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THE PIEDMONITOR
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER, 1970
INTERESTING INTERLINING
EL AL is offering Piedmont employees four de
partures for eight day inclusive tours to Israel begin
ning January 13, 20, 27 and February 3, 1971. The tour
price is $135 which includes positive space transporta
tion, airport transfers, first class hotel accomodations
and four days of continuous touring throughout Israel.
From Jerusalem to Tel Aviv the tour plans seem to
cover every imaginable Biblical and historical point
of interest. For further information write the Inter
line Department, El Al, 850 Third Avenue, New York,
New York 10022.
IRISH AER LINGUS has announced their Fall —
1970 and Spring — 1971 Shamrock Interline Tours. All
are based on the $50 round trip Shamrock Interline
Fare. For $89 you can spend sevendays in Dublin and
Shannon or if you haven’t that much time $65 will take
you to those same two cities for four days. There is
even a one day Medieval Tour from Shannon Airport
for only $18. For a fully detailed descriptive brochure
write Irish Aer Lingus Interline Department, 564 Fifth
Avenue, New York, New York 10036.
EASTERN AIRLINES and the Estate Carlton Hotel
and Country Club on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands
have announced that current reduced hotel rates avail
able to Piedmont personnel have been extended to
December 21, 1970. These are $12 per person double
occupancy including breakfast, dinner and room and
$15 for a single. Space is guaranteed. The Estate Carl
ton is one of the most attractive and delightful resorts
we’ve seen and we recommend it highly. Tennis, golf
and swimming facilities are excellent and the person
nel there have a good relationship with airline people.
For a week-end or a week we haven’t found a better
bargain. You might want to think about a Christmas
shopping jaunt, duty free in Christiansted and Fred-
riksted. The charming boutiques are international ba
zaars of fine labels and hallmarks, enticing to any
shopper. For more information or to make reservations
write, on Piedmont letterhead, to Mrs. Irving, Estate
Carlton and Country Club, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
00840.
Piedmonifor Pix
THE NUMBER ONE PIEDMONT GOLFER as determined
in the recent employee tournament was E. V. Scales of
INT-Maintenance. He is shown here with the winner's
trophy. Scales is chairman of next year's event. For
further details see page three.
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International Camper Rentals Inc. has announced
that new Volkswagen campmobiles, fully equipped
with sleeping, eating and cooking utensils are available
in Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Denver and San
Francisco as well as throughout Europe. Pickup can
be made in any one city with dropoff in another. The
price is $12 a day, 10 cents a mile with 100 miles a
day minimum. Insurance is included, but not gasoline.
Contact International Camper Rentals, Inc., Marine
Plaza Building, Suite 505, 3100 East Oakland Park
Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33308.
NORTHEAST AIRLINES has come out with its
Fall 1970 Interline Vacations, featuring special Miami
Beach interline bargains. Positive space and 80% dis
counts on air fares are the highlights. Apply for the
discount tickets through the Pass I5ureau, INT-ZZ.
London: Japan Air Lines is offering a "Happi"
jjondon Week-End (Saturday-Tuesday). Departures to
London arc from New York every Saturday from De
cember 5, 1970 to March 6, 1971 (except December
19, 26, and January 2). This London Week-End is
offered to airline employees and spouses or eligible
dependent over 18 years of age if accompanied by
the employee.
The cost per person is $40 for air fare and $50
for land arrangements. Included is sightseeing at
Windsor Castle, Changing of the Guard and Westmin
ster Abbey. Also included is a theatre ticket, two din
ners, cocktail party and transfers to and from the
airoort. If interested, send a check for $50 (payable to
Bates Travel Service) to Miss Diana Nairn, Bates
Travel Service, Inc. 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.
10022. Indicate choice of first, second and third de
parture dates. Bates Travel will confirm your tour
and JAL will collect the $40 air fare at a later date.
BRANIFF INTERNATIONAL has announced an ex
citing new interline contest for Piedmont sales, reserva
tions and ticketing personnel in promoting their new
747 service to Hawaii. Questionnaires will be distributed
within the next week or so. Entrants will be competing
for the first prize of round trip, positive space — first
class transportation for employee and spouse to Hawaii
plus hotel accommodations for one week at the Ala
Moana Hotel in Honolulu. Two runners up will receive
positive coach sub load firstspace Dallas/Honolulu
Dallas for employee and spouse. All winners must make
use of their prizes between January 15 and June 1, 1971,
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SKIING IN NORTH CAROLINA has
entered the jet age, thanks to Pied
mont. The Seven Devils Ski Resort
at Boone has chartered Piedmont's
Bell Jet-ranger helicopter to terry
skiers from their motel to th? slopes
starting in mid-December. Shown
here are two of the resort's in
structors. Jim Rinehart, Manager oL
Piedmont's helicopter operation^
will be the chief pilot tor these ski"
flights, the only such service in the
south.