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PARK CITY, UT - Following up one of its most successful seasons in 25 years isn’t the easiest of milestones to beat. But the 2009 U.S. Cross Country Ski team is four competitions into its World Cup season and ready to hit its stride to compete for another page in the annals of history.

“We had our best winter in 25 years of U.S. cross country skiing, and this past summer was even better than the summer before for training. We had great camps, great head-to-head training sessions, and all of our athletes were obviously at a higher level than before,” said Cross Country Head Coach Pete Vordenberg. “So, we have higher expectations this season to have some podium results on the World Cup and a podium at World Championships.”

The Team, which experienced a good amount of World Cup podium success in the 2008 season, has focused on training throughout the summer months to prepare for what it feels can be another monumental season.

“Our World Cup skiers have had tremendous off season training, they are fit, healthy and fired up to test themselves against the rest of the World Cup athletes,” Nordic Program Director John Farra said. “While training can be perfect and testing results point to improved results, the only true measure is the weekly battles with the rest of the world’s best.”

According to Vordenberg, on the whole, the focus for the Team is to pace itself for success.

“This year we are looking at being in Europe, adjusting, training well, and hitting the World Cups with performance at the forefront of our minds. It’s the same for World Championships,” Vordenberg said. “Our preparation has been focused on achieving great results at specific events mostly because looking toward the Olympics, it’s one race on one day and we have to learn to peak for specific events.”

Among the athletes to watch are World Cup performers Kris Freeman (Andover, NH), Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT), Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA), Chris Cook (Rhinelander, WI) and Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK).

Geared up and ready to put on a show for the women is Randall who, last season, became the first woman to win a modern day FIS World Cup in a sprint at Rybinsk, Russia December 2007. It also was the first U.S. victory in cross country since Bill Koch in 1983. American Allison Owen-Spencer last won in 1978, before the FIS established the permanent World Cup series.

“I’m looking forward to making sure I am prepared for all the sprints on the schedule this year. Last year there were three skate sprints and this year there are six and one at World Championships,” Randall said. “The fact that I did well in the skate sprints and won makes me feel strongly that I can win. I’m looking forward to winning some more World Cups this year.”

Randall began her World Cup season in Kuusamo, Finland, finishing 33rd in her first sprint and 23rd in a 10K. Her competition travels then took her to Davos, Switzerland, where, after an unlucky tangle with another athlete, she was 26th. She will be one of the favorites in this weekend’s Dusseldorf sprints.

Another athlete who has been preparing heavily after landing on the World Cup podium in Finland last March is Newell who aims for the top of the podium each weekend.

“Last year’s second place finish has motivated me a lot because I know I have what it takes, but this year I’m going for a win,” Newell said. “It’s hard to say how I will stack up in the overall, but I’m going to try to take it one World Cup at a time and see what I can do. If it’s classic or skate, I’m going to try to win each weekend.”

Newell kicked off the season with some good momentum, finishing 11th in a sprint in Kuusamo, but an unexpected slip as he was in the lead at the top of the race hill in Davos, Switzerland, pushed him back to 26th.

With World Championships coming over the horizon, Newell also says that part of his plan is to hit a stride that has him at his best for the title event - a competition he has spent his whole training period focusing on.

“My preparation for this season has been more focused than ever before. My coaches and I have tried to simplify our training a little bit to try and figure out what kind of intervals work best for me and how to peak best for World Champs,” Newell said. “That’s the main focus for the year - the sprint at World Champs.”

Backing up the World Cup Team in its pursuit of success is the Continental Cup Team, which features athletes Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT), who took the bronze medal at the U23 World Championships, marking her first international medal, and Garrott Kuzzy (Hayward, WI), who had back-to-back wins during the Madison, WI, SuperTour.

For now, however, the athletes plan to take it one day at a time as a Team.

“This is going to be an exciting year. I think our team has come a long way as a whole.” Randall said. “As well as my individual World Cup, I’m just excited for a year as a team because I think we’re going to have a lot of success on all levels. I’m just excited to be a part of it.”

15 Trophy-winning Properties, 4 New Grands Chefs Relais & Châteaux

In exclusive partnership with prestigious brands, Relais & Châteaux has just revealed the list of the winners of the Relais & Châteaux Trophies which are awarded every year in recognition of expertise and excellence in the art of hospitality and fine dining.

Welcome Trophy with Moët & Chandon
The art of receiving is one of the fundamental virtues of Relais & Châteaux; ensuring your stay is unforgettable is always the priority in these properties.

Hotel Jagdhof Glashütte - Germany

Grand Chef Trophy with Taittinger
Amongst the Relais & Châteaux members, the contemporary elite of fine dining are grouped within the family of the Grands Chefs Relais & Châteaux. Passion, creativity, experience and expertise are the essential criteria for admission to the highly select circle of these Grands Chefs.

Firmin & Philippe Arrambide
Les Pyrénées - France

Jonathan Gushue
Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa - Canada

Christopher Brooks
Blantyre – United States

Jason Robinson
The Inn at Dos Brisas – United States

Rising Chef Trophy with All-Clad
We single out young chefs whose creativity, imagination and commitment earmark them as the future grand masters of fine dining in the world.

Davy Tissot
Villa Florentine - France

Art de la Table Trophy with San Pellegrino
The arts of the table, atmosphere and decoration are all part of our philosophy of “receiving well”. They reflect the soul of our properties and express their personality.

Ristorante Le Calandre - Italy

Spa Trophy with Laurent Perrier
There are 5 categories of spa: Spas de Charme, Spas de Rêve, Thalassotherapy, Thermalism and Beauty.

Georges Blanc & Spa - France

Woman of the Year Trophy with Pommery
A disciplined approach to work organisation, exacting standards, the giving of themselves and a sense of welcome and detail make these women the flagship ambassadresses of our family.

Johanna Maier
Hotel Hubertus - Austria

Passion Trophy with Hennessy
Launched in 2004, the Passion Trophy is awarded to Relais & Châteaux owners who know how to make your stay truly unique: harmonious setting, perfect service, remarkable style.

Sam Beall
Blackberry Farm – United States

Corporate Trophy with Glenmorangie
Relais & Châteaux launched this trophy in 2005 to single out property owners who have distinguished themselves through their high-performance meeting facilities and the quality of the welcome afforded to business meetings or residential seminars.

Sheen Falls Lodge – Ireland

Lounge Trophy with Grand Marnier
With the Lounge Trophy, Relais & Châteaux pays tribute to the expertise of these friendly settings, a real invitation to tasting.

Eden Rock - St Barthélémy - France

Environment Trophy with Orlane
This award pays tribute to properties which have shown tenacity, commitment, impressive initiatives and respect for the environment and the natural setting.

Longueville Manor – United Kingdom

Garden Trophy with Rozes
This pays tribute to properties which have succeeded in reconciling abundant nature, expertise in enhancing the horticultural heritage and respect for the original beauty of the landscapes.

Las Mañanitas Hotel Garden Restaurant & Spa - Mexico

Innovation Trophy with Nespresso
To guarantee unique experiences and intense moments of discovery, each Relais & Châteaux member must know how to reinvent itself and be innovative.

Thierry Marx
Cordeillan-Bages - France

About Relais & Châteaux

Relais & Châteaux is an exclusive collection of 480 of the finest charming hotels and gourmet restaurants in 56 countries. Established in France in 1954, the Association’s mission is to spread its unique art de vivre across the globe by selecting outstanding properties with a truly unique character.

Furthermore, Relais & Châteaux is also a family of hoteliers and Grands Chefs from all over the world who share a passion for and a personal commitment to ensuring their guests are privy to moments of exceptional harmony, an unforgettable celebration of the senses.

From the vineyards in Napa valley to the beaches in Bali, from the olive trees in Provence to the lodges in South Africa, Relais & Châteaux offers all the stops on the finest route for discovering each special place and country.

“It’s like having a restaurant critic in your pocket”

A mobile version of Hg2’s groundbreaking new restaurant guide, Eat New York, goes live on UBI UBI™ (www.ubiubi.mobi), the only high-end restaurant and travel guide designed exclusively for the smartphone platform, on 8th December 2008.

A unique take on the restaurant world, Eat New York is designed specifically for savvy residents and sophisticated travellers, with 150 insider recommendations from well-known chefs, restaurant critics and wine experts. Alongside the finest of fine dining, Hg2 Eat New York highlights the out-of-the-way, the hidden and off-the-beaten-path – from hole in the wall sushi bars that serve the best sashimi outside Japan to an oenophile’s dream wine list at a Michelin-starred restaurant.

Eat New York is organised into 17 user friendly categories including “Abuse the wine list”, “Worth the Schlep”, ‘Clandestine Rendezvous” and even “Wish They’d Thought of”. UBI UBI™ features make the book even more accessible: All categories are searchable by price, neighbourhood, cuisine or category, using the product’s intelligent interface. You can create a custom list of favourite restaurants, dial a restaurant’s number automatically, map all venues on the fly, and more.

Best of all, the complete content of Eat New York is now integrated into UBI UBI™’s site at no extra cost, as part of the unlimited, all-you-can consume month-to-month subscription fee of $2.49, or the more attractive annual subscription rate of $23.99. As part of its new holiday promotion, UBI UBI™ will be offering extra months of service free to each of its monthly and annual subscribers.

Tremayne Carew Pole, founder and managing director of Hg2 says:

“Well-known names like Anthony Bourdain of ‘No Reservations’, Jean Georges Vongerichten of Jean-Georges, Mario Batali of Babbo, chef Daniel Boulud and wine columnist Jay McInerney all contributed their favourite restaurants to the guide. Now Eat New York reviews can be accessed through your mobile, it’s like having a restaurant critic in your pocket at all times.”

Mario Giacalone, founder and president of UBI UBI™, points out “After being the first to bring Michelin North America’s content into the mobile universe, our Hedonist’s Guide release is another big first. It demonstrates our dedication to bringing cutting edge, trusted content to our lifestyle-conscious, mobile-centric customers.”

Review copies of Hg2 New York are now available.
Contact: Sara Townsend – Sara@Hg2.com
 +44 7351 5678

Hg2 Eat New York
Edited by Amy Zavatto
Price: £9.99
ISBN: 978-1-905428-28-1

Available in all good bookshops and online at www.Hg2.com

North Carolina Vacation Rental Firm Takes The Guess-Work Out Of Booking A Vacation

Now vacationers can search our website and know the price they see if the price they are charged. As a company, Outer Banks Blue believes that All-Inclusive pricing will not only be simpler for our guests, but will become the standard pricing model for the Vacation Rental Industry

Outer Banks Blue

Vacation Rentals and Real Estate in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
KITTY HAWK, NC, December 26, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ — Outer Banks Blue, a leading vacation rental and real estate firm headquartered in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina has announced that for the 2009 rental season they have implemented an ‘All-Inclusive’ pricing structure designed to help vacationers make easier and more informed decisions when renting a professionally managed vacation home. All pricing on vacation rentals on the Outer Banks Blue website (www.OuterBanksBlue.com) will now include all fees with the exception of taxes and optional travel insurance.

“In response to requests from our guests, our team at Outer Banks Blue has implemented an ‘All-Inclusive’ pricing structure. In light of today’s economic situation, more and more vacationers have a set budget for travel and our new pricing will make their search for the perfect vacation property easier and quicker. No longer will they have to worry about such items as: Administration/Handling Fee; Linen Charges;

 
Damage Waiver Fees or even Cleaning Fees as we have built them into our pricing structure. Now vacationers can search our website and know the price they see if the price they are charged. As a company, Outer Banks Blue believes that All-Inclusive pricing will not only be simpler for our guests, but will become the standard pricing model for the Vacation Rental Industry,” stated Tim Cafferty, President of Outer Banks Blue Realty.

Outer Banks Blue is a full service Vacation Rental Firm which serves vacationers throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. In operation since 2005, the family owned and operated Outer Banks Blue provides professionally managed vacation homes and condominiums in the Outer Banks of North Carolina including the towns of Corolla; Duck; Kill Devil Hills; Kitty Hawk; Nags Head and Southern Shores.

Vacationers with Outer Banks Blue are able to choose from Oceanfront to Soundfront and all areas in between and have numerous amenity options including private pools; hot tubs; high speed internet access and even pet-friendly properties. Outer Banks Blue provides all guests with needed linens including fully made beds and towels for all guests based on the advertised number of people a property will accommodate.

The Outer Banks Blue website (www.OuterBanksBlue.com)  offers vacationers the ability to search and book online with real-time availability by choosing location, type of property and amenities as well as of course check-in date. Last minute vacationers should review the online specials page to peruse properties offering discounts to vacationers.

The Outer Banks of North Carolina and the nearly two-hundred vacation rentals offered by Outer Banks Blue are convenient to many metropolitan areas including: Charlotte, NC; Washington DC; Richmond VA; Raleigh/Durham, NC; Columbia, SC and Baltimore, MD. Outer Banks Blue is currently accepting reservations for the 2009 rental season.

About Outer Banks Blue

Outer Banks Blue was formed by Tim Cafferty in 2005 after over 25 years in property management on the Outer Banks. With experience in both a smaller, family operated company that evolved into a leader on the Outer Banks in occupancy numbers and technology under his expertise and in the management of a nationally recognized, publicly owned corporation boasting one of the largest inventories of homes on the Outer Banks his vision of a more personalized management opportunity developed into the conception of Outer Banks Blue Real Estate Services.

Experience and reputation in the area for attention to detail and integrity along with a team of experienced and dedicated personnel has brought Outer Banks Blue into the forefront of rental companies. With an original goal of 50 homes easily surpassed in two months of operation, it became very clear it would be necessary to promote this vision with a dedication to their clients for responsible growth, and a dedication to their customers with quality homes. Therefore, the decision was made very early to be selective in the properties and areas they represent.

Today, Outer Banks Blue represents nearly 200 premier vacation rental properties in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

For more information on Outer Banks Blue Real Estate services and to experience a taste of their personal, quality service, visit the on the web at www.OuterBanksBlue.com  email them at info@OuterBanksBlue.com  or call 866.546.0596.

Lake Placid Lodge is offering special rates for the first two months of 2009. Tucked into the Adirondacks, Lake Placid Lodge offers guests luxurious accommodations for $950 per night in one of the 19 cabins, each featuring a luxurious feather bed, piled high with down pillows, a deep soaking bathtub, and an impressive wood-burning stone fireplace.

Additionally, the lodge will provide all of the ingredients for guests to savor their own Norman Rockwell-esque moments, whether perched in front of the crackling wood fire, toasting marshmallows and making s’mores, or constructing that perfect snowman — corncob pipe and all.

The rate includes accommodations in a Lake View Cabin, full American breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, four-course dinner, evening bonfire with made-to-order s’mores, complimentary onsite activities including cross country skiing, snow shoeing, hiking trails; and daily ski passes to Whiteface Mountain or Mt. Van Hovenberg. Rates are subject to availability.

For more information, visit www.lakeplacidlodge.com

Mohegan Sun announces the newest culinary star to call Mohegan Sun home: chef, author and television personality Bobby Flay. The Food Network talent will open two new restaurants in partnership with Mohegan Sun — Bobby’s Burger Palace in Casino of the Earth and Bar Americain in Casino of the Sky. Both restaurants are scheduled to open in summer 2009. Bobby’s Burger Palace (BBP) offers an array of burgers inspired by Flay’s extensive travels throughout America.

This new burger restaurant will be approximately 4,100 square feet and will pay tribute to America’s regional flavors and traditions.

  Flay opened his first BBP in Long Island, N.Y., in July 2008 and a second opened in New Jersey earlier this month. Flay will open his second Bar Americain just outside of the hotel lobby in the space currently occupied by Fidelia’s.

The restaurant blends the intimacy of a brasserie, injected with authentic American flavors and styles. Flay’s current Bar Americain in New York, which opened in March of 2005, rejuvenates old classics and celebrates the abundance of America’s diverse heritage.

For more information, call 888-226-7711 or visit www.mohegansun.com

NYC & Company, the city’s marketing, tourism and partnership organization, said nine luxury hotels, all part of the Signature Collection, will launch a third night promotion this winter. The program gives visitors a complimentary third night free at nine participating hotels after booking and paying for two consecutive nights. The promotion runs from January 9 to February 27, 2009. “Now more than ever, visitors are looking for great value. The Third Night promotion will give visitors access to some of the world’s most distinguished hotels, with New York City as the backdrop,” said George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company.

The luxury hotels participating in the program this winter are: Jumeirah Essex House, Loews Regency, the London NYC, the New York Palace, the Sherry-Netherland Hotel, Trump International Hotel & Tower, the Plaza, the Waldorf Towers and the Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel. NYC & Company also announced that luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue has confirmed its participation for the Third Night program this winter by offering a VIP shopping package at its New York flagship store in Manhattan to Third Night guests.

The package includes an exclusive personal shopping experience in the Fifth Avenue Club, a special offer to save a percentage on any regularly priced purchases made and complimentary coffee and dessert in Saks Fifth Avenue’s Café SFA.

The Signature Collection is a collection of 17 luxury hotels in New York City, including: the Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel; Four Seasons Hotel New York; Jumeirah Essex House; Loews Regency Hotel; the London NYC; Mandarin Oriental, New York; the New York Palace; the Peninsula New York; the Pierre New York; the Plaza; Hôtel Plaza Athénée New York; the Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park; the Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park; the Sherry-Netherland Hotel; the St. Regis Hotel, New York; Trump International Hotel & Tower; and the Waldorf=Astoria. The program was initiated in 2001 through the efforts of NYC & Company.

For more information, visit www.nycgo.com/thirdnight

New York City’s Lincoln Center, the world’s largest performing arts complex, is undergoing a transformation as a major redevelopment project unfolds across its 16-acre campus. Re-vitalized public spaces, new restaurants, and striking new theaters will start to emerge in early 2009. And beginning in May 2009, events are planned throughout 2009-2010 for the center’s 50th anniversary. There are many ways for groups visiting New York to experience Lincoln Center including guided tours, Meet the Artist and other special packages, performances and dining. Group itineraries can be tailored to the interests and needs of business, leisure and student groups. A professionally-guided tour includes visits to up to three theaters — the David H. Koch Theater (formerly the New York State Theater), Avery Fisher Hall, The Metropolitan Opera House and Vivian Beaumont Theater — and beginning in mid-February 2009, to a dramatically re-designed, glass-walled Alice Tully Hall. A look-in at a rehearsal is included wherever possible.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Tour takes visitors through several venues at Jazz’s home in the Time Warner Center, featuring views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline. Tours last approximately one hour, and range in price from $8 to $15, with lower prices for children, students and seniors. A number of special packages (all of which include a tour) can be arranged in advance and customized to meet the interests and needs of any group. The most popular package, Meet the Artist, takes place in one of our intimate theater spaces and includes a private performance and talk by an outstanding artist — an opera singer, classical or jazz musician, dancer or Broadway actor — who shares unique insights about his or her art and career.

Some packages combine the Lincoln Center experience with other cultural attractions; dining can be included as well. Lincoln Center Group Sales can arrange tickets, at attractive discounts, to Lincoln Center Presents performances in the Great Performers, American Songbook, Mostly Mozart Festival, Lincoln Center Festival and Midsummer Night Swing series.

For Lincoln Center guided tours, call 212-875-5370; for special group packages and group ticket discounts to Lincoln Center Presents performances, call 212-875-5190. For an overview of Lincoln Center and more information, visit www.LincolnCenter.org

oneworld® has become the first in the travel industry to sell multiairline
round-the-world air tickets on-line with its new internet booking tool for its oneworld Explorer fare. This also makes oneworld the first global airline alliance to offer any of its public fares for sale through the worldwide web.

The new on-line booking tool is available now through oneworld.com The alliance’s member airlines will add it to their own websites too or provide links from their internet sites to the oneworld.com facility – at www.oneworld.com/ow/flight-info/plan-and-book-your-itinerary
oneworld Explorer is among the most popular multi-airline tickets worldwide, enabling passengers to travel right around the globe using the flights of any of oneworld’s ten member airline and 20 or so affiliates, who together serve some 700 destinations in approaching 150 countries.

With the launch this new oneworld internet tool, customers or their travel agents can for the first time both plan their round-the-world itinerary and now book and pay for their tickets on-line. The system has a number of special features to make it as simple as possible for customers to plan oneworld Explorer round-the-world trips.

As they build their itinerary - simply by clicking on destinations displayed on the alliance’s interactive map - the system automatically checks availability and displays only flights that have seats available for each route and date selected. It also validates that the itinerary meets all the fare’s rules and conditions - and then provides an instant price for the trip. Once customers have finalised their itinerary - which can be of up to 16 sectors - they can pay online using a credit card (see notes) and print out all the details. The e-tickets for the entire trip are then sent to the customer by email.

oneworld Vice-President Commercial Nicolas Ferri said: “The tremendous value and flexibility our oneworld Explorer fares offer now combined with the ease and simplicity of planning, booking and paying on-line extends oneworld and our member airlines’ leading position for worldwide travel. We are delighted to be the first and only alliance - and indeed the first in the travel industry - to offer this level of convenience to our customers and travel agency partners, building further on our record of
innovation.”

The booking engine project has been led on behalf of all the alliance’s carriers by Qantas. Its General Manager Sales and Distribution Rob Gurney said: “With so many possibilities of places to visit and routes to take, planning and booking a round-the-world trip can be time-consuming - both for our customers and sales representatives. Our new, easy-to-use on-line booking and payment facility simplifies the entire operation, saving customers a huge amount of time and providing them with far more flexibility in planning their trips. It will also reduce costs for our member airlines and free up time of airline and travel agency reservations agents to handle other tasks.” oneworld first to sell alliance fares on-line…

Unlike other round-the-world fares, oneworld Explorer’s price is based on the number of continents visited (three to six), not the mileage flown, making planning and pricing journeys much more simple and flexible. It covers flights worldwide by all oneworld member and affiliate airlines.

With oneworld the only airline alliance with members based in South America, Australia or Asia’s Middle East, it is just the ticket for anyone who truly wants to circumnavigate the globe. It offers great flexibility and value, generating the largest portion of the US$725 million revenues earned by oneworld for its member airlines through its alliance fares and sales activities last year.

Around 50,000 people bought a oneworld Explorer round-the-world ticket last year. oneworld Explorer can be booked for travel in Economy, Premium Economy (where available), Business or even First Class, and earn frequent flyer programme mileage awards and tier status points. Prices from the USA start at US$3,900, from the UK at GBP1,349, from Euro-zone countries at EUR1,999, and from Australia at A$3,499, all excluding any taxes, charges and surcharges. For lead-in prices from other countries and full details, see www.oneworld.com/ow/air-traveloptions/
round-the-world-fares/oneworld-explorer#fare-estimate

The on-line booking tool build on oneworld’s record for innovation. More than three years ago, it became the first of the global alliances to put in place interline e-ticketing (IET) links between all members of the grouping, enabling customers to travel with the convenience of just one electronic ticket for journeys involving any combination of alliance’s member airlines. Rival alliances have only recently completed links between their own member airlines.

Initially, oneworld Explorer itineraries ticketed through British Airways (generally when the first sector flown is on British Airways) will still need to have their payment processed through a British Airways sales outlet rather than on-line. The airline ticketing the itinerary will be displayed in the reservations’ confirmation page, before the booking is completed and payment requested. oneworld Explorer sectors in Premium Economy cabins cannot at this stage be booked on-line. oneworld developed the on-line booking engine in cooperation with Innovata, the global leader in travel related content management and content distribution, and Amadeus, the global distribution system, which also supports the majority of oneworld’s member airlines.

About oneworld oneworld brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business - American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malév Hungarian Airlines, Qantas and Royal Jordanian, and around 20 affiliates including American Eagle, Dragonair, LAN Argentina, LAN Ecuador and LAN Peru. Mexicana and its affiliate Click Mexicana will join the alliance in 2009.

Between them, these airlines
:
• Serve almost 700 airports in nearly 150 countries, with more than 9,000 daily departures.
• Offer nearly 550 airport lounges for premium customers.
• Carry some 320 million passengers a year.
• Employ 250,000 people and operate almost 2,500 aircraft.
• Generate more than US$100 billion annual revenues.

oneworld is the only alliance with any member airlines based in Australia, South America or Asia’s Middle East. The alliance enables its members to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. These include a broader route network, opportunities to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles and points across the combined oneworld network and more airport lounges. oneworld was voted the World’s Leading Airline Alliance for the sixth year running in the 2008 World Travel Awards, retaining the title ever since it was first presented.

FROM SELECTED U.S. GATEWAYS TO THE CARIBBEAN

Offer Valid for Travel January 10 – February 28, 2009

Air Jamaica continues the spirit of giving this holiday season and starting tomorrow December 20 through December 23, travelers can take advantage of this special offer in order to beat the winter chill. In response to the escalating costs of air travel, Air Jamaica is providing an unbeatable offer by providing special non-refundable one-way sale fares from selected gateways in the U.S. to Kingston or Montego Bay, Barbados and Grenada. Air Jamaica passengers can take advantage of this last minute winter deal and escape the frigid temperatures to enjoy the warmth of the Caribbean.

Customers are encouraged to book now to benefit from these incredible one-way sale fares good for travel between Saturday, January 10 and Saturday, February 28, 2009 and combinable with any available fare for the return trip to the U.S.

“This holiday is a great time to fly Air Jamaica. As always, we want to make it affordable to travel the Caribbean,” says George deMercado, Air Jamaica’s Senior Director, Sales. “Especially at a time when travelers are seeking deals which offer great value for money, we want customers to experience our award winning lovebird hospitality at a great price. Air Jamaica continues to prove that the Caribbean is an affordable vacation option this winter.”

These special one-way fares are valid for travel originating from the U.S. between January 10 and February 28, 2009 and combinable with any available fare on the return. Government taxes and fees are additional. Conditions regarding cancellations and changes apply. Sample fares include:

• New York to Montego Bay/Kingston: $119

• Atlanta to Montego Bay/Kingston: $120

• Philadelphia to Montego Bay/Kingston: $139

• Baltimore to Montego Bay/Kingston: $175

• Chicago to Montego Bay/Kingston: $188

• Los Angeles to Montego Bay/Kingston $222

• New York to Barbados/Grenada $237