NEW YORK, September 16, 2013

Leading online travel agency CheapOair has partnered with the Palm Springs Tourism Board, the destination sponsor of Spa Week 2013, to promote spa getaways this fall. The promotion on SpaWeek.com launches today and runs through Oct. 31, 2013, inviting participants to experience the ultimate spa oasis by entering to win one of three trips to Palm Springs, Calif. with airfare provided by CheapOair, the exclusive OTA partner for this marketing initiative.

Three winners will get the chance to win three days of spa bliss at one of the following hotel properties, with CheapOair providing each of the winners a $300 voucher for airfare, valid for travel between Sept. 16, 2013 and Sept. 16, 2014. Terms and conditions apply.

• Hilton Palm Springs — Two night stay and two spa services at The Elements Spa
• The Saguaro Palm Springs — Two night stay and two massages at The Saguaro Spa
• The Ace Hotel & Swim Club — Two night stay and two spa services at The Feel Good Spa

“CheapOair is proud to support the Palm Springs Tourism Board’s effort to promote the area’s renowned hotels,” said Richard Mastriani, social media manager at CheapOair. “We have a proven track record using social to inspire travelers and drive bookings to destinations worldwide, and we look forward to achieving that success through this partnership with Palm Springs and Spa Week.”

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SOURCE: CheapOair

FORT WORTH, Texas and NEW YORK, August 5, 2013

American Airlines customers booking travel on Fareportal’s consumer website, CheapOair.com, now will be able to tailor their travel plans with American’s Choice Essential and Choice Plus products, and Main Cabin Extra and Preferred Seating options. CheapOair is the first major online travel agency to offer customers American’s Choice Essential and Choice Plus products.

The option to add Choice Essential, Choice Plus, Main Cabin Extra and Preferred Seats to a booking from CheapOair’s payment page gives customers extra freedom and control over their travel plans.

“American has always been focused on providing our customers with valuable choices to help customize their travel experience,” said Cory Garner, American’s Managing Director – Sales Operations and Distribution. “We are pleased to partner with Fareportal to develop a solution that displays our ancillary products in a customer-friendly way, clearly demonstrating the benefits of American’s industry-standard direct connection technology.”

American’s products offer customers the following:

• Choice Essential: No change fee, one free checked bag and Group 1 boarding.
• Choice Plus: No change fee, one free checked bag and Group 1 boarding, plus additional 50 percent AAdvantage mileage bonus, same-day flight change, same-day standby and a premium beverage.
• Main Cabin Extra: Seats in the front of the Main Cabin with up to six inches of additional legroom and Group 1 boarding.
• Preferred Seats: Seats more favorably located within the Main Cabin, such as exit rows and aisle seats.

Fareportal continually provides added value for travelers looking for extras like priority boarding or the ability to change their plans at a moment’s notice. Now more than ever, Fareportal has solidified the position of CheapOair as an advanced one-stop shop for all of a traveler’s booking needs, giving them the ability to design their travel experience and get the most value out of their trip.

“We are proud to offer our customers the option to purchase American’s added value options on our site,” said Sam Jain, CEO of Fareportal. “Working with American to make its products available for sale on CheapOair emphasizes our commitment to providing customers with more choice when planning and booking their travel.”

SOURCE: American Airlines

NEW YORK, July 8, 2013

Leading travel website CheapOair announced today a partnership with Interjet, the second-largest air carrier in Mexico, to offer its customers access to the airline’s full flight and fare inventory. Under the concept of “high efficiency” the airline serves Mexico’s top destinations, giving CheapOair customers an additional airline option for flying to and within the country.

With this partnership, CheapOair brings another convenient option to customers seeking value when traveling to or from Mexico. Serving 33 of the country’s top destinations, CheapOair customers now have greater choice when planning and booking travel to points like Cancun, Mexico City and Guadalajara, all of which fall within the 10 most popularly booked international destinations on CheapOair.

“As the demand for international travel has grown, so has the need to provide our customers with additional travel options when booking, making this partnership with Interjet extremely valuable,” said Sam Jain, CEO at CheapOair. “Our customers traveling from major cities across the United States will now enjoy the option to fly on Interjet, which will provide them not only with great deals, but also great service.”

An official at Interjet said, “Interjet is pleased to expand its reach to customers in the United States by partnering with CheapOair, and parent company Fareportal. As CheapOair is a top five online travel agency, Interjet is making its value-focused products available to a greater share of U.S. travelers.”

Recently, CheapOair launched a new site for Spanish-speaking customers to book flights in their native language. Customers can now access Interjet inventory and book flights directly by visiting http://www.cheapoair.com, or http://www.cheapoair.com/es to book flights in Spanish, making booking easy and hassle-free for customers worldwide.

SOURCE: CheapOair

NEW YORK, March 8, 2013

Leading travel website, CheapOair (www.cheapOair.com) announced its award-winning Flight Search app is now available on Amazon’s Kindle Fire. As the newest expansion to CheapOair’s suite of mobile apps, the Kindle Fire app joins the impressive line of highly rated iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows 7 and Windows 8, apps offered by the online travel agency.

Available in the Amazon app store, CheapOair’s Kindle Fire app serves as an efficient platform for customers to book travel from the palm of their hand. The app provides an easy and hassle-free process for searching affordable flights and car rentals on the go. Functions include quick and efficient sorting of millions of discounted flights by price, stops and departure or arrival times. Customers are able to easily book from their devices at anytime from anywhere in the world. Additional features are safe, industry standard SSL security, the ability to check previous bookings, view airport terminal maps, weather information, flight status updates and 24/7 customer support.

“We are proud to announce CheapOair’s latest Kindle Fire app, as it enhances our overall presence in the mobile technology space,” said Sam Jain, CEO at CheapOair. “Given the influence mobile technology has in today’s society, we are committed to ensure our services are always readily available to help our customers save time and money while traveling.”

As travelers increasingly rely on mobile devices to research and book trips, CheapOair continues to expand its mobile offerings. In addition to their app on multiple platforms, CheapOair offers a separate mobile site that is accessible by anyone with an Internet enabled phone. All CheapOair platforms offer sleek, easy-to-use designs which constantly put them at the top of user reviews and award lists.

SOURCE: CheapOair

NEW YORK, January 22, 2013

CheapOair, a top three online travel agency, revealed this week that its Windows 8 app has been elevated to the cover of Microsoft’s travel section. The CheapOair Flight Search app, launched in August 2012 on the preview version of the platform, was the first Windows 8 app developed by an online travel agency.

“We are thrilled by CheapOair’s recent front page acknowledgement from Microsoft. It was a pleasure working with them to create the first travel booking app for Windows 8,” says Jeff DeRosalia, development manager of mobile solutions at CheapOair. “In an age where technology is constantly evolving, we strive to provide our customers with quality travel booking options on readily available and reliable platforms.”

Accessible on all personal computers, laptops, netbooks and tablets, CheapOair’s Windows 8 app allows customers to quickly and efficiently sort through millions of discounted flights by price, stops and departure/arrival time. Customers are then able to easily identify the best vacation options for their needs and book straight from their device at anytime from anywhere in the world. Additional features are safe, industry standard SSL security, the ability to check previous bookings and upcoming trips and 24/7 customer support.

In addition to the Windows 8 app, CheapOair offers a comprehensive suite of mobile apps on Android, iPhone and iPad platforms, as well as a separate mobile website that is accessible by anyone with an Internet enabled phone. All CheapOair apps offer sleek, easy-to-use designs which constantly put them at the top of user reviews and award lists including the recently attained Communicator Awards, Travel Weekly Magellan Awards, W3 Awards and Davey Awards.

SOURCE: CheapOair