New Orleans, Savannah, Pensacola are Winners of First-Ever CheapOair ‘Owards’

With New York’s Empire State Building in the background, Chris Cuddy, Fareportal Chief Commercial Officer (left), Werner Kunz, Fareportal Chief Operating Officer (center), and Sam Jain, Founder and CEO of CheapOair (right) present the Owards to representatives from Savannah, New Orleans and Pensacola at the Inaugural Owards Ceremony at The Strand in NYC © 2015 Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com

New York– CheapOair®, a leading hybrid travel agency (both online and traditional), announced the Gold Winners for the Most Effortless, Most Affordable and Most Enjoyable Cities of the Year in the inaugural CheapOair Owards^TM.

In its first year, the CheapOair Owards recognized 15 American cities that best embody the brand’s mission and vision of making travel effortless, affordable and enjoyable. The finalist cities were chosen by a panel of internal travel experts with years of collective travel and travel booking experience. The finalist cities were then narrowed down to three Gold winners based on independent online travelers’ voting over a two month period.

The 2015 CheapOair Owards Gold Winners are:

• New Orleans, Louisiana named the Most Effortless City of the Year
• Savannah, Georgia named the Most Affordable City of the Year
• Pensacola, Florida named the Most Enjoyable City of the Year

“The winners of the popular vote truly make travel effortless, affordable and enjoyable – just like we strive to do every day at CheapOair,” said Sam Jain, CEO and founder of Fareportal, the company that operates CheapOair. “Travelers booking their next trip to the winning cities of New Orleans, La.., Savannah, Ga., or Pensacola, Fla. can rest assured they’ll enjoy an effortless, budget-friendly and enjoyable travel experience. ”

For more information on each Gold Oward Winner and the city finalists, visit www.CheapOair.com/Owards/ or follow CheapOair on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

CheapOair, as a hybrid (online/traditional) travel agency, enables consumers to book travel online, on mobile apps, by phone or live chat. CheapOair (http://www.cheapoair.com, 1-800-566-2345) bridges the gap between an online and traditional travel agency with certified travel agents available 24/7 to help find deals and offers to destinations worldwide on over 450 airlines, 150,000 hotels, and 100s of car rentals. Partner airlines benefit from access to CheapOair’s broad customer base that books high yield international travel and add-on ancillaries at above the industry average. Follow CheapOair on Facebook and Twitter to learn how to travel the world for less.

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Viator.com, Online Booking Engine for Tours, Activities Offers 10% Friends & Family Discount

These days, gift giving is top of mind and that’s no exception for the team at Viator – the leading resource for researching and booking tours and activities worldwide. Viator’s Friends & Family discount has been extended to frequent customers and newcomers alike. Until December 31, travelers can receive 10% off all bookings (excluding Disney theme parks and attractions) made on Viator.com, the Viator Tours & Activities App (iOS and Android) and Viator’s mobile site. And it’s super simple – just enter promo code “2015” at checkout to receive the discount.

The 10% discount can also be applied to Viator Gift Certificates as well. Available in multiple denominations and good toward the purchase of any experience on the Viator site, these last-minute, sure-to-please gifts come with free, instant worldwide deliver (great for procrastinators) and are much easier to wrap than the experiences they’ll deliver, such as insider tours of popular destinations like Rome, Paris, London, NY and San Francisco; special access to iconic attractions like the Vatican, Louvre, Empire State Building and Sydney Opera House; active experiences like surfing lessons, bike tours, hiking, kayaking, river rafting, helicopter and seaplane flights; culinary and wine experiences like Cajun and Tuscan cooking classes, Tapas Walking tours, craft beer tours and vineyard tours and tastings; and thousands of other experiences in more than 1,500 destinations.

For over 15 years, Viator has curated one of the largest and most diverse selection of worldwide tours and activities—from traditional sightseeing tours to unique once-in-a-lifetime experiences—all provided by local tour operators that are pre-screened for quality, value and service. Activities are supported by more than 600,000 verified reviews, photos and videos posted by travelers like you, all backed by a low-price guarantee.

Viator, Inc. sells tours and activities through the award-winning Viator.com website, ten local-language sites serving North and South American, European and Japanese markets, five fully optimized mobile sites and more than 3,000 affiliate sites that include major hotel chains and airlines, online travel agencies, city-specific sites and more. For travelers on the go—the Viator Tours & Activities App for iPhone, iPad, iPod and Android provides quick and easy hand-held access to the most memorable travel experiences, bookable up to the last minute, even in-destination!

Learn more—and connect—by reading the Viator Travel Blog, become a fan on Facebook, follow on Twitter, Google+, or Pinterest or subscribe to YouTube channel.

For more info, visit viator.com.

 

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