Kids Fly & Stay Free in Gunnison-Crested Butte, Colorado

GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (September 18, 2007) — Dreaming about family memories made schussing down the ski slopes, laughing hysterically on the tubing hill, snowshoeing through a pine forest while the snowflakes fall slow enough to catch on your tongue or sitting by a warm fire drinking hot cocoa?  Make your dream a reality in Crested Butte, Colorado, with American Airlines’ and United Airlines’ “Kids Fly & Stay Free!” promotion to the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport.

American Airlines

Save a bundle and build lasting memories with American Airlines’ “Kids Fly & Stay Free!” vacation packages that start at $2,050 per family. Packages are based on two adults and two children (ages 12 and under) and include four nights lodging in a two-bedroom condominium in Mt. Crested Butte, three days of lift tickets for Crested Butte Mountain Resort, roundtrip airfare from Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW) and roundtrip ground transportation per person from the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport. Other lodging options are available. Valid dates of travel are Jan. 6 – Feb. 15, 2008.

Travel must be into Gunnison-Crested Butte on Sunday through Wednesday, with a return flight out of Gunnison-Crested Butte on Tuesday through Friday.  One child, age 12 and under, flies free and stays free with each paying adult.  Price is prior to tax and optional travel protection, based on quad occupancy, and subject to availability.  Packages featuring flights originating from other cities also are available. 

United Airlines

Unplug and recharge with a United Airlines’ “Kids Fly & Stay Free” package starting at $1,807 for the entire family, based on two adults and two children (ages 12 and under).  The package includes four nights lodging in a two-bedroom condominium in Mt. Crested Butte, three days of lift tickets for Crested Butte Mountain Resort, roundtrip airfare from Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW) and roundtrip ground transportation per person from the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport. Other lodging options are available.  Valid dates of travel are Nov. 28 – Dec. 13, 2007 and Jan. 4 – Feb. 14, 2008. 

Travel must be into Gunnison-Crested Butte on Sunday through Wednesday, with a return flight out of Gunnison-Crested Butte on Tuesday through Friday.  One child, age 12 and under, flies free and stays free with each paying adult.  Price is prior to tax and optional travel protection, based on quad occupancy, and subject to availability.  Packages featuring flights originating from other cities also are available. 

Reservations

Book “Kids Fly & Stay Free!” ski vacations through Crested Butte Vacations, (877) 326-1467 or www.GunnisonCrestedButte.com by clicking on “Stay & Play Deals.” 

Visitor Information & Other Vacation Packages

For visitor information and other vacation packages, call the Gunnison-Crested Butte Tourism Association’s toll-free line, (800) 851-0473, or visit www.GunnisonCrestedButte.com.  The Gunnison-Crested Butte Airport is served by American Airlines and United Airlines in winter. 

About Gunnison-Crested Butte, Colorado

Gunnison-Crested Butte is nestled among almost two million acres of pristine wilderness in southwest Colorado.  Winter sports enthusiasts know the area for its world-class alpine skiing and snowboarding at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and ice fishing.  Gunnison-Crested Butte is also a haven for outdoor summer activities.  In the warmer months, visitors can choose from recreational activities such as hiking, climbing, mountain biking, boating, whitewater rafting, kayaking, fly-fishing, camping and horseback riding.  Year-round visitors enjoy distinctive restaurants, unique shops and stimulating cultural opportunities, and have a wide range of lodging options — from rustic inns to guest cabins and bed-and-breakfasts to full-service resort hotels. 

Recognized as the “Official Wildflower Capital of Colorado” by the Colorado Legislature, Crested Butte is the site of rich mining, ranching and skiing heritage and home to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Crested Butte Academy, a private college preparatory boarding and day school with special emphasis on world-class alpine, snowboarding and high altitude distance running programs.  Gunnison, a real western town, is home to the beautiful, high-country campus of Western State College, a four-year institution offering 22 majors in the liberal arts and sciences and professional fields, and the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport.  Both Crested Butte and Gunnison have thriving historic central business districts packed with shopping and dining opportunities. 

In Gunnison County, visitors will find the Curecanti National Recreation Area, where dinosaur fossils were recently discovered; the Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado's largest body of water and home to the largest Kokanee salmon fishery in the United States; and The Black Canyon of the Gunnison, one of our country's newest national parks.  Gunnison[Back to Press Releases Main]