December 1979
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Interesting interlining
fo head for the slopes
It's time
This column on discount travel information is
offered as a service to employees. We compile it from
material sent to the Piedmonitor and the interline
department, hi either Piedmont nor the Piedmonitor can
assume any responsibility for irregularities that may
occur in connection with offers that are described.
Compiled by Cherryl Shamel
It won’t be long ’til all the presents are
opened and the trimmings are put away, the
New Year is ushered in and the Super Bowl is
played. If you’re wondering how you’ll spend
the remaining snow-filled winter months, con
sider the excitement and thrill of gliding down
a majestic mountain covered with sparkling
snow. Skiing is fast becoming the most popular
winter sport. Ski resorts are plentiful in both
Europe and North America. We’re fortunate to
have several to select from in the Denver area,
one of Piedmont’s newest destinations. Here are
a few ski packages to choose from:
Snowbird, located just 45 minutes from the
Salt Lake International Airport, has four luxur
ious lodges to choose from with nightly rates
from $40 per person, double or single. Each
lodge has a heated swimming pool, saunas, ski
lockers and laundry facilities. There’s also
tennis, ice skating, disco dancing or shopping
in the village shops. The resort has 32 ski runs,
packed or powdered snow with five double chair
lifts and a spectacular tram to take you to Hid
den Peak. For more information on package
rates, contact Snowbird Ski and Summer Re
sort, Snowbird, Utah 84070; (801) 742-2222.
Two mini-ski weeks are available January
7-10 and 14-17 at Bogus Basin (Boise), Idaho.
The package price of $69 includes accommoda
tions at the Pioneer Inn, four lift tickets which
can be used day or night, one ski race and a
guided tour of Bogus Basin’s 2000 acres of ski
country. There are 37 ski runs with six double
chairs. For reservations, contact Aero-Marine
Interline Tours, 412 East Shore Trail, Sparta,
New Jersey 07871; (201) 729-5004.
Great Escapes Tours, Inc. of Salt Lake City
is offering an interline “ski discount program”
to all Piedmont employees during the follow
ing time periods: January 5-26 and April 5-
May 12. There are seven resorts offering 20 per
cent discounts on a space-available basis, so
make reservations early since space is limited
and demand is high. For more information,
write or call Great Escapes Tours, Inc., 150
South 600 East, Suite 6C, Salt Lake City, Utah
84102; (801) 364-1311.
Aspen Airways has extended an invitation
to all Piedmont employees, their spouses and
dependent children to participate in one, or
more of their Aspen interline ski week pack
ages, as follows:
Ski School Package — $249.50 double
• 7 nights lodging
• 6 days rental equipment (skis, boots,
poles)
• 6 days lift tickets (Aspen Highlands)
• 5 days ski school (all day lessons — GLM
method)
• picnic lunch atop the mountain
• round trip transportation between airport
and hotel
• free transportation to and from lifts
• races and parties (with prizes)
Multi-Area Package — $189.50 double
• 7 nights lodging
• 5 days lift tickets (3 days at Aspen High
lands plus two days at any open moun
tains in the area: Highlands, Buttermilk,
Snowmass and Aspen Highlands)
• picnic lunch atop Aspen Highlands Moun
tain
• round trip transportation between airport
and hotel
• free bus transportation to and from lifts
• special airline discount on ski rentals, if
needed
• races and parties (with prizes)
Snow Puppy Package
For Young Children — $154.50
• 7 nights lodging (sharing room with two
adults)
• 5 days ski school and other activities all
day
• 5 days rental of skis, boots, poles
• 5 days lift tickets
Dates for the Aspen Airways ski packages
are Sunday-to-Sunday through April 6. Denver-
Aspen round trip, space-available transporta
tion can be obtained by presenting a letter of
verification of employment and copy of confir
mation for the ski week to Aspen Airways
ticket counter in Denver. The DEN-ASE-DEN
service charge is $12. You can bring along a
non-airline friend for the same ground package
price if they travel full fare. To obtain reserva
tions, send full payment to Mari Peyton, P. 0.
Box 8808, Aspen, Colorado 81611; (303) 925-
8808. Make checks payable to Aspen Interline
Tours.
Purgatory ski area and Tamarron Resort
in Durango, Colorado have scheduled January
20-25 as interline week. During this week, Pui’-
gatory is extending a 50 percent discount on
daily and multi-day lift tickets and ski rentals
to all Piedmont employees and their immediate
families. Tamarron Resort is offering a luxur
ious, two-bedroom condominium for $50 per
night. For reservations, call Tamarron Resort
toll free (800) 525-5420. Throughout the rest
of the ski season. Purgatory is offering a 50
percent discount on daily lift tickets to all Pied
mont employees.
Skiing outside the U.S.
For those of you who prefer the European
slopes, Alpine ski vacations are available for
seven nights from $437, which includes Luft
hansa round trip to Munich, bus transfer to/
from the resort, room accommodations, conti
nental breakfast and dinner daily, lift pass and
group escort, all taxes and service charges. For
further information, contact Alpine Ski Tours,
Inc., Post Office Box 545, Crystal Bay, Nevada
89402; (702) 831-3344.
An Austrian ski package is available from
$98, but does not include air transportation. It
features from five to seven nights acommoda-
tions at one of several participating resorts,
continental breakfast and dinner daily and all
local taxes. Further details can be obtained
from Ski Jetaway, 21 Murray Place, Merrick,
New York 11566; (516) 623-8016.
Or, perhaps the Laurentian Mountains in
Canada might be appealing. The package price
of $150 per person, double, includes four nights
in Alpine-style accommodations, breakfast and
dinner daily, fondue parties and lift tickets. Al
so available are ski lessons, Montreal sightsee
ing tour and day of skiing at famous Mont
Tremblant. Tour dates are February 25 and
March 10. Space is limited so make reserva
tions as soon as possible with Hallmark Travel,
Inc., Interline Division, 56 East Andrews Drive,
N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30305; (404) 231-0260.
Safaris are year-round
East African safaris are available for as
little as $400, which includes all meals and,
where applicable, accommodations at the Inter
Continental Hotel or similar in Nairobi. A six-
day Northern and Southwestern Kenya safari
features the Samburu Game Reserve, Meru Na
tional Park (home of “Born Free’s” Elsa), a
night at the Ark and the Masai Mara Game
Reserve. Departures are weekly on Sundays and
Tuesdays. A seven-day Southeastern and North
ern Kenya safari, with departures on Tuesdays
and Saturdays, includes visits to Amboseli, the
foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tsavo National
Park, Nairobi, Mt. Kenya Safari Club and a
night at Treetops, the Ark, Mountain Lodge or
Secret Valley. Also departing on Tuesdays and
Saturdays is another seven-day Southeastern
Kenya safari that features a three-night stay
at Mombasa, on the Indian Ocean, with a full-
day excursion to the historic Arab port of
Malindi and also includes Amboseli, Tsavo and
Mzima Springs. Ten-day safaris are available
at $560 and depart Tuesdays and Saturdays for
Amboseli, Tsavo, Mzima Springs, the Aberdares
for a night at Treetops, the Ark, Mountain
Lodge or Secret Valley, Mt. Kenya Safari Club,
Nairobi and the Masai Mara. Thirteen-day
safaris are also available at $725 with visits to
all of the above-mentioned locations. Additional
details and reservations can be obtained from
Interline Representatives, Ltd., 25 West 39th
Street, New York, New York 10018; (212) 840-
6727.
Bogota has bargains
Three-day, shopping-spree weekends in
Bogota, Columbia are being offered to all Pied
mont employees, their parents and retirees by
New Horizons Unlimited. Departures are posi
tive space and leave Miami every Friday from
January 18 to March 28. The cost is $135, plus
an additional $30 for parents and retirees, and
includes, in addition to air transportation and
departure tax, two-nights accommodations at
deluxe hotels with all service charges and taxes,
half-day get-acquainted city sightseeing tour
with English-speaking guide, round trip trans
fers, porterage tips for one bag per person at
airport and hotel, and tourist card. Bogota,
nestled high in the Andes, is a shopper’s delight
with high-quality items and low prices. Good
bargains include pre-Columbian artifacts,
beautiful woolens, emeralds, silver, gold, copper,
clothing and leather goods such as shoes, boots,
jackets an handbags. For more information,
contact New Horizons Unlimited, Post Office
Box 747, Madison Square Station, New York,
New York 100010; (212) 475-7664.
Tomodachi fare returns
Once again, Japan Air Lines is oft’ering the
Tomodachi service charge fare of $107 to Tokyo
for all Piedmont employees, their spous6s and
dependent children under 21. Departures from
New York, January 10 through March 31, are
positive space, economy class Monday through
Thursday and space available on Friday, Satur
day and Sunday. This year’s program include
optional extensions from Tokyo to Bangkok for
$58, and Tokyo to Singapore for $65. JAL Hotel
System in New York City can assist in hotel
reservations; (800) 221-4862. To obtain the
Tomodachi fare, send letter of employment
verification with $107 service charge plus $3
departure tax to the nearest JAL ticket office
at least two weeks prior to departure date.
Sheraton extends discount
Because of the tremendous response, the
50 percent discount offered by Sheraton Resort
Inn during the months of September, October
and November has been extended through Jan
uary. The rate is $20, single, double, triple or
quad, plus four percent state tax. The hotel
is located in Clermont, Florida, near Orlando,
just five minutes west of Walt Disney World
on Highway 192. For reservations, call the
Sheraton (813) 424-2621 and identify yourself
as a Piedmont employee.
Take TAP to Portugal
TAP, the airline of Portugal, announces
its new Navigator fare to Lisbon for $109. De
partures from New York/Boston are positive
space and reservations may be made within
fifteen days of departure. For an additional $10,
and only in connection with the Navigator fare,
interliners may go to Madrid, Faro, Funchal or
Oporto. Stopovers are allowed in any direction.
The $10 rate is round trip, space available. Also
in connection with the TAP program, the fol
lowing hotels will grant a 50 percent discount
during off season (through March 31): Lisboa
Penta Hotel; Hotel Roma; Balaia Hotel; Estoril
Sol Hotel and Hotel Madeira Palacio. All Pied
mont employees, their spouses, dependent chil
dren under 21, parents, retirees and their
spouses are eligible for an unlimited number of
trips on TAP’s Navigator fare. Present Form
PA-T-293 to any Piedmont ticket counter along
with payment of $109 service charge plus $3
departure tax.
Art calendar for sale
The 1980 version of Japan Air Lines’ popu
lar art calendar is now being offered for sale.
This limited-edition classic features select Japa
nese art objects in full-color panels suitable
for framing, each measuring 17 by 12 inches.
These calendars may be ordered by sending a
check or money order for $5 to Japan Air Lines,
Post Office Box 777, Burlingame, California
94010. The price incluudes first-class postage or
UPS delivery and handling. Allow five weeks
for delivery.