MAY/JUNE, 1972
THE PIEDMONITOR
PAGE THREE
Piedmonitor
Wins Award
The Piedmonitor was I’ecently honored with
the best use of graphics award for U. S. region
al airline publications.
Graphics includes layout, design, typography
and photography, or overall appearance.
The award was presented in the second an
nual competition of the Airline Editors Con
ference sponsored by the Air Transport As
sociation. The contest was judged by the San
Francisco Chapter of the International As
sociation of Business Communicators. Stand
ard lABC score sheets were used for evaluating
the publications in the contest open to all of the
ATA member airlines.
Three other awards were given to regional
carrier publications. They were best story and
best editorial, Hughes Airwest; and best over
all, Ozark Airlines.
In the trunk airline categories, American
won the best story award; National, best edi
torial and best use of graphics; and Pan Amer
ican, best overall. KLM won the single honor
ary award for a foreign carrier.
ADDING HER OWN glow to the Brazilian sunshine,
stewardess Leslie Kovak recently spent a week in Rio
de Janeiro as a contestant in the Varig Airlines' World
Airline Queen Beauty Contest. Leslie was one of 59
stewardesses representing 36 airlines during the fes
tivities at Rio's Hotel Gloria. The winner was Peggy
McAleer of American. Leslie has been with Piedmont
since 1968. She is based in Norfolk.
Many Helped To Make
Bond Drive a Success
The final figures for the 1972 Savings Bond
Campaign show a remarkable company-wide
increase of 8.5 per cent participation since the
end of last year’s drive.
There were 401 new enrollees signed up and
202 employees who increased their deductions.
Piedmont’s total system-wide participation now
stands at 48.8 per cent, the highest it has ever
been.
A number of stations and departments did
exceptionally well in recruiting new partici
pants. The most outstanding canvassers for
the campaign were Vern Crisp at Dulles, F. H.
Sheets at Huntington, R. D. Smith at Parkers
burg, Tom Finney at Greenville-Spartanburg,
C. Canterbery at Lewisburg, Wade Allen at
Kinston, Bob Beard at Wilmington, Reggie
Powell in Atlanta, R. S. Stepp in Shenandoah,
Frank Slone at Rocky Mount/Wilson, C. F.
Field at Beckley, M. E. Smith in Roanoke and
Ron Rush at Washington National. Sam Car
ter, Bob Welfare, W. H. Smith, A. G. Macemore
and P. W. Swaim also showed vast improve
ments in their individual departments in
Winston-Salem as did the Winston based pilots
and aircraft cleaners.
The chairman for the 1972 Savings Bond
Campaign was Betsy Allen, publications editor
for the Company.
Interesting Interlining
Summer Is "On-Season" For Interliners
If you are a little short of the necessary
greenery but would still like to get away for a
few days this summer maybe you should try for
an “off-season” locale where interline rates
make the time of year a secondary considera
tion.
American Airlines’ Flagship Hotels in Aca
pulco, Mexico are offering some unbeatable
rates. For example, in season (December 16-
April 30) a single room at Flagship Hotel’s
Condesa del Mar sells for $46/day. A double
is $60. Off-season, interliners get the same
rooms for $9 for a single, $12 for a double, $15
for a triple.
Acapulco is year-round swimming in clear,
pleasantly warm water; participation sports of
every description; swinging night clubs;
sparkling pools; the Flying Aztecs of Papantla;
the divers of La Quebrada; and shopping bar
gains galore.
The above off-season rates are available at
Flagship’s Condesa del Mar and El Presidente,
both luxury hotels (witness their on-season
rates). Interliners can make positive space
reservations through American Airlines. They
are asked to do it now, however, because winter
will bring back the crowds, the tight accom
modations and the higher rates.
Listen to This!
Instant education on a do-it-yourself basis.
That’s the latest wrinkle cooked up by Amer
ican in conjunction with Hertz in California.
The thing works like this. You rent a car using
your 20 per cent interline discount. You also
rent a lightweight cassette player that plugs
into the cigarette lighter of the car, also at a
reduced rate.
Choose your route, and select the personal
guided tape that goes with it. The voice on
the tape tells you what to see and how to get
there. It also explains the interesting points
along the way. You may proceed as rapidly or
as slowly as you wish.
At the end of the day, when you have ar
rived at your destination, you turn in the tape
and pick up one for the next day. At the end
of the tour, you return the player and the last
tape, and your $20 deposit is refunded in full.
Hertz locations which have the equipment
include Anaheim, Beverly Hills, Fresno, Holly
wood, Los Angeles, Monterey, Sacramento,
San Francisco, Santa Maria, South Lake Ta
hoe, all in California, and Reno, Nev.
Anyone around who has a few days to
spend in Rome this summer? For a mere $42,
you can have four days and three nights in that
ancient and historic city anytime from now
until Oct. 31.
The system is simple. Fly on Pan Am to
Rome, using your interline air fare discount.
Stay at the Hotel Caesar Augustus where the
$42 covers four days, three nights, continental
bi'eakfasts, a welcome cocktail, a half day of
sightseeing in Rome, a Roman wine dinner at
the Painted Pony Restaurant and stein of Mu
nich beer and bratwurst in La Caraffa, the ho
tel’s coffee shop.
Send your check (add $8 for a single supple
ment if you want that) to the Caesar Hotels of
Italy, 152 Progress Parkway, P. 0. Box 1330,
Maryland Heights, Mo. 63042. Free sale is good
until 15 days before departure. After that, you
may phone (314) 878-9800. Roundtrip airport
transfers can be arranged for an extra $6.
Both Disneyworld in Florida and Disneyland
in California offer special discounts to inter
liners through membership in the Magic
Kingdom Club. But you must get your Magic
Kingdom Club cards before you go. They are
now available through the Personnel Office.
If you are in Winston you may go by and fill
out the brief application or you can write
Nancy Kapp, INT-ZY to i-equest your card.
You and your family need only one card which
will provide you with special values not avail
able to the general public. Benefits are exclu
sive year-round for members only. There is no
charge for membership and one card entitles
you to purchase special value ticket books at
both Disney locations. The savings ai-e sub
stantial so if you’re planning a Disney vacation
be sure to join the Magic Kingdom Club.
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THE TRAVELLINGEST OF THE TRAVELLERS, the
Board of Directors of the Interline Sales Managers
Conference, recently met in Winston-Salem. They
are, seated from left, Helen Bakker of KLM, Piedmont's
host Sheri Folger and Henry Williams of British
Caladonia. Standing, in the same order, Jim Greene
and Bob Hardie both with Quantas, Charles Scott
of American and Dan Goodyear of Frontier.