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Summer winds down, airlines drop prices
As the busy summer travel season heads into its final weeks, many airlines are discounting tickets for travel in late summer, autumn, and early winter.
Be prepared to move fast to book a cheap seat. Several airfare sales are scheduled to end this week, and preferred itineraries may be unavailable.
Here's a sampling of deals, and please note, all quoted fares exclude tax and fees:
• AirTran has cheap tickets for sale until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday for travel dates through Nov. 16, including one-way fares as low as $89 for service from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Milwaukee, Wis. For the lowest fares, AirTran advises traveling on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
• American Airlines' Florida and Eastern U.S. Fall Sale put economy-class service on sale for travel dates from Sept. 6 to Dec. 14 (except for a Nov. 22-28 blackout period). Discounted round-trip fares for service from Miami included $258 to Los Angeles and $178 to Boston and New York's LaGuardia and JFK airports. Round-trip fares for service from Fort Lauderdale included $118 to LaGuardia in New York and $178 to Los Angeles. Tickets must be purchased seven to 14 days in advance, depending on the destination.
• ATA is offering introductory fares of $94, each way, to promote its new Miami-Chicago service. ATA will start operating two daily round-trip flights between Miami International Airport and the Midway airport in Chicago, starting Oct. 29. A third daily round-trip on the same Miami-Chicago route is expected to be added to the airline's schedule on Dec. 13.
The low-fare tickets will be available for travel from Oct. 29 through Feb. 14, 2006, and must be purchased by Aug. 16. Blackout dates in November, December and January apply. The discounted fare is based on a 14-day advance reservation.
• JetBlue is running a clearance sale that includes cheap fares for service from Fort Lauderdale. The discounted fares apply to travel dates from Sept. 6 to Dec. 14 (except for a Nov. 22-28 blackout period) and require customers to buy their tickets by Aug. 10. One-way fares for service from Fort Lauderdale include $49 to Washington, D.C. (Dulles), $89 to Long Beach, Calif., and $59 to Boston, JFK and LaGuardia airports in New York, and to the airport in Buffalo, N.Y.
• Southeast Airline put Fort Lauderdale and the rest of its markets (except Orange County, Calif.) on sale. Ticket purchases must be made by this Thursday to qualify for Fort Lauderdale fares as low as $39, one way for travel dates from Aug. 18 through the end of the current Southwest schedule of flights. [The airline is currently accepting reservations through Dec. 12.] From Fort Lauderdale, Southwest is offering one-way fares of $39 to Birmingham, Ala.; $49 to Albany, N.Y.; $59 to Cleveland, and $79 to Houston, among other destinations.
LOEWS HOTELS OFFER
FOURTH NIGHT FREE
The Loews chain is offering a free night's stay for every three paid nights for a limited time at select properties. The offer is valid through Jan. 31, 2006.
Participating hotels include Loews Miami Beach Hotel, the Don Cesar Beach Resort in St. Petersburg, and 14 other Loews properties in such major cities as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
Not all rates qualify for the ''Fourth Night Free'' offer. Certain blackout dates, time of arrival and length of stay requirements apply.
LAN, JAPAN AIRLINES
TO CREATE RECIPROCAL
FREQUENT FLIER PLAN
LAN Airlines and Japan Airlines received approval from the Japanese government to form a reciprocal frequent flier program.
The arrangement covers 1.4 million members of LANPASS, the frequent flier program of Santiago, Chile-based LAN, and 17.3 million members of JAL Mileage Bank
It allows LANPASS and JAL Mileage Bank members to accrue and redeem mileage on each other's air networks.
Mileage accrual will be applicable for flights on and after July 1. Application for LAN award tickets will be accepted starting today for flights on and after Aug. 15.
Japan Airlines award-ticket applications have been accepted since July 1 for flights on and after July 15. JAL serves more than 200 airports in 35 countries and territories worldwide.
EARN MILES
FOR HOTEL STAYS
Guests of the Marriott hotel chain who belong to its customer-loyalty program, Marriott Rewards, can now convert their credit in the program to award travel on Air France/KLM.
With the addition of Air France/KLM, members of Marriott Rewards who wish to redeem their hotel-loyalty credit for flights now have 26 airlines from which to choose.
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Joe