The Hertz Corporation recently announced that they are expanding their company-wide environmental initiatives. To start with, they are making a $1 million donation to the National Park Foundation, and a donation of $250,000 to benefit The Mayor's Fund for the Advancement of New York City, in recognition of the Mayor Michael Bloomberg's environmental efforts. Additionally, Hertz has expended their signature Green Collection, a group of environmentally friendly, fuel efficient, family-sized vehicles, with an upcoming planned $68 million investment in 3,400 Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles, which can be reserved when making your reservations.
Hertz already has 105,000 EPA SmartWay certified cars in their fleet, and more than 64% (268,000 cars) of their rental fleet gets 28 mpg or greater fuel efficiency and 42.4% of the fleet (176,500 cars) achieves 34 mpg or greater fuel efficiency.
Labels: going green, Hertz
Did you know Continental Airlines has their own auction site? Yeah, I didn't either. Now you can use your miles for other fun things besides airline travel ... like broadway tickets, sporting event admissions, home theater recliners and more. They have recently revamped their OnePass® Online Auction site with a fresh new look and added features. You can search by category or see everything at once. Their collection of items changes all the time, and includes many once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Happy bidding!
Check out all the details right here.
Picture from Continental.
Labels: auction, Continental Airlines, OnePass
The four-night package includes:
- a Thanksgiving dinner served at the nearby Inn at Sunapee
- shopping and home décor workshops (as well as more than $300 in discounts to nearby Tanger Outlets in Tilton)
- private, after-hour sales in nearby shops on November 23 and 24, exclusively for the inn's guests, inclusive of hors d'oeuvres and light refreshments
- a daily "candlelight and crystal" breakfast.
The Rosewood Country Inn's four-night Home Harvest package is available November 21 through the 25th. It starts at $516/couple (standard room) and includes a complimentary Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings at the Inn at Sunapee.
Fireplace suites start at $676. Price does not include tax and gratuity.
Want to go? Let me know and I'll hook you up.
Photo from their website.
Labels: New Hampshire, Rosewood Country Inn, shopping, Thanksgiving
This should make a lot of regular business travelers very happy. It looks like Virgin Atlantic Airways will be launching an all-business class airline within the next year, flying from Paris, Frankfurt, Milan and Zurich non-stop to New York and other US cities, at least in its initial beginning phase.
They will also, of course, fly from London to the US. The new airline, which may also use the Virgin Atlantic name, plans to offer better quality than existing all-business carriers at the same or lower prices.
Photo from their website.
Labels: airfare, airline, business class flights, Virgin Atlantic
The Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco is offering two packages this summer:
- The "Stay Longer" package gives you a third night free with every two consecutive paid nights and full American breakfast for two daily in Seasons restaurant or via room service. This special is available through Sept. 3. Nightly room rates start at $485.
- The "Art of Romance" package gives you a $100 dinner credit in Seasons, one express entry pass per room for one-time entry for two persons to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and champagne on arrival. This package is available now through Dec. 31 from $545 per night.
Interested? Drop me a line and I'll hook you up.
Labels: Four Season San Francisco, hotel promotions, summer vacation
