FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines now offers travelers last - minute weekend getaways packages on the American Airlines Vacations and AA.com web sites. To offer these creative packages to its customers, American expanded its partnership with Site59.com, an industry leader for last- minute weekend package travel and technology.

“As shorter vacation stays continue to gain popularity, busy consumers demand ease of planning, booking and savings online,” said Dan Westbrook, President of American Airlines Vacations. “American Airlines Vacations has effectively answered the demand of our customer base with these packages and terrific rates.”

Partnering with Site59, American Airlines now provides a wide range of getaway choices at the last minute. From big cities to small charming towns, from the Caribbean to Europe, hundreds of getaways departing from American Airlines and American Eagle cities across the country are now available on AAVactions.com and AA.com.

Customers searching for spontaneous weekend vacations can easily find Site59’s cost-saving trips on the American Airlines Vacation home page andby clicking on “Last Minute Getaways.”. A link to these vacation packages is also provided on the AA.com “Net SAAver and Special Offers” page. Booking for these thrilling trips is quick and easy, and the average package cost including airfare and hotel usually starts from about $250 per person.

Site59 is recognized as an industry leader in technology and creative content for last minute online travel. Beyond accolades and best of web awards from Forbes, CNN, The Wall St. Journal, The NBC Today Show, Readers Digest,

PC Magazine, USA Today, The Washington Post, and many more. The Site59 is credited with having developed premier packaging technology that automates and assembles inventory in real-time from 1,500 industry suppliers including major airlines, hotel companies, car rentals and hundreds of specialty providers worldwide. Site59`s technology is the cornerstone of the company`s ASP product. Additional information and offerings can be viewed at www.site59.com.

American Airlines Vacations is the most successful airline-owned tour operator in the United States. As a market leader in the travel industry with more than 50 years` experience, American Airlines Vacations offers its customers a choice of over 1,500 hotels and resorts in more than 300 destinations worldwide. Visit the company web site at www.aavacations.com.

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