From Rugged Alaska to the Lush Caribbean: Delta to Add Service to Popular Destinations From Two Hubs

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Carrier to offer new and expanded service from Atlanta and Salt Lake City

ATLANTA, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From the rocky slopes of Mt.
McKinley to the Caribbean tropical reefs of Cozumel, Delta customers soon will
have access to more destinations from the airline's Atlanta and Salt Lake City
hubs, and expanded service to existing destinations in Alaska, Mexico, Latin
America and the United States.
From Salt Lake City, Delta will add service to:
- Fairbanks, Alaska, with daily seasonal service beginning May 13 and
ending Sept. 11, 2005;
- Baltimore/Washington International Airport, with one daily non-stop
flight beginning Jan. 31, 2005;
- Cancun, Mexico, with a non-stop Sunday flight being added to previously
announced Saturday service, effective Jan. 31, 2005.
- Anchorage, Alaska, with a third daily seasonal non-stop flight
beginning April 3 and ending Oct. 16, 2005;

Customers in Salt Lake City are reaping the benefits of Delta's continued
expansion in Salt Lake City. Baltimore/Washington is the most popular
destination from Salt Lake City without any Delta non-stop service. Fairbanks
is the gateway to Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve, the home of Mt.
McKinley, the highest point in North America. Cancun, which will now be
served from Salt Lake City twice a week, is one of the most popular leisure
destinations in the world.
In addition, Salt Lake City customers also will have access to daily, non-
stop seasonal flights to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, beginning Feb. 5 and ending
May 31.
From Atlanta, Delta will add flights to Cozumel, Mexico; with Saturday and
Sunday service beginning March 5, 2005. Delta will also now offer customers
daily service to Guanacaste Liberia, Costa Rica, beginning Jan. 31, 2005. The
airline had previously offered service six times weekly.
"With new and expanded service to Cozumel and Liberia, customers will have
easier access to both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts in Central America,"
said James Sarvis, director-Latin America and Caribbean Region. "Whether it is
the exotic wildlife in Costa Rica's Guanacaste region or the world-class
diving around Cozumel's Mesoamerican Reef, Delta is putting world-class
experiences a short, convenient flight away."
All of these new cities and expanded flight opportunities now are
available for sale. For schedule details and fares, please see delta.com.
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is proud to celebrate its 75th anniversary in
2004. Delta is the world's second-largest airline in terms of passengers
carried and the leading U.S. carrier across the Atlantic, offering daily
flights to 496 destinations in 88 countries on Delta, Song, Delta Shuttle, the
Delta Connection carriers and its worldwide partners. Delta's marketing
alliances allow customers to earn and redeem frequent flier miles on more than
14,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is a founding
member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with
extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. For more information,
please visit delta.com.

Fiji frets about the lid coming off Britney Spears holiday - 2004-10-25

Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

Fiji frets about the lid coming off Britney Spears holiday
Britney Spears is in Fiji, and that could be bad for Fiji tourism. Why? Because we know about it. And that could spoil her holiday.

Travel News Wire reported in its Monday e-mail to subscribers that the South Pacific Tourism Organization is concerned that celebrities won't visit places like Fiji any more if they can't do it privately.

Spears flew to Fiji by private jet Monday to spend eight days at a five-star resort owned by the Yasawa Group, which ordinarily promises privacy. But somehow the news got out and the tabloids know she is there.

Fijian media reported that Spears, her husband and bodyguard will spend almost $2,000 each per day at the resort just for food and accommodation.

"Fiji Visitors Bureau chief executive Viliame Gavoka said details of celebrities were so confidential the bureau did not have any statistics on it," Travel News Wire reported.

Usually it only gets out after the fact that Fiji has welcomed celebrities like Nicole Kidman, Pierce Brosnan, Russell Crowe and Mel Gibson.

It is a similar story in Hawaii, where Kona International is sometimes billed as the world's busiest airport for Learjets. Many celebrities own getaways in Hawaii, especially on Kauai and Maui, and those who actually live part of the time here, including Oprah Winfrey, Graham Nash and Willie Nelson, often find that local residents help guard their privacy to be neighborly.

The Halekulani in Waikiki and the Ko Olina Marriott on West Oahu specialize in sneaking celebrities into Honolulu, and often it is not until singers and actors return to Los Angeles that it is revealed they were here.