Free Tank of Gas Included in 'Great American Road Trip' To Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone This Summer
VAIL, Colo., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- With gasoline prices expected to be slightly higher this summer, Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) is making it even easier for guests to visit its four Colorado mountain resorts with the "Great American Road Trip." The "Great American Road Trip" package includes a free
tank of gas, discounted lodging rates at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone, and a host of other road-trip amenities.
When a guest purchases a Great American Road Trip package, they will receive a $25 American Express Stored Value Card. The card can be used towards the purchase of gasoline at any station in the United States that accepts the American Express card.
"Traditionally, summer is a time when families pack up the car and head on the road to their favorite vacation destination. Given the current economic climate and gasoline prices, we wanted to make our Colorado mountain resorts even more attractive for a summer vacation by helping out families," said
Martin White, senior vice president of marketing and sales of Vail Resorts.
Guests also can take advantage of a variety of different lodging offers at all four resorts. The following per-night rates are being offered as part of this package and are valid now through September 14, 2003. Three-night minimum stays are required and the rates are subject to availability.
Breckenridge
-- Breckenridge Mountain Lodge: $63 on weekdays and $68 on weekends for
a standard room.
-- The Village at Breckenridge: $81 on weekdays and $88 on weekends for
a standard room.
-- Great Divide Lodge: $84 on weekdays and $98 on weekends for a
standard room.
-- Mountain Thunder Lodge: $156 on weekdays and $178 on weekends for a one-bedroom condominium; $187 on weekdays and $214 on weekends for a two-bedroom condominium.
Keystone
-- Inn at Keystone: $84 on weekdays and $94 on weekends for a standard
room.
-- Keystone Lodge, a RockResort luxury hotel: $104 on weekdays and
$114 on weekends for a lodge room.
-- Soda Ridge Condominiums: $114 on weekdays and weekends for a
two-bedroom condominium.
Vail
-- Vail Mountain Marriott Resort: $139 on both weekdays and weekends for
a standard room.
-- Lodge at Vail, a RockResort luxury hotel: $149 on weekdays and
$199 on weekends for a lodge room.
Beaver Creek
-- The Pines Lodge, a RockResort luxury hotel: $139 on both weekdays and
weekends.
-- Inn at Beaver Creek: $149 on both weekdays and weekends, full gourmet
breakfast included.
That's not all. In addition to the gas card and discounted lodging rates, four of Vail Resorts' strategic marketing partners have added items to the Great American Road Trip package. Guests will receive the following: A $3 Starbucks card, valid at any Starbucks in the United States; a complimentary Sprint card for 20-minutes worth of long distance calling, a coupon for a complimentary 20-ounce or 1-liter bottle of Pepsi, Code Red or another Pepsi product; and $25 off a weekly Hertz rental on economy- to premium-class automobiles. The offers associated with this package will be
fulfilled with confirmation letters for all lodging properties except the Lodge at Vail and Vail Mountain Marriott Resort. At those two properties, the offers will be fulfilled upon check-in.
To purchase the Great American Road Trip package, call Vail Resorts' Central Reservations at (866) 575-TRIP or visit online at http://www.snow.com . Guests can link from http://www.snow.com to any one of the four resorts for information on all of the summer activities and event schedules.
Vail Resorts, Inc. is the leading mountain resort operator in the United States. The Company operates the mountain resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado, Heavenly in California and Nevada, and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The Company also holds a majority interest in RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company with 10 distinctive properties across the United States. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning, development, construction, retail leasing and management subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is http://www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is http://www.snow.com .
