DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines Vacations is allowing customers who
book ski packages by Dec. 20 to bring a companion along for free.
The Friends Fly Free offer is available for travel Mondays through
Thursdays or on Saturdays during these periods at the following
resort areas: Dec. 1 to 13 and Jan. 5 to 31 for Utah and Dec. 1 to
13, Jan. 5 to Feb. 14 and Feb. 19 to 28 for Lake Tahoe, Nev., and
New Mexico.
The packages include air, hotel or condominium, taxes, ski lift
ticket options and ground transportation options. Sample packages
include two nights at Lake Tahoe, with roundtrip air to Reno,
accommodations and a lift ticket for Heavenly starting at $449 for
two.
The starting price package features accommodations at the Lake
Tahoe Horizon Casino and is valid from Las Vegas and Oakland and
San Jose, Calif. Additional hotels are available, and an
interchangeable lift ticket, good at several areas, can be
purchased.
A package to Salt Lake City starts at $374 for two people for
two nights and includes accommodations, air and a one-day
interchangeable ski ticket, valid at several resorts. The package
has options, including rental cars and hotel transfers, that are
extra.
A two-night New Mexico plan starts at $429 for two people, with
air to Albuquerque, accommodations, rental car and interchangeable
lift ticket, valid at several resorts. That starting price includes
accommodations at the Best Western Rio Grande Inn and is valid on
flights from Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, and Phoenix and Tucson,
Ariz.
To qualify for Friends Fly Free, one person must be 18 years or
older. Both parties must check in and travel together on the same
flight. For more information, contact (800) SKI-8365.