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AirTran Airways Offers Custom Itinerary Planner With Sightseeing Tips for Travelers

Posted on: Thursday, 24 July 2008, 06:00 CDT

ORLANDO, Fla., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. , announced today that it will provide a new service called Getaway Planner on its Web site, http://www.airtran.com/, to help passengers plan trips and maximize vacation experiences. Through a partnership with Home&Abroad, which provides the innovative itinerary planning service, the Getaway Planner will offer expert information about most AirTran Airways destinations, allowing customers to find the best attractions, restaurants and activities based on their personal interests and needs. To try the service, look for the Getaway Planner suitcase icon on the http://www.airtran.com/ home page.

"At AirTran Airways, travel is our business, and we want to make planning a trip as easy as booking tickets on airtran.com," said Tad Hutcheson, vice president of sales and marketing for AirTran Airways. "Our new Getaway Planner Web site combines an array of useful tools in one place, allowing passengers to plan any vacation, from romantic getaways to family trips, with just a few clicks of their mouse."

Using the AirTran Airways Getaway Planner, travelers can review and select activities for their vacation by choosing one of four different offerings: trip themes, custom planner, dream trips and browse. After filling in certain criteria, including location, dates and expectations for the vacation, the site will provide suggestions for activities and help travelers develop a custom itinerary.

The site also offers additional research tools, including a hotel and attraction finder and a free activities finder for travelers on a budget. To get a better idea of which attractions they would prefer, site visitors can access ratings and reviews posted by other AirTran Airways passengers and share their own travel experiences, ratings and advice with their peers.

Home&Abroad is a travel technology company based in Boulder, Colorado. Their flagship consumer site, http://www.homeandabroad.com/, was rated one of the top 25 travel-related websites by Travel & Leisure magazine in 2007 and has been featured by CNN, CTV (Canada's largest private television network), and many other media outlets.

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., a Fortune 1000 company, ranked number one in the 2008 Airline Quality Rating study. The airline offers more than 700 affordable, daily flights to 57 U.S. destinations, employs 8,900 friendly Crew Members and operates America's youngest all-Boeing fleet. AirTran Airways also provides XM Satellite Radio and Business Class seating on every flight. For more information and free online booking, visit http://www.airtran.com/.

Media Contacts: AirTran Airways Tad Hutcheson Judy Graham-Weaver Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas Quinnie Jenkins 678.254.7442

AirTran Airways

CONTACT: Tad Hutcheson, Judy Graham-Weaver, Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas, orQuinnie Jenkins, all of AirTran Airways, +1-678-254-7442

Web site: http://www.airtran.com/http://www.homeandabroad.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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