Alaska Airlines Offers Mexico Vacations for Less With ‘Kids Fly Free’ Offer

Family vacations to Mexico will cost fewer pesos thanks to an Alaska Airlines "Kids Fly Free" offer. That’s because each adult who purchases an Alaska Airlines Vacation Package to Mexico between July 23 and Oct. 28, 2005, can take their child between the ages of 2 and 11 along for free. Travel is valid Aug. 23 through Nov. 5, 2005.

Vacationers can choose from six Mexico hot spots including Cancun, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Loreto, Los Cabos, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.

"This is the first time we’ve offered Kids Fly Free to Mexico, and it makes for an extremely affordable family vacation," said Tom Romary, the airline’s vice president of marketing. Romary noted that Mexico is fast becoming one of the most desirable choices for family travel due to its affordability, great beaches, resort amenities, cultural richness and ease of access with daily flights from the West Coast.

Vacation packages include round-trip airfare on Alaska Airlines and hotel for the desired number of nights. In addition, members of Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan can receive 1,500 bonus miles for booking their vacation online at alaskaair.com.

Starting prices for one adult and one child (based on double occupancy for three nights):

  Los Cabos              From:       Los Angeles          $362
                                     Seattle & Portland   $528

  Puerto Vallarta        From:       San Francisco        $581
                                     Seattle & Portland   $588

  Loreto                 From:       Los Angeles          $354
                                     Seattle & Portland   $520

  Mazatlan               From:       Los Angeles          $345
                                     Seattle & Portland   $517

  Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo     From:       San Francisco        $642
                                     Seattle & Portland   $737

  Cancun                 From:       Los Angeles          $556
                                     Seattle              $676

Prices shown are based on airfare for one adult and one child and three nights of lodging based on double occupancy. Kids Fly Free (KFF) offer is valid for one child (age 2-11) per adult 18 years or older, and KFF not valid with any other promotional or upgrade offer. KFF is valid for purchase between July 23 and Oct. 28, 2005. KFF is valid for travel between Aug. 23 and Nov. 5, 2005. Day/Time Availability: Cancun = Monday through Thursday. Mazatlan = southbound: Tuesday through Thursday, northbound: Tuesday through Friday. Loreto service available on Thursdays and Sundays only. Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo = southbound depart on Wednesday, northbound on Saturday. All other Mexico destinations = southbound: Sunday through Wednesday, northbound: Tuesday through Friday. Not included in the above price, on a per-passenger basis: Airport passenger facility charges of up to $18 (amount depends on itinerary), Sept. 11th security fee of $2.50 per enplanement (up to $10), and federal segment tax of $3.20 per segment (takeoff and landing) on itinerary. Additionally to Mexico: U.S. immigration user fee of $7, U.S. APHIS fee of $4.95, U.S. international transportation tax of $28.20, Mexico international departure tax of up to $25, Mexico tourism tax of $20 (fluctuates with dollar- peso exchange rate). Hotel price is based on off-peak travel, and prices will vary by date. All prices and rules subject to change without notice and subject to availability.

To book, go to alaskaair.com or call Alaska Airlines Vacations at 1-800- 468-2248. Alaska Airlines has been serving the Mexico market since 1988. On Aug. 2, 2005, the airline will inaugurate daily service between Los Angeles International Airport and Mexico City, bringing the total number of destinations served in Mexico to nine.

In addition to Mexico, Alaska Airlines Vacations offers packages to Canada, Alaska, California, the desert Southwest, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Nevada and more. Packages are available in conjunction with travel on Alaska Airlines and sister carrier, Horizon Air, who together serve 80 cities in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico.

For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com/ .

SOURCE: Alaska Airlines