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Par Avion Launches Hawaiian Travel Packages for Convention Organizers and Delegates

Conference & Meeting Travel Packages to Hawaii Successfully Compete with Wholesalers and Use Official Hotel Rooms to Avoid Steep Attrition Fees

LOS ANGELES, Calif. U.S.A (June 22, 2005)--- Par Avion Meetings & Conventions, one of the world's leading conference housing, travel and registration companies, now offers a fully integrated housing and travel package service for Hawaii-bound convention organizers and groups. Par Avion’s experience and industry connections assure competitive pricing while booking delegates inside the official hotel block and providing meeting organizers with peace of mind. Par Avion’s renowned hospitality and service, including Hawaiian airfare, lei greeting, airport transfers and sightseeing tours, give delegates the special, value-packed treatment they deserve. For those not interested in a complete Hawaiian convention travel package, Par Avion provides room-only reservations. The new service is available to association and corporate meeting professionals.

According to Toby Brenner, president and CEO of Par Avion, “The new Hawaiian Travel Package service is an excellent choice for associations and meeting organizers because its unique pricing structure is highly competitive with traditional travel wholesalers. The Hawaiian Travel Package maximizes value for convention participants while keeping them booked inside the official hotel block. It’s a win-win situation for the meeting planner and the attendee.”

Because all convention participants are required to purchase an airline ticket to attend a convention in Hawaii, convention organizers regularly compete with travel wholesalers to keep their delegates inside the official hotel block. Par Avion’s unique Hawaiian Travel Package uses official contracted rooms as part of its services and then integrates wholesale airfare. This cost-effective and convenient combination helps meeting planners and associations avoid steep attrition costs.

Associations and groups also benefit from Par Avion’s attrition-fighting innovations, which are included with every housing program, as well as a customer-focused, in-house call center and the best group reservations management and distribution system technology in the industry, powered by Passkey®.

Par Avion’s menu of Hawaiian Travel Package options include:
• Hotel room booked within the official convention block
• Wholesale airfares from most major US cities
• Reservations online or by phone fax or mail, with in-house, customer-focused call center with extended operation hours
• Lei greeting, airport transfers and car rental
• Sightseeing tours and outer island pre- and post-tours

To enquire about Par Avion’s Hawaiian Travel Package service, call Par Avion Meetings & Conventions toll free at 800-927-8137. E-mail: aloha@paravion-inc.com.

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About Par Avion Meetings & Conventions
Founded in 1984, Par Avion Meetings & Conventions specializes in providing integrated convention housing, registration and travel packages to both corporate and association clients. For the past 20 years, Par Avion has presented a complete menu of services as part of its Convention Housing and Travel program, including: Site Selection, Hotel Contracting, Customer Service/Call Center, Attrition Management and On-Site Assistance. Through the help of Par Avion’s dynamic management team, clients have significantly increased meeting room count, reduced or eliminated attrition fees and greatly improved customer satisfaction. Par Avion’s corporate headquarters are located in Los Angeles with satellite offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, and Phoenix.

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