Travel Impressions Adds Jetblue Airways To Portfolio with July 31, 2009 Launch
FARMINGDALE, NY (July 31, 2009) - Recognizing the importance of offering competitive air travel options to agents and their clients, Travel Impressions has added JetBlue Airways to its portfolio, which will be available for agents to sell beginning July 31, 2009.
"JetBlue offers exceptional service as well as a wide variety of flights and destinations," said John Hanratty, chief marketing officer for Travel Impressions. "The addition of JetBlue to our product line-up is just one more way we are expanding options for our travelers," he added.
Travel agents booking JetBlue on behalf of their clients through Travel Impressions will enjoy the benefits the airline offers, including paperless tickets, one-way fares (an overnight stay is never required) and comfortable new planes featuring complimentary snacks, soft drinks and in-flight entertainment.
To kick-off the JetBlue service, Travel Impressions is offering specially priced three-night, air-inclusive vacation packages featuring mid-week roundtrip coach airfare on JetBlue, roundtrip hotel transfers, three-night hotel stay, and hotel taxes. Sample packages, with starting rates quoted per person, are as follows:
Orlando
- Seralago Hotel and Suites Main Gate East -- for travel through Dec. 31, 2009, rates start at $319 from Boston (BOS), $329 from New York/Kennedy (JFK) and $535 from Long Beach (LGB)
Las Vegas
- Harrah's Las Vegas -- for travel through Dec. 29, 2009, rates start at $195 from LGB, $389 from BOS and JFK, and $459 from Ft. Lauderdale (FLL)
Puerto Rico
- Holiday Inn San Juan -- for travel through Oct. 31, 2009, rates start at $519 from Orlando (MCO), $619 from JFK and $719 from BOS
Aruba
- The Westin Resort -- for travel by Dec. 18, 2009, rates start at $709 from JFK, $879 from FLL, $889 from BOS and $915 from MCO
Bahamas
- British Colonial Hilton -- for travel through Sept. 30, 2009, rates from $559 from JFK, $585 from FLL, and $699 from BOS
Cancun
- Paradisus Riviera Cancun -- for travel Aug. 23 - Dec. 22, 2009, rates from $539 from FLL and MCO, $599 from JFK, $699 from New York/LaGuardia (LGA), Newark (EWR) and BOS, $719 from Tampa (TPA) $779 from LGB and $889 from Los Angeles (LAX)
Rates quoted are per person, based on double occupancy and do not include PFCs and government imposed taxes and security fees. Rates vary according to travel dates and blackout, weekend and holiday peak season surcharges apply. Rates are available from other JetBlue nationwide gateways.
With an ever-expanding schedule and gateways in New York (JFK), Washington, DC (IAD), Orlando (MCO) and Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) on the east coast and Los Angeles (LAX), Long Beach (LGB) and San Francisco (SFO) on the west coast, JetBlue offers service to a total of 56 cities with 650 flights daily, including service to 14 Caribbean and Latin American destinations. This fall, JetBlue is adding Baltimore (BWI) to its route map and is also launching non-stop service from JFK to Barbados (BGI), St. Lucia (UVF) and Kingston, Jamaica (KIN).
