Spirit Airlines Partners with TeeBone Golf for Golf Travel Marketing and Reservation
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Laura Bennett
Bennett & Company
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or Lynne Koreman
Spirit Airlines
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (February 14, 2002) -- Spirit Airlines today announced it has partnered with TeeBone Golf to provide its airline customers with a centralized golf tee time reservation service. The new service allows golfers to conveniently book tee times and travel services to Florida, Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Atlantic City, N.J. The program calls for an expansion of services into other Spirit Airlines markets by mid 2002.
Customers will be able to reserve their tee times at http://www.spiritair.com or by calling 1-800-772-7117.
"Spirit Airlines is thrilled to offer another means to serve our customers and especially our golf enthusiasts. We believe that Spirit is the first airline ever to embark on such an aggressive golf marketing campaign," said Ned Homfeld, founder and chairman of Spirit Airlines.
According to the National Golf Foundation, the golf segment of travel is a $22 billion industry, which represents an annual growth rate of 11.9 percent over the past ten-years. Spirit Airlines and TeeBone intend to identify Spirit customers who play golf through various promotions and offer golf related travel to those customers on an ongoing basis.
"Spirit Airlines is a perfect partner for TeeBone as Spirit serves the top golf markets in the world and its management has made a commitment to an innovative program. TeeBone Golf is ready to provide reservation services for Spirit's passengers in such great golf destinations in Florida, Myrtle Beach and Atlantic City," said Robert Larsen, president of TeeBone Golf. "We offer a personalized, hassle-free tee time booking service that will allow avid golfers to enjoy their game and travel more."
About TeeBone
TeeBone Golf, based in Fort Lauderdale, is a customer service company that is pioneering reservation services in the golf segment of the travel industry. The Company has aligned itself with selected travel suppliers and large site networks to include ANC Rental Corporation, the parent company of Alamo Rent-A-Car (http://www.alamo.com) and National Car Rental (http://www.nationalcar.com). TeeBone provides advanced reservations, special pricing at the pro shop, local knowledge about the courses, convenient, one-stop service and easy payment policies. TeeBone can be reached at 954/484-2248 or viewed at http://www.teebone.com.
About Spirit Airlines
Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Spirit Airlines links major Northern and Midwestern United States cities to popular destinations in Florida, South Carolina, California and the Caribbean.
Celebrating its 11th year of offering low-fare service, Spirit Airlines serves Chicago/O'Hare, Detroit, NY/LaGuardia, Atlantic City, N.J., Los Angeles and Oakland, Calif., Myrtle Beach, S.C., San Juan, Puerto Rico, Denver, Co., and the Florida cities of: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, West Palm Beach and Tampa.
The airline flies a fleet of modern aircraft and operates scheduled and charter service. Spirit's low fares never require an advance purchase or a minimum stay. Low one-way fares are always available. Reservations can be made online at http://www.spiritair.com, by calling 1-800-772-7117 or en Espanol at 1-800-756-7117, or through local travel agents.