| Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays Press Release |
| Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays Offers Pre-Purchase of Hawaii's Most Popular Activities |
Pleasant Holidays is now offering a variety of Hawaii’s most popular activities for purchase before customers leave for the Islands, the company announced today. The activities range from luaus and stage extravaganzas to helicopter and submarine tours, and the pre-purchase option allows customers the convenience of having these activities arranged for in advance.
When customers purchase an “optional”-- commissionable at 10% -- a voucher will be included in their travel documents which will be exchanged for tickets upon their arrival in the Islands. Tickets can be picked up at the activity desks of 36 hotels throughout Hawaii -- 19 in Waikiki, 9 on Maui, 5 on Kauai, and 3 on Hawaii’s Big Island.
Events include a day at the Polynesian Cultural Center, Hawaii’s #1 attraction, the Arizona Memorial/Honolulu City Tour, Germaine’s Luau, the Ulalena Maui Myth & Magic Show, various dinner shows and cruises, the Big Island Volcano Deluxe Tour, and the awesome circle island helicopter tours on Kauai and the Big Island.
Six-day, air-inclusive holidays from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Oahu start at $399 per person, double occupancy. Included in Pleasant’s travel package are accommodations, fresh flower lei greeting, all hotel taxes, and more. Packages are available to Maui, Molokai, Kauai and Hawaii’s Big Island, and each includes a daily Dollar Rent A Car.
Additional savings, via Pleasant’s exclusive ValuPak, are also in effect for travel through December 23, 2002. Available to Pleasant’s customers for all new bookings, the ValuPak offers two for one savings worth over $325 on the aforementioned tours and dinner shows throughout Hawaii. Also available is free parking for five days at The Parking Spot, near Los Angeles International, SKYPARK, near San Francisco International, 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’ 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.
