, but Alaska has matched many of the rates. That’s what airlines do. Twenty-one day advance purchase. Cheapest days to fly? Tue/Wed/Sat/ . Blackout dates.  Really, tho’. Don’t dawdle.

Do it. Now.

Anchorage-Minneapolis: $304 roundtrip all-in
Anchorage-Denver $376rt all-in
Anchorage-Portland $400rt all-in
Anchorage-L.A. $404rt all-in
Anchorage-Sioux Falls, SD $440rt all-in
Anchorage-Wash., DC: $385rt all-in
Anchorage-NYC: $394rt all-in
Anchorage-Hartford, CT: $415rt all-in
Anchorage-New Orleans $445rt all-in
Anchorage-Charlotte, NC $443rt all-in
Anchorage-Fayetville, NC $454 rt all-in
Anchorage-Ft. Myers, FL $475rt all-in AWESOME
Anchorage-Orlando, FL $475rt all-in AWESOME!!
Anchorage-Tampa, FL $475rt all-in AWESOME
Anchorage-Daytona Beach, FL $475rt all-in
Anchorage-Jacksonville, FL $475rt all-in
Anchorage-Ft. Lauderdale, FL $505rt all-in
Anchorage-San Antonio, TX $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Austin, TX $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Burlington, VT $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Albany, NY $456rt all-in
Anchorage-Binghamton, NY $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Wilkes-Barre, PA $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Rochester, NY $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Huntsville, AL $469rt all-in
Anchorage-Memphis, TN $450rt all-in
Anchorage-Charleston, WV $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Buffalo, NY $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Nashville, TN $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Pittsburgh $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Akron/Canton, OH $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Cincinnati, OH $453rt all-in
Anchorage-Dayton, OH $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Portland, ME $475rt all-in
Anchorage-Boston, MA $475rt all-in
Anchorage-Norfolk, VA $470rt all-in
Anchorage-Oklahoma City, OK $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Tulsa $453rt all-in
Anchorage-El Paso, TX $453rt all-in
Anchorage, Wichita, KS $450rt all-in
Anchorage-Kansas City, MO $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Des Moines, IA $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Indianapolis $455rt all-in
Anchorage–Ft. Wayne, IN $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Lansing, MI $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Grand Rapids, MI $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Traverse City, MI $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Peoria, IL $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Green Bay, WI $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Cedar Rapids, IA $455rt all-in
Anchorage-Milwaukee $453rt all-in

Check with USTravel for your city: (907)561-2434 in Anchorage. CLICK HERE for a complete list of locations, contact numbers, etc. There is a GOB of late-season deals now available.

24th June
2010
written by scott

Whether you call it Mt. McKinley, Denali or simply “The Great One”, the mountain-of-all-mountains in our backyard is spectacular! There is so much to see and do at Denali National Park–it’s tough to do it in a hurry.

Oh–the park is twice as nice when everything is 2-for-1 in the Great Alaskan TourSaver: transportation, lodging and tours. So, when you have a copy of the Great Alaskan TourSaver, you get two-for-one deals all over, including:

a. 2-for-1 accommodations at the Grande Denali Lodge
b. 2-for-1 accommodations at the Denali Bluffs Hotel
c. 2-for-1 helicopter flightseeing with Era Helicopters
d. 2-for-1 rafting on the Nenana River
e. 2-for-1 Denali Jeep adventure
f. 2-for-1 Denali ATV adventure
g. 2-for-1 golf at the Black Diamond Resort
h. 2-for-1 train from Anchorage to Denali
i. 2-for-1 train from Fairbanks to Denali
j. 2-for-1 rail/hotel combo from Anchorage to the Denali Princess Resort
k. 2-for-1 Alaska Cabin Nite DInner Theater from Denali Park Resorts
–and more!

The Great Alaskan TourSaver costs $99.95. You’ll save more than $1,000 just using a couple of the high-value coupons at Denali National Park. So get your book today and start saving real money. With this year’s Great Alaskan TourSaver, you’ll see more–do more–save more of the best of Alaska!!

24th May
2010
written by scott
Did you get the memo from USTravel? G-r-e-a-t “H-O-F” (hair on f-i-r-e-!)  air fares out there. Here are a few of the ones we’re tracking:
Anchorage to Honolulu nonstop: $396 roundtrip, including all taxes and fees. Fairbanks-Honolulu is $456 roundtrip, including all taxes and fees. Here’s the skinny:
a. Travel between May 30 and September 30, 2010. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays ONLY (those are the only Alaska Airlines nonstop flights this time of year). MUST purchase these Honolulu tickets no later than 5/27/2010.
b. Let the professionals at USTravel arrange for your hotel/condo/car at the same time. Call (907)561-2434 in Anchorage, or toll-free: (800)544-2217.
We’re tracking lots of other cities for summertime travel, including:
Anchorage-Portland from $400rt all-in (all summer long) nonstop
Anchorage-San Francisco $416rt all-in (all summer long) nonstop
Anchorage-Denver $420rt all-in (all summer long) nonstop
Anchorage-Chicago $459rt all-in (all summer long) nonstop
Anchorage-Washington DC $460rt all-in (all summer long)
Fairbanks-Denver $435rt all-in (all summer long) nonstop
NEW: Anchorage-Minneapolis $434rt all-in (through June 20, 2010) nonstop
Check with the folks at USTravel. They’ll charge about $38 per ticket, but they can round up these low fares–even when you’re in a hurry (to put out that fire!). Call now:
a. Anchorage (907)561-2434
b. Fairbanks (907)452-8992
c. Kodiak (907)486-3232
d. Ketchikan (907)228-8900
e. Seattle (206)674-4444
f. Dutch Harbor (907)581-3133
g. Prudhoe Bay (907)659-2514
Tell ‘em Scott sent you…
10th April
2010
written by scott

Of course, everything is 2-for-1 with the Great Alaskan TourSaver, now in its 12th year.

We sift through all of the travel deals–and pull out the best, including:

a. 2-for-1 Kennicott Glacier Lodge, right in the middle of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
b.2-for-1 Galley Gourmet Dinner Cruises in Kodiak. Don’t miss this one!
c. 2-for-1 Air fare from Fairbanks to Barrow on Era Alaska.
d. 2-for-1 Air fare from Ketchikan to Craig, Alaska with Taquan Air.
e. 2-for-1 Jetboat adventure up the Stikine River with Alaska Waters in Wrangell.
f. 2-for-1 Mt. Roberts Tram ride in Juneau.
g. 2-for-1 Alyeska Resort tram ride up to the roundhouse on Mt. Alyeska!
h. 2-for-1 Alaska Railroad between Anchorage and Fairbanks.
i. 2-for-1 Driftwood Lodge in Homer, Alaska.
j. 2-for-1 Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage.
k. 2-for-1 Kenai Fjords National Park cruise in Seward.
l. 2-for-1 Riverboat Discovery cruise in Fairbanks.
m. 2-for-1 Halibut fishing in Homer and Seward with Ninilchik Charters
n. 2-for-1 Salmon Fishing with RW’s charters in Soldotna.
o. 2-for-1 7-day wilderness trek in Lake Clark National Park with Alaska Alpine Adventures!
…and much more. Choose from more than $25,000 in travel values for just $99.95. Order yours today and start saving!!

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