Consumers can use the information as a tool to gauge popular destinations and make educated travel selections. CheapOair will also include subsequent deals to the leading destinations featured on these pages, offering the lowest fares by pulling from over 100 million airfare combinations on over 400 airlines. A special promotion of up to $50 off is being offered by using PR50 discount code, to commemorate the launch of the new landing pages. Additionally, industry professionals can utilize this new information as research to stay competitive in their fields.

Top Domestic Destinations 1Q 2010 vs. 1Q 2011:
Florida destinations remain popular, with five of the top ten 2011 domestic flights being booked to Florida cities. Orlando has surpassed Las Vegas for most booked destination in 1Q 2011 vs 1Q 2010 along with several Florida cities moving up the list, most likely due to severe weather the country faced in January. Las Vegas and Los Angeles still remain in the top three, while San Francisco has been replaced by Denver in 10th place. More info: http://www.cheapoair.com/top-50-destinations .

1Q 2010 Rank		1Q 2011 Rank
Las Vegas, NV 		Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL 		Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles, CA
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Phoenix, AZ 		Phoenix, AZ
Atlanta, GA		Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL		Miami, FL
Miami, FL		Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers, FL		Atlanta, GA
San Francisco, CA	Denver, CO

Top International Destinations 1Q 2010 vs. 1Q 2011:
Cancun remains the top international destination year over year and the top 10 list continues to be dominated by warm weather and resort destinations in Mexico, Jamaica and Costa Rica. New for 2011 include more exotic destination such as the Port of Spain and Bangkok which have replaced Paris and Frankfurt in the top 10.

1Q 2010 Rank			1Q 2011 Rank
Cancun, Mexico			Cancun, Mexico
London, England			Manila, Philippines
Manila, Philippines		London, England
Mexico City, Mexico		Guadalajara, Mexico
Guadalajara, Mexico		San Jose, Costa Rica
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico		Mexico City, Mexico
San Jose, Costa Rica		Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Montego Bay, Jamaica		Montego Bay, Jamaica
Paris, France			Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Frankfurt, Germany		Bangkok, Thailand

Top City Pairs in 2010 vs. 2011:
The January cold weather and snow storms have impacted the top 10 travel routes booked on 2011 vs 2010, with a greater number of departures being from Minneapolis, Detroit and Boston – all cities that were heavily hit during the snow storms. More info: http://www.cheapoair.com/top-25-city-pairs .

2010						2011
Origination		Destination 		Origination	Destination	
New York 		Ft. Lauderdale		New York	Port of Spain 
Los Angeles 		New York		Minneapolis	Phoenix
New York		Kingston 		New York 	Ft. Lauderdale
New York		Port of Spain		Minneapolis 	Fort Myers
New York		Los Angeles 		New York	Kingston
Ft. Lauderdale 		New York		Detroit		Fort Myers
Detroit			Las Vegas		Detroit		Las Vegas
Orlando 		San Juan 		Boston 		Ft. Lauderdale
Boston			Ft. Lauderdale		Boston		Fort Myers 
Los Angeles 		Atlanta			Philadelphia 	Orlando

For more information about CheapOair or these new pages, please visit Top 50 destinations and Top 25 city pairs or call toll free 888-516-4914.

About CheapOair:
CheapOair is a top 10 online travel booking site and a leading supplier of airfares, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages. Backed by Travelong, which ranked 13th in the industry in Travel Weekly’s esteemed 2010 “Power List,” CheapOair offers the best in value with attractive solutions for today’s savvy traveler. Their portfolio of products include over 100 million airfare combinations on over 400 airlines, low airfare guarantees, 100,000 negotiated hotel rates and the technological foundation to deliver affordable tickets to every region in the world. Current domestic and international travel trends are available at Top 50 Destinations (http://www.cheapoair.com/top-50-destinations) and Top 25 City Pairs (http://www.cheapoair.com/top-25-city-pairs).

For more information, call 866-636-9088 or visit www.cheapoair.com .

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The couple who submits the most creative video will win roundtrip tickets for two from Los Angeles to the exotic island of Fiji, courtesy of Air Pacific, and a 5-night stay at the 5-star Radisson Resort Fiji Denarau Island. And if they’re ready to tie the knot, Paradise Brides will even set them up with a wedding coordinator, license certificate and everything they’ll need for their big day. It’s the total romantic package and it’s all on CheapOair so be creative!

It’s easy to enter. All you have to do is shoot 30-seconds of video and then upload it to CheapOair’s Crazy in Love travel contest page. Once uploaded, the video is automatically entered into the contest.

But, act fast, the contest ends February 11, 2011. The winner will be announced on Valentine’s Day, February 14, on the CheapOair blog.

The winning video will be featured on CheapOair’s YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/cheapoair), Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/cheapoair) and announced on Twitter (http://twitter.com/cheapoair).

The winners will be selected by the CheapOair team and the contest is available to U.S. residents only. Videos need to be appropriate for all ages to be considered and must be 30 seconds or less. For more information and contest rules, please visit the Crazy in Love travel contest page, http://contests.cheapoair.com/crazy-in-love.html .

About CheapOair:
CheapOair is a top 10 online travel booking site and a leading supplier of airfares, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages. Backed by Travelong, which ranked 13th in the industry in Travel Weekly’s esteemed 2010 “Power List,” CheapOair offers the best in value with attractive solutions for today’s savvy traveler. Their portfolio of products include over 100 million airfare combinations on over 400 airlines, low airfare guarantees, 100,000 negotiated hotel rates and the technological foundation to deliver affordable tickets to every region in the world. For more information, call 866-636-9088 or visit www.cheapoair.com .

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Sam Jain, CEO, commented: “This exciting new campaign speaks to exactly who we are as a brand. TV is a new strategy for CheapOair and as we head into our 6th year we believe this is the right time to expand our marketing efforts. TV is a natural evolution from our current digital marketing and will help build awareness among a larger audience and introduce more people to the brand.”

The TV campaign launches December 6th and will run through the end of the year on demographically and contextually targeted National Cable Networks such as BBC, DIY, Headline News, Travel Channel, MSNBC, National Geographic and will be promoted on the CheapOair blog and social media networks.

The campaign aims to cement CheapOair’s position as the place for savvy travelers to go for value and service by promoting its wide range of discounted airfares, every day low price guarantee, and 24/7 customer service. The campaign tests two different offers, round trip flights for under $199 and vacation discounts on air and hotel packages for travelers looking for one stop shopping, and will be supported by our ongoing online advertising, email and affiliate marketing tactics.

You can view and download the creative here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/cheapoair?feature=mhum#p/u/1/r07lheLL2ys .
http://www.youtube.com/user/cheapoair?feature=mhum#p/u/0/2R_5ey_9vSM .

About CheapOair:
CheapOair is one of the top 10 largest online travel booking sites and a leading supplier of airfares, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages. Backed by Travelong, which ranked 13th in the industry in Travel Weekly’s esteemed 2010 “Power List,” CheapOair offers the best in value with attractive solutions for today’s savvy traveler. Their portfolio of products include over 100 million airfare combinations on over 400 airlines, low airfare guarantees, 100,000 negotiated hotel rates and the technological foundation to deliver affordable tickets to every region in the world. For more information, call 866-636-9088 or visit www.cheapoair.com .

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The “12 days of Travel” will begin at noon on Wednesday, December 1st and end at noon on Monday, December 13th. Within these 12 consecutive days, followers of both the @CheapOair and @MarriottResorts twitter accounts will have the opportunity to win one of nine different hotel stays at a MARCAM resort and CheapOair gift certificates, with a final grand prize of hotel accommodations and roundtrip airfare for two.

Here’s how to play and qualify to win:
1. Follow @CheapOair and @MarriottResorts on Twitter;
2. Check the CheapOair contest page each of the 12 contest days, starting December 1st, for the daily tweet;
3. Tweet the designated phrase.

Consumers can enter once a day, all twelve days, for the chance to win. Winners will be randomly selected from the day’s entrants each 24-hour period.

The daily giveaways will be awarded as follows:
Day 1: Three-night stay at the Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino*
Day 2: Three-night stay at the Curacao Marriott Beach Resort & Emerald Casino*
Day 3: Three-night stay at the CasaMagna Marriott Cancun Resort*
Day 4: CheapOair $75 gift certificate
Day 5: CheapOair $75 gift certificate
Day 6: Three-night stay at the Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort*
Day 7: Three-night stay at the CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa*
Day 8: Three-night stay at the St Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino*
Day 9: Three-night stay at the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino*
Day 10: Three-night stay at the JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa*
Day 11: CheapOair $75 gift certificate
Day 12/Grand Prize: Three-night stay at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort and roundtrip airfare for two.

*Each hotel giveaway will also include a $25 gift certificate from CheapOair.

In addition to the Twitter “12 Days of Travel” contest, there will also be a separate Facebook sweepstakes with an additional chance to win a trip give away to any one of MARCAM’s nine resorts.

To enter this contest, consumers simply:
1. “Like” both Paradise by Marriott and CheapOair on Facebook
2. Anytime during the “12 Days of Travel” (December 1st, 12pm EST-December 13th, 12pm EST) post a comment on the CheapOair blog post (http://blog.cheapoair.com/news/its-the-return-of-the-cheapoair-12-days-of-travel.aspx) stating which of the nine Marriott and Renaissance resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico you would visit if given the chance to go to any of them
3. A randomly selected winner will receive three free nights to the resort they pick in their blog comment.

MARRIOTT AND RENAISSANCE CARIBBEAN & MEXICO RESORTS is an integrated sales and marketing organization that was formed in 1997 to combine the sales and marketing efforts of several resort properties in the Caribbean and Mexico. Today, the group consists of a select portfolio of nine oceanfront resorts that are owned and/or managed by Marriott International. Representing the most spectacular resort properties throughout the Caribbean and Mexico, including Aruba, Curacao, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, Grand Cayman, Cancun and Puerto Vallarta, each Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resort captures the charm of its distinctive locale, while providing renowned quality and the high levels of hospitality and service that Marriott resorts uphold.

CHEAPOAIR is one of the top 10 largest online travel booking sites and a leading supplier of airfares, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages. Backed by parent company, Travelong, which ranked 13th in the industry in Travel Weekly’s esteemed 2010 “Power List,” CheapOair offers the best in value with attractive solutions for today’s savvy traveler. Their portfolio of products include over 100 million airfare combinations on over 400 airlines, low airfare guarantees, 100,000 negotiated hotel rates and the technological foundation to deliver affordable tickets to every region in the world. For more information, call 866-636-9088 or visit www.cheapoair.com .

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After becoming a fan of both pages, participants must leave a comment on this post on the Tourism Montreal blog citing why they want to visit Montreal.

Each day of the contest, one person will be randomly selected to enter the final draw. On Monday, November 8, 2010, the winner will be announced on the CheapOair blog.

One lucky person will win a grand prize of roundtrip airline tickets for two provided by Air Canada, two nights of luxury accommodations for two at the Montreal Marriott Chateau, and tickets for popular attractions from Tourism Montreal to experience the vibrant culture of Montreal – the epitome of European joie de vivre and North American appeal.

Learn more about the contest on CheapOair’s Web site at: contests.cheapoair.com/montreal-contest.asp.

About CheapOair:
CheapOair is one of the top 10 largest online travel booking sites and a leading supplier of airfares, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages. Backed by parent company, Travelong, which ranked 13th in the industry in Travel Weekly’s esteemed 2010 “Power List,” CheapOair offers the best in value with attractive solutions for today’s savvy traveler.

Their portfolio of products include over 100 million airfare combinations on over 400 airlines, low airfare guarantees, 100,000 negotiated hotel rates and the technological foundation to deliver affordable tickets to every region in the world.

For more information, call 866-636-9088 or visit www.cheapoair.com.

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STORY REFERENCES: CheapOair Launches Montreal Promotion – ‘Like Us’ on Facebook and Win a Montreal Weekend Getaway!, CheapOair contest, facebook, travel, free montreal getaway, cheapoair, social media, Montreal Marriott Chateau, Travelong, online travel booking sites, TSE:AC.B

“We are thrilled to win three prestigious awards from the experts in our industry,” says CEO and President of CheapOair, Sam Jain. “CheapOair will continue to expand its marketing capabilities and provide our customers with great travel deals.”

CheapOair received the highest award in the Promotional Video category for its YouTube commercial contest. In the winning commercial “Lessons: Learned,” a newlywed couple experiences the disastrous consequences of not booking their honeymoon on CheapOair.

A Silver Award in the Booking Interface category recognizes CheapOair’s quick, convenient, and reliable online booking service. Booking requires only three pages of web navigation, the shopping cart is state of the art and the site handles over twenty million hits a day.

CheapOair also received a Silver Award for its first launched television campaign, targeted to the India communities in the United States and Canada. The campaign communicated CheapOair’s Golden Guarantees: Low Airfare and Hotel Rates, over 100 Million Flight Options on 400 airlines and 100,000 Hotels Searched, 24/7 Customer Service and Toll Free Number Support.

CheapOair’s superior online booking interface and customer-interactive marketing techniques earned the company three of the most distinguished awards in the travel industry. These achievements honor the best in the travel sector and recognize the exceptional service that CheapOair offers.

In addition to these accomplishments, CheapOair continues to put forward:
* Top vacation packages;
* Leading travel deals both domestically and internationally;
* Competitive car rental rates;
* A leading resource in travel news through the CheapOair Blog and social media;
* Resourceful travel guides;
* Helpful, live 24-hour customer support.

For more information, please visit, www.cheapoair.com .

About CheaopOair:

CheapOair is one of the top 10 largest online travel booking sites and a leading supplier of airfares, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages. Backed by parent company, Travelong, which ranked 13th in the industry in Travel Weekly’s esteemed 2010 “Power List,” CheapOair offers the best in value with attractive solutions for today’s savvy traveler. Their portfolio of products include over 100 million airfare combinations on over 400 airlines, low airfare guarantees, 100,000 negotiated hotel rates and the technological foundation to deliver affordable tickets to every region in the world. For more information, call 866-636-9088 or visit www.cheapoair.com .

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STORY REFERENCES: Leading Online Travel Agency CheapOair Wins Three 2010 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards, travel weekly magellan awards, travel, cheapoair, online travel services, travelong, Sam Jain, Booking Interface, TV Campaign

For 10 days, @Cheapoair will tweet a South African themed question to its followers. Individuals can respond to the question using the hash tag #COASA. A daily winner will be randomly selected and rewarded with a South Africa related Lonely Planet guidebook. Participants are limited to one entry per day.

The daily winner will be announced before 12 p.m. ET the following day via the @CheapOair Twitter page. The winner has a 24-hour time period to claim the prize. All ten daily winners will be added to the random drawing for the grand prize of two roundtrip coach tickets to South Africa.

Participants can also enter the grand prize drawing at the CheapOair travel contests page (http://contests.cheapoair.com/southafrica-contest.asp), where they can sign up for the CheapOair newsletter and be directly entered for a chance to win. Also each newsletter refer-a-friend (up to five) gives an extra chance to win the grand prize. Newsletter entry is limited to one per e-mail address.

Visit the CheapOair blog (blog.cheapoair.com) on August 31, 2010 to discover the winner of the grand prize.

About CheapOair:

CheapOair.com is the 7th largest online booking travel site and is a leading supplier of airfares, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages. CheapOair offers the best in value with attractive solutions for today’s savvy traveler. Their portfolio of products includes 100 million airfare combinations on over 400 airlines, low airfare guarantees, 100,000 negotiated hotel rates, and the technological foundation to deliver affordable tickets to every region in the world. For CheapOair information, call 866-636-9088.

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STORY REFERENCES: CheapOair Launches South Africa Contest – Tweet Your Way to a Grand Prize of Two Roundtrip Tickets to South Africa , CheapOair, partnership with South African Airways and Lonely Planet, travel contests, airfares, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages, online booking travel site, cheap o air, blog, vacation, tourism, website

“We feel tremendously honored to have won the Publisher’s Choice Award and for the Innovative Advertiser of the year nomination,” said Betty Cheung, Director, Affiliate Marketing. “Our priority has always been to help our affiliate partners reach their revenue objectives, to support them every step of the way and to keep the channels of communication open. Winning the Publisher’s Choice Award confirms that we’re doing right by them to continue and grow those relationships.” The CheapOstay hotels affiliate program, site powered by CheapOair, is also on the LinkShare network, providing competitive incentives and a wide range of hotel inventory to customers.

“Congratulations to CheapOair.com on their success,” said Deepa Sureka, Vice President, Small Business Unit at LinkShare. “Each year, LinkShare recognizes ecommerce leaders and innovators within our network with the Golden Link Awards. We are proud to have CheapOair.com among our many valued clients.”

The 8th Annual LinkShare Golden Link Awards ceremony was held at LinkShare Symposium East in New York City on June 22, 2010 and brought together more than 400 advertisers, affiliates, OPMs and agencies.

About CheapOair:

CheapOair is a leading provider of airline tickets, hotel rooms and car rentals. They have access to over 100 million exclusive airfares and 100,000 negotiated hotel rates worldwide, with the technological foundation to deliver the lowest-priced plane tickets and hotel rates online, all over the globe. CheapOair is an award-winning brand with exceptionally high conversion rates and quality customer support. For more information about our affiliate program, please visit http://affiliates.cheapoair.com .

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CheapOair is proud to be partnered with the airlines listed in the in-flight Wi-Fi category: Gogo In-flight Internet, from Aircell LLC, an airline wireless internet provider (*see note). Some airplanes within the following fleets offer wireless: US Airways, AirTran Airways Virgin America, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines. Other airlines expected to provide Wi-Fi include, Continental and Frontier.

Another one of CheapOair’s partners, Qantas Airways is offering passengers the iPad to use during their flights.

CheapOair offers economy class flights under $199 to top domestic destinations like Honolulu, San Francisco, Orlando and New York. CheapOair’s Top 25 deals highlights flight deals to domestic and global destinations.

Customers can book flights on the most notable airlines on CheapOair and enjoy Wi-Fi or take the iPad out for a spin.

About CheapOair:

CheapOair.com is the 7th largest online booking travel site and is a leading supplier of cheap flights, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages. CheapOair offers the best in value with attractive solutions for today’s savvy traveler. Their portfolio of products includes over 100 million airfare combinations on over 400 airlines, low airfare guarantees, 85,000 negotiated hotel rates, and the technological foundation to deliver affordable tickets to every region in the world.

For CheapOair information, call 866-636-9088 or visit www.CheapOair.com .

(*NOTE: Information sourced from online.WSJ.com).

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CheapOair is committed to excellent customer service and affordable airfare, regardless of the economic climate, and therefore the ideal travel shopping site for all travelers: students and any smart traveler looking for quality and value.

As reported on the CheapOair blog, American Airlines recently added Beijing to their flight routes. Graduating students eager to travel to Asia and explore this alluring and exotic destination can book cheap flights to Beijing through CheapOair.

For those students who prefer to backpack through Europe and Australia this summer, CheapOair also offers exceptionally cheap flights to Europe and airfare to Australia. Or for those who seek rest and relaxation when classes finish up, CheapOair’s Caribbean and Mexico deals are the perfect way to unwind.

“We’re committed to providing a variety of choices for all travelers’ needs,” said Bill Miller, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, CheapOair.

About CheapOair:

CheapOair.com is the 7th largest online booking travel site and is a leading supplier of cheap flights, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages. CheapOair offers the best in value with attractive solutions for today’s savvy traveler. Their portfolio of products includes over 100 million airfare combinations on over 400 airlines, low airfare guarantees, 85,000 negotiated hotel rates, and the technological foundation to deliver affordable tickets to every region in the world.

For CheapOair information, call 866-636-9088 or visit http://www.CheapOair.com .

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