It’s not too late to book a great deal to Denver
It’s the final day to treat yourself or your favorite traveler with a great big deal to Denver.
One-way rates of $82.80 are valid on trips finished on or before May 15, 2013.
This sale rate is not valid on Sundays (expect to pay regular rates from $170). Give at least a 10-day or more advance notice of travel.
Four carriers serve Denver with daily nonstop service and all are participating in this sale that ends at midnight. Yet blackout dates vary widely by carrier.
AirTran blackout dates are: Dec. 21-23; Dec. 26-Jan. 6; Feb. 14, 15, 18; March 15-17, 22-24, 28-31 and April 5-8.
Delta blackout dates: Dec. 21-23; Dec. 27-Jan. 6; Feb. 15, 18, 24; March 21-April 4.
United blackout dates: March 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31; April 5, 7-10 and April 4-8 from Denver to Atlanta.
Frontier blackout dates: Dec. 21-23, 26-30; Jan. 1, 2, 5, 6; Feb. 14, 15, 18; March 15-17, 22-24, 28-31 and April 5-8.
If skiing and boarding is on your winter radar, more than a dozen ski resorts are within a 4 hour drive from Denver:
- Arapahoe Basin, Dillon: 1 hour 37 minutes / 89 miles
- Aspen Highlands: 4 hours 12 minutes / 182 miles
- Aspen Mountain: 4 hours / 218 miles
- Copper Mountain: 1 hour 39 minutes / 92 miles
- Echo Mountain: 1 hour 19 minutes / 56 miles
- Eldora, Nederland: 1 hour 22 minutes / 60 miles
- Howelsen Hill, Steamboat Springs: 3 hours 17 minutes / 176 miles
- Loveland, Georgetown: 1 hour 12 minutes / 65 miles
- Monarch Mountain, Monarch: 3 hours / 162 miles
- Ski Cooper, Leadville: 2 hours 10 minutes / 120 miles
- Snowmass, Aspen: 3 hours 57 minutes / 217 miles
- SolVista & Grandby Ranch: 2 hours 13 minutes / 106 miles
- Steamboat, Steamboat Springs: 3 hours 14 minutes / 174 miles
- Sunlight, Glenwood Springs: 3 hours 30 minutes / 190 miles
- Winter Park: 1 hour 46 minutes / 86 miles
Start planning your winter getaway at http://www.colorado.com/winter-vacations/ski-areas-and-resorts .
Sale airfares are always subject to change. Every seat on every flight is not offered at the lowest rate. Since only a limited supply of seats is available, act quickly to make your purchase.
I recommend starting the search for available seats at Kayak.com vs. calling an airline directly. You can also search for the sale at travel websites such as Expedia, Orbitz or Travelocity, etc.
Clara Bosonetto is a retired travel consultant.
