Showing posts with label USA Today. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USA Today. Show all posts

Friday, July 17, 2009

USA Today Travel Interviews Pleasant Holidays' CEO Jack Richards on Summer Travel Deals

Highlighting the travel deals that can be had this summer, USA Today speaks with Pleasant Holidays' CEO Jack Richards. A travel industry veteran, Richards discusses the abundance of deeply discounted travel packages to Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean. For example, Pleasant Holidays is currently offering three nights in Oahu for two, including airfare from San Francisco, for $810, plus taxes. You can book this vacation and others by visiting http://www.PleasantHolidays.com or by calling an expert reservations agent at: 1-888-786-9841.

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Friday, June 19, 2009

USA Today Coverage of Pleasant Holidays' Twitter Deals

In her article,"Stay alert and on Twitter to snag fast-moving travel deals," Laura Bly highlights Pleasant Holidays' leading edge use of Twitter for communicating travel deals. Click on post title for link to article. Below are excerpts:

"A few tips and resources for scoring deals via Twitter:

Follow twitter.com/wendyperrin for frequent posts from Conde Nast traveler's bargain hunter Wendy Perrin
For airfare alerts: twitter.com/airfarewatchdog and twitter.com/rickseaney
For twice-daily roundups of top two deals from new site buzz.trazzler.com: twitter.com/travelbargains
When planning a trip, follow specific hotels and visitor bureaus at your destination. Use a hashtag (# symbol) to find information, i.e. #traveldeals or #hideals for Hawaii."

"Pleasant Holidays' new Twitter and Facebook offers include weekly last-minute specials to Hawaii, such as $200 round-trip fare to Honolulu from Los Angeles or San Francisco including a three-day car rental, and will expand to Mexico and the Caribbean next month."

Follow us on Twitter @PleasantHoliday: https://twitter.com/PleasantHoliday
Become a Fan at: http://www.facebook.com/business/dashboard/#/pages/Pleasant-Holidays/52075058926