Alaska Airlines Vacations will begin offering packages to Santa Barbara, California beginning in October.
Nestled in the shadow of the Santa Ynez Mountains, with the Pacific Ocean at its feet, Santa Barbara offers a unique vacation experience for either a family get-away or relaxing retreat.
Customers can fly nonstop via Horizon Airlines on comfortable 70-seat Bombardier CRJ-700 jet aircraft with full cabin service. Horizon Air, Alaska Airlines sister carrier, offers the only nonstop service from the Pacific Northwest to Santa Barbara with two daily flights from Seattle and one from Portland.
Vacation packages include airfare, choice of three hotels and optional Avis rental car. Hotel choices include the Best Western Pepper Tree Inn, the Radisson Hotel Santa Barbara and Fess Parker`s Doubletree Resort.
Vacationers also receive 1,500 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Bonus Miles when they book their vacation online at www.alaskaair.com.
In addition to Santa Barbara, Alaska Airlines Vacations features packages to Canada, Alaska, California, the desert Southwest, Orlando, New York, Washington, D.C., Nevada, Mexico and Seattle, as well as a variety of ski packages. Vacation packages are available in conjunction with travel on Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.
Alaska Airlines Vacations is available at www.alaskaair.com, by calling 1-800-468-2248 or by contacting your travel agent. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, together serve 85 cities in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico.
For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com.

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