Press Release: Spirit Airlines
June 13, 2002
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Spirit Airlines launches Spirit Vacations with the addition of GOGO Worldwide Vacations®
as its vacation package provider.
Spirit Vacations will be available June 24, 2002 for consumers to receive more convenient, affordable vacations
to exciting destinations in the U.S. and the Caribbean. The inclusive air and land packages will be available via
Spirit's website at http://www.spiritair.com, by calling toll free at 1-800-509-0453 or through travel agents.
Travel agents and consumers will be able to call or click on http://www.spiritair.com for direct access to vacation
packages with real-time package pricing.
"Spirit passengers will now have even more options for affordable vacation arrangements, now including destination
packages," said Marc Cavaliere, vice president of sales and distribution of Spirit Airlines. "We will
offer packages from sea to ski and coast to coast. Our partnership with GOGO is a perfect compliment to Spirit's
low-fares and will permit travel agents to arrange flexible, personalized tours for added value and increased commissions,"
continued Cavaliere
"We are excited to be selected as the vacation provider for the Spirit Vacations program. Spirit Airlines
is a dynamic company with an entrepreneurial style that matches our own," said Jacques DiCroce, GOGO's senior
vice president of private label development. "We are confident that consumers and travel agents alike will
enjoy the value vacations offered with Spirit."
About GOGO Worldwide Vacations
GOGO Worldwide Vacations, headquartered in Ramsey, NJ, is the largest wholesaler of vacation packages in the United
States, with more than 1 million satisfied travelers each year. The recipient of several prestigious ASTA Agency
Management Awards and an active member of the United States Tour Operators Association, GOGO Worldwide Vacations
features the most extensive product line in the travel industry with packages to more than 200 destinations, encompassing
more than 3,500 hotels and a multitude of transportation, sightseeing, and rental car companies and a worry-free
guarantee on its low-priced land packages. With unquestioned financial stability, GOGO enjoys a 51-year reputation
as an industry leader in product, service and reliability.
About Spirit Airlines
Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Spirit Airlines is the largest privately-held airline in the U.S. and serves
15 destinations with 100 daily flight departures. With a fleet of modern aircraft for scheduled and charter service,
Spirit serves Atlantic City, N.J. Chicago/O'Hare, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Myrtle Beach, S.C.,
New York/LaGuardia, Oakland, Calif., San Juan, Puerto Rico and the Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers,
Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach. Reservations can be made online at http://www.spiritair.com,
by calling 1-800-772-7117 or en Espanol at 1-800-756-7117 and through local travel agents.
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Contact:
Bennett & Company, Orlando, Fla.
Laura Bennett, 407/425-6040, laura@bennettandco.com
or
Spirit Airlines, Fort Lauderdale
Lynne Koreman, 954/447-7856, lynnek@spiritair.com