Wednesday, November 18, 2009
We love this time of year filled with family, friends, holiday traditions, parties, and vacations. Unfortunately this time of year can also come with some unpleasant surprises, germs. This year there's been a lot of concern over the swine flu, which has been spreading like crazy. Luckily, there are ways you can prevent catching any of these bugs, even while on vacation. Here is our list...
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
At Get Away Today
we understand that things come up, so in addition to memorable
vacation packages, you can now purchase Peace of Mind and Travel Flexibility!
With this protection plan, just $30 covers any and all changes
(excluding airfare) made up to 72 hours before your check-in date on any of our Southern California vacation packages.*...
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Renting a car is a very convenient transportation option when traveling, but there are some things that you should be aware of before picking up your car. Just last week as I was returning my rental car at LAX, another couple was returning theirs. They had some unexpected
charges come up that doubled their initial cost. Unfortunately, because
they signed up for services (without realizing exactly what they were
getting), there was nothing they could do. By taking a few...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Happy Wednesday! We just wanted to post a reminder that when you read our blog and book your Disneyland® Resort or San Diego vacation on www.getawaytoday.com or by calling 800.523.6116, you'll save an extra $10! Simply use promo code: Blog09 when booking your vacation and your discount will be applied to your package. Your Disneyland® or San Diego vacation must include 2 nights or longer hotel accommodations and 2 attraction tickets to receive the...
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Friday, August 14, 2009
We are different. We’ve always been this way. Because our goal is providing affordable, fun, memory-filled vacations for you and your children, we’ve always given back to the ones who’ve made us successful…KIDS! For 20 years we’ve given a portion of the purchase price back to local schools (through their great school foundations) and children’s hospitals. So far we’ve donated more than $2...
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Get Away Today is excited to announce our new 2010 pricing!
For those looking ahead to next year’s vacation plans, there is no better time
than now to begin arrangements for your dream escape to the Disneyland® Resort, ...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
When you book your vacation with Get Away Today our
low package prices are just the beginning. We negotiate exclusive specials so
you save even more on your vacation. Get Away Today helps you save on things like parking, resort fees, and even meals. Plus, we offer over $300 worth of coupons that can be downloaded before your Southern California vacation. Here are some samples of how our savings add up on your vacation:
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Saturday, July 04, 2009
At Get Away Today we want to wish you a very Happy 4th of July and hope that you'll think of us when you're traveling from "sea to shining sea!"
Independence Day is definitely a time to reflect on our freedoms and the beautiful country we all enjoy. From "California to the New York Island" this land is something you should see. We work hard to...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Walking around New
Orleans Square, you may have noticed a stunning
staircase leading to a destination you can just tell is very special and exclusive,
and that’s exactly what it is. If you’re
thinking a grand staircase must lead to a grand place, you’d be thinking right! On June...
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Last week,
one of our Get Away Today Vacations reservation agents, Blake,...
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Monday, June 01, 2009
Get Away Today has been providing the lowest prices on vacation packages since 1990. Now, we're offering souvenir savings with our package upgrades, guaranteed to enhance your vacation experience. Choose from a wide array of Disney package upgrades selected with our guests in mind. Any of these fun packages would make a perfect gift before a vacation to start the excitement, or as a thrilling surprise when you check-in to your hotel. Choose from any of our newest Disney...
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Friday, May 29, 2009
This Sunday, May 31, 2009, Jennifer Dunyon, Vice President of Communications, will be presenting a check to Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City during the Primary Children's Miracle Network Telethon. If you're in Utah, be sure to watch Jennifer at 9:00am on KSL (channel 5).
The check Jennifer will be presenting represents the donations made by vacations booked by our...
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Tonight Get Away Today’s staff will get away for a night at
the movies! Disney is treating our employees to a private screening of their
newest full-length feature film release, Earth. Featuring some of the most stunning nature
footage ever filmed, this cinematic masterpiece has been inspiring and
thrilling audiences worldwide. ...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
If you're reading this article, then you probably read our new magazine, FUN TIMES: Get Away Today's Guide to the Ultimate Southern California Vacation! We hope you enjoyed it. If you were looking carefully, you'll know that there were 9 suns placed throughout the magazine. Here are hints in case you missed any:
Page 1: Underneath our 2009 Spring Vacation Planner...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Get Away Today's Pirate Packages are the perfect treasure for your little one. Find everything a young buccaneer needs comes neatly stowed in a treasure chest:
Pirate vest, hat, and bandana
Pirate sword
Bounty pouch filled with a hook, eye patch, Pirate key chain, Pirate tattoos, and gold...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Our Princess Packages have become so popular that they're now available for purchase online! These adorable packages come complete with everything a Princess needs:
Your choice of one of four gorgeous gowns: Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White or Belle in sizes: 12 months, 24 months, 2/4, 4/6, 6/8, and...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
This morning Jennifer Dunyon, our VP of Communications appeared as a guest on Channel 4's Good Morning Utah to talk about all of the latest and greatest travel deals available from Get Away Today. There really has never been a better time to travel, because the cost of travel is at new all time lows! Here are some of our very best specials for some of the most popular travel destinations:
Disneyland® Resort:...
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Monday, January 26, 2009
Celebrate life’s happiest moments at The Happiest Place on
Earth! Only in 2009 can you receive FREE admission to the Disneyland® Resort on your birthday! For the BEST experience, we recommend purchasing
a multi-day ticket and getting your choice of one of these three amazing
birthday gifts!
-FREE Disney gift card good for...
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Monday, January 19, 2009
It's a new year and so Get Away Today has a new promotion code for our loyal Blog Readers! Because our promotion code was so popular last year, we've created a new promotion code for 2009. When you use promotion code: Blog09 when booking a 2 night or longer Get Away Today vacation including 2 tickets, you'll receive $10 off your order. When you book online this can be combined with our automatic $10 online booking discount, for a total of $20 off your package!
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Our staff has returned from Southern California from our annual FAM Trip! Over seven days we toured and experienced a combined total of 70 hotels and 10 attractions. With all of the new and exciting information gathered on this trip, our staff is ready to help you book your next vacation to San Diego and the Disneyland® Resort! We had such great experiences and will be posting more detailed information about all of the hotels and attractions we visited to help you...
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
Day four of Get Away Today's FAM Trip began with a scrumptious breakfast at Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen located in Downtown Disney. From here we were broken into five teams and given clues. Our awesome contacts in Anaheim created a fun and creative way for us to experience their hotels... Amazing Race style!
Each team was given clues to which...
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Day three of our FAM Trip to Southern California began with a hotel tour and breakfast at Humphrey's Half Moon Inn & Suites, located on the San Diego Bay. This property is situated right on the marina and has a beautiful grassy area where concerts are held during the summer months. We then toured the nearby ...
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Our second day in San Diego began with site inspections of our hotel partners. Because we work with so many amazing properties, we divided into two groups so we could collectively see them all. Together we toured the Comfort Suites Hotel Circle, Comfort Suites SeaWorld/San Diego...
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Monday, January 05, 2009
Our FAM (short for familiarization) Trip began this morning with our flight from Salt Lake City into San Diego. We arrived early in the afternoon and headed up 30 miles North to Carlsbad so we could experience LEGOLAND®’s newest addition—the SEA LIFE™ Aquarium where...
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Friday, January 02, 2009
Next week our staff here at Get Away Today will be headed out to Southern California for our annual FAM (short for familiarization) Trip! We'll spend a week in San Diego and Anaheim visiting all of our attraction and hotel partners. During that time a small group of our staff will be staying back to help book your reservations. We'll be open Monday through Friday January 5-9 from 9am-7pm MST and Saturday January 10 from 9am-5pm MST.
We'll be posting daily...
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Thursday, January 01, 2009
New Years Resolutions are a great way to kick off the New Year right. This year, we've resolved to continue offering our guests the Best Prices and Best Service to the Best Places! We have negotiated amazing vacation package deals for 2009 to help you save even more. Towards the end of 2008 we expanded our destinations to include, well, the World! This allows us to assist...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Happy New Year's from Get Away Today! As a reminder, our office will be open today from 9am-1pm MST to help you make your 2009 vacation plans. We'll be closed New Year's Day and will reopen on January 2, 2009 from 9am-5pm to help book your vacations. As always, you may book your vacation on our website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
If you are...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
From birthdays to anniversaries, reunions to graduations, there
is so much in life worth celebrating! The
New Year presents the perfect opportunity to set a goal to commemorate these
specials moments with the ones you love, and what better way to create memories
than with a celebration at the Disneyland®
Resort? Get Away Today offers...
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Merry Christmas from Get Away...
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Friday, December 19, 2008
The Garden Walk, Anaheim’s newest shopping, dining, and entertainment district, is the place for fashion, food and fun! From fine dining to casual eateries and high-end shopping to amazing deals, the Garden Walk has it all…even a bowling alley! Here is just a sampling of what you'll find at The Garden Walk:
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
When you think of a day at the beach, you often think of fun and relaxation.To make sure your day stays relaxing you must plan responsibly. Sand, water and weather conditions can vary during different times of the year. To be prepared, follow these simple tips to make sure your beach experience is as pleasant and as safe as possible. ...
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Friday, November 14, 2008
At Get Away Today, we LOVE kids. In fact, we love kids so much that a portion of each vacation package booked goes to help kids! This week we've been busy putting together our donation checks for our donation partners. Through our combined efforts with our partners, we've raised thousands of dollars this year alone. Remember, each time you book a vacation with Get Away Today, you are guaranteed a great vacation, and you help improve the lives of others. Just make sure you mention your...
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Monday, November 10, 2008
In addition to the lowest prices on Disneyland® vacation packages around, Get Away Today now has princess and pirate packages which are perfect to add to any vacation package or to use as a fun holiday gift! Here is what each of the gift packages include:
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Get Away Today would like to wish you a Happy Election Day! As you head to the polls today, in addition to casting your vote, we hope you'll elect to see more of our great country by taking a vacation!
We offer discount vacation packages to the most popular destinations in the U.S. Southern California, (including the...
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Friday, October 31, 2008
We'd like to wish all the Mummies, Deadies, Boys and Ghouls a Happy Halloween!! This weekend is the last weekend to experience Halloween fun at many popular Southern California theme parks like the Disneyland® Resort, Sea World San Diego, Universal Studios™ Hollywood, Legoland, Knott's Berry Farm and more until next year. While it's sad to say good-bye to this frightfully...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
We hope you've been enjoying our blog as much as we've enjoyed creating it! To thank you for reading and keeping up to date on all things Get Away Today, we're providing a special discount code for our blog followers. Use promo code: Blog08 through the rest of 2008 and you'll receive $10 off your 2 night or longer vacation package that includes a minimum of 2 adult tickets. This discount can not be combined with any other offer. Please feel free to share our blog and this special offer...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Whether it be on a secluded beach, a chapel overlooking Cinderella’s castle or a high-end hotel in Las
Vegas, destination weddings are becoming more and more popular with brides and...
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Monday, October 13, 2008
If you thought getawaytoday.com
was cool before... wait until you see it now! We've updated our site
with a completely new look, new features, and more information than
ever before! We hope you'll enjoy exploring our site with a fun feel,
more information about our company, and, of course, new travel
information on all of our hot destinations like the Disneyland...
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008
With the holidays right around the corner, now is the perfect time to start planning your holiday vacation. This holiday season give your loved ones something truly unforgettable… the gift of quality time and experiences together! Get Away Today offers vacation packages to the most popular vacation destinations guaranteed to bring your family together....
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Get Away Today and Utah’s Hometown Values Magazine recently presented Angela Larsen with a three day/two night hotel stay in Anaheim and Disneyland® Park...
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Friday, August 29, 2008
Get Away Today’s VP of Communications, Jennifer Dunyon, appeared on Utah’s Studio 5 morning show on August 25 to talk about some of the specials we have going on right now!
Every October, Utah schools have a break for the Utah Educators Association. This year it is being held on October 16 and 17, and we are offering so many hot deals right now for these dates and more throughout these fall and winter seasons!...
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Get Away Today's office will be closing a little early today so all of our employees can celebrate a great summer at our company party. Our office will be closing at 5:30pm MST, but our website is up and running to help you book your next vacation! Check out our specials to the Disneyland® Resort, San Diego, ...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Here are some important dates for 2008 to help you plan your Get Away Today vacation!
September 1: Labor Day
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Monday, January 14, 2008
In just 18 years, Get Away Today has helped over 2 million people enjoy vacations to Disneyland® and beyond. Almost like magic, we’ve become one of the world’s...
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