CANADIAN AIRLINES OFFERS SALE FOR WEEKEND TRIPS
By Adnews Staff
Canadian Airlines of Calgary began offering weekend getaway fares earlier this month, slashing prices up to 85%. The promotion will run from Nov. 8 to Feb. 24, 1998. Under the deal the advance booking of a flight is three days. Customers travelling within Canada or between Canada and the U.S. must depart on a Saturday and return on the following Monday or Tuesday. Exceptions for long haul domestic flights will allow outbound travel on Friday. In addition, National Tilden car rental in Canada and the U.S. will offer Canadian Airlines weekend getaway customers a 10% discount on car rentals. They will also earn frequent flyer miles with every rental throughout the same travel period. Canadian Airlines officials were unavailable to comment on advertising plans for the sale. Advertising for the airline is done by Gee, Jeffery & Partners Advertising of Toronto.