America West Lets You Drive Your Way to Free Flights
June 08 2005 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
America West Lets You Drive Your Way to Free Flights Customers Can
Now Earn FlightFund Miles by Renting From Budget Rent A Car
PHOENIX, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- America West Airlines
(NYSE:AWA), the nation's second largest low-cost carrier, announces
that members of its award-winning frequent flyer program FlightFund
can now earn valuable award miles as they drive; travelers can earn
50 FlightFund miles per day for qualifying rentals at participating
Budget Rent A Car locations. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050223/LAW097LOGO) To
celebrate this new offer, America West and Budget will be running a
triple miles promotion through July 1. Simply reference Budget
Corporate Discount (BCD) number Y145001 when booking online to take
advantage of this limited time offer. Car rentals can be booked at
http://www.budget.com/ or through America West's online car rental
booking engine at
http://www.americawest.com/travelplanning/tp_car.asp In addition to
earning FlightFund miles, travelers can always use the FlightFund
BCD number Y145000 for valuable discounts every time they rent.
"We're dedicated to offering our frequent flyers the best perks
around," said Travis Christ, America West vice president,
marketing. "Our partnership with Budget allows our frequent flyers
yet another way to earn valuable miles for award travel."
FlightFund miles may be redeemed for award travel to more than 300
destinations on six continents. FlightFund offers one of the most
generous frequent flyer programs in the industry, with domestic
award travel beginning at 15,000 miles year-round. FlightFund has
more than 50 partners to help members earn miles for award travel
including rental car companies, hotels and restaurants. For more
information or to book an airline ticket, customers may go to
http://www.americawest.com/?c=12270816budget. Customers may also
purchase tickets by calling America West at 1-800-2-FLY-AWA
(1-800-235-9292) or by contacting a travel agent. Travel agents are
encouraged to use http://www.hpagentlink.com/, which is an online
booking tool that America West designed specifically for travel
agents only. For corporate travelers, http://www.awacorplink.com/
is an effective online resource that helps companies take control
of their corporate-travel management needs without booking fees.
For more information or to reserve a vehicle, visit
http://www.budget.com/. About Budget Budget Rent A Car System, Inc.
is the owner and franchiser of one of the world's best-known car
rental brands with nearly 1,800 car rental locations in the U.S.,
Canada, Latin America, Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand. The
company also operates Budget Truck Rental and is part of Cendant
Car Rental Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cendant Corporation,
a diversified global provider of business and consumer services
primarily within the travel and real estate sectors. For further
information visit http://www.budget.com/ or
http://www.cendant.com/media. About America West Approximately
60,000 customers upgrade their low-fare experience every day when
they get on board America West. The airline's 14,000 employees are
proud to offer a range of services including more destinations than
any other low-cost carrier, first-class cabins, assigned seating,
airport clubs and an award-winning frequent flyer program. America
West operates approximately 900 flights daily to 94 destinations in
the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica. This press release and
additional information on America West can be accessed at
http://www.americawest.com/. (AWAG) Get on Board -AWA-
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: America West Airlines
CONTACT: Phil Gee of America West Airlines, +1-480-693-5729 Web
site: http://www.americawest.com/travelplanning/tp_car.asp Web
site: http://www.americawest.com/?c=12270816budget Web site:
http://www.hpagentlink.com/ Web site: http://www.awacorplink.com/
Web site: http://www.cendant.com/media Web site:
http://www.budget.com/ Web site: http://www.americawest.com/
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