Jan 18, 2008
For some of the cheapest hotel stays in America today, go to the Top Picks section of the Spirit Airways website
As if it were a charitable organization with no thought for its own commercial interests, Spirit Airways (www.spiritair.com) devotes a portion of its website to listing hotel bargains that aren't associated with a Spirit Air flight -- you can use them without going near a Spirit Airways plane.
And what bargains they are! This new budget champion among airlines has apparently made itself a magnet for attracting the lowest-priced deals, or is regarded as such by various hungry hotels. Current examples: $45 a night for a suite sleeping six persons in Kissimmee, Florida, near Walt Disney World. You call the hotel directly and simply ask for the "Top Picks" special. $69 a night including continental breakfast for a weekend double room at the Comfort Inn of Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C. (they normally sell for $189). And again, you call the hotel directly and simply tell them you're requesting a Spirit Airways "Top Pick".
$25 a night for a winter room in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. $35.95 per room at the Rodeway Inn International Drive in Orlando, Florida. $49 per room at the Xanadu Beach Resort & Marina in Freeport, Grand Bahama. 50% off the rate of a room at a resort hotel in Roatan, Bay Island, Honduras.
Those are examples. With Spirit currently challenging Southwest Airlines as the patron saint of cost-conscious Americans, its website seems to contain unbeatable bargains in the areas (especially, Florida) to which Spirit flies.
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And what bargains they are! This new budget champion among airlines has apparently made itself a magnet for attracting the lowest-priced deals, or is regarded as such by various hungry hotels. Current examples: $45 a night for a suite sleeping six persons in Kissimmee, Florida, near Walt Disney World. You call the hotel directly and simply ask for the "Top Picks" special. $69 a night including continental breakfast for a weekend double room at the Comfort Inn of Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C. (they normally sell for $189). And again, you call the hotel directly and simply tell them you're requesting a Spirit Airways "Top Pick".
$25 a night for a winter room in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. $35.95 per room at the Rodeway Inn International Drive in Orlando, Florida. $49 per room at the Xanadu Beach Resort & Marina in Freeport, Grand Bahama. 50% off the rate of a room at a resort hotel in Roatan, Bay Island, Honduras.
Those are examples. With Spirit currently challenging Southwest Airlines as the patron saint of cost-conscious Americans, its website seems to contain unbeatable bargains in the areas (especially, Florida) to which Spirit flies.
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