| Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays Press Release |
| Pleasant Holidays and Starwood Announce Significant Savings in Hawaii for October Bookings |
Pleasant Holidays and hotel partner Starwood Hawaii are offering excellent savings on a “Sunsational Savings Plus” fall holiday to the Islands when bookings are made through Pleasant in October, 2002. Travel is valid through December 20, 2002. The two Starwood properties offering the fall special are the Sheraton Waikiki, on Oahu, and the Sheraton Maui Resort. Highlights of the special are a fifth night free, room upgrades, and daily breakfast for two.
The Sheraton Waikiki occupies a prominent spot on Waikiki Beach, and is in the heart of Waikiki’s high energy nightlife. Popular with international and American visitors, it features stunning mountain and ocean views, two swimming pools, a fitness center, and excellent restaurants. The Sheraton Maui, occupying 23 oceanfront acres of tropically landscaped grounds, is known for its spacious lanais with breathtaking views and a meandering, lagoon-style swimming pool. A Maui original, this Sheraton resort offers a more relaxed and reflective Hawaii experience.
Five-night holidays on Oahu start at $935 per person, double occupancy, and include round trip airfare from Los Angeles or San Francisco. Resulting savings are $331 per room. Five-night holidays on Maui start at $1,106 per person, double occupancy, and include round trip airfare from Los Angeles or San Francisco. Resulting savings are $374 per room. Included in Pleasant’s travel package are accommodations, airport/hotel transfers on Oahu or daily Dollar Rent A Car on Maui, fresh flower lei greeting, all hotel and car rental taxes, and more.
Additional savings, via Pleasant’s exclusive ValuPak, are also in effect for customers who travel through December 23, 2002. TheValuPak offers two for one savings worth over $325 on a variety of tours and dinner shows throughout Hawaii. Also available: Free parking for five days at The Parking Spot, near LAX, at SkyPark near SFO, and at Thrifty Airport Parking in Portland and Seattle.
Extra room nights and nationwide airfares – including up to 50% off first class – are also available. Pleasant’s guests who fly to Oahu and Maui on Pleasant Holidays/American Trans Air’s new, non-stop Boeing 757-300 aircraft will enjoy free movies, a complimentary “Island Breeze” cocktail, hot meals, greater overhead storage space, and wider, all-leather seats.
Pleasant Holidays also protects its customers’ investment with its own customer protection plan. The Pleasant Holidays Assurance Plan is backed by the financial strength of the company, as well as independently secured by a $5 million bond with Zurich North America Company, a member of the Zurich Financial Services Group. Coverage provided exceeds that required by the California Sellers of Travel law or the USTOA.
Pleasant Holidays, established in 1959 and working through travel agencies nationwide, offers individual and group vacation travelers a broad range of value-added, customized Holiday packages featuring more than 400 leading hotels, 30 airlines, and car rental options in such major destinations as Hawaii, Mexico, Tahiti, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Asia.
For more information and reservations, call the Pleasant at (800) 242-9244. Visit Pleasant’s Web site at www.PleasantHolidays.com.
