American offers Salt Lake City at $219 R/T — today only

Today only (2/26), American Airlines posts a deeply discounted rate on trips from Atlanta to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Salt Lake City is an ideal spot from which to launch a fantastic summertime — or anytime road trip — to one of our nation’s top National Parks.

From downtown or the airport area, several National Parks are within a half-day’s drive:

• Arches National Park: 235 miles, 4 hours

• Bryce Canyon National Park: 274 miles, 4.5 hours

• Canyonlands National Park: 256 miles, 4.5 hours

• Capitol Reef National Park: 251 miles, 4.5-5 hours

• Grand Teton National Park: 329 miles, 5.5 hours

• Great Basin National Park: 270 miles, 4.5 hours

• Zion National Park: 303 miles, 4.5 hours

Consider buying a National Park Pass at $80; just $10 for seniors 62 and better; http://www.nps.gov/fees_passes.htm

And, there’s still plenty of time left to get west for a ski or boarding holiday at one of the many resorts of Utah — Park City, Brighton, Alta, Snowbird, Solitude, Deer Valley, and more (see http://www.skiutah.com).

The AA round-trip inclusive rate of $218.40 is valid seven days a week on trips taken through Jan. 23, 2010!

Take advantage today of this remarkable deal for those long holiday weekends- and even over Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. There are no blackout dates tied with this price!

Plan to stay at least any one night and give at least a one-week advance notice of travel.

American offers frequent daily service to Salt Lake City via its Dallas-Fort Worth hub.

To ensure that this special rate is still valid when you get around to buying tickets, first visit Kayak.com and enter the ATL and SLC city pairs. Next, start to fill in your travel dates. You should instantly see a calendar pop-up on the right side of your monitor with this $218 rate indicated on specific dates.

If you don’t see the $218 rate, try changing your month of travel using the pull-down months shown just above the calendar. If you still don’t see this rate, it is highly likely that the rate no longer exists. In this case it is suggested that you search for the next best airfare.

Airfares are subject to change without notice.