Posted: December 14, 2004

Triathlon: Pleasant Holidays Helping Athletes Swim, Bike & Run Their Way to Paradise

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2004--Athletes of all endurance levels, along with fans of the elite, will gather in paradise for the second annual JAL Honolulu Triathlon 2005, held Sunday, April 17. Pleasant Holidays, the official travel provider for the triathlon, has created a special vacation package combining a stay in paradise with this world-class event, available for travel from April 14-18, 2005.

Four-night travel packages begin at $555 per person, including roundtrip airfare from Los Angles or San Francisco to Honolulu; fresh flower lei greeting; roundtrip airport/hotel transfers; four nights' hotel accommodations at an Outrigger or OHANA property in Waikiki; breakfast orientation; tote bag, and more.

Participants who already have their own airfare can opt for the land-only travel package, including all of the above (without the airfare), for $164 per person.

The JAL Honolulu Triathlon is a trial/qualifier event that precedes the ITU World Championship, run on the same course in October.

Pre- and post-travel extensions are also available, as are additional room nights and nationwide airfares.

Pleasant Holidays, established in 1959 and working through travel agencies nationwide, sends nearly 500,000 visitors a year to the destinations it services. The company offers individual and group travelers a broad range of value-added, customized Holiday packages featuring more than 400 leading hotels, 30 airlines, and car rental options in such major destinations as Hawaii, Mexico, Tahiti, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

For more information and reservations, see your professional travel agent, log on to PleasantHolidays.com/hnltriathlon, or call Pleasant Holidays toll-free at 800-865-5699. (CST #1007939-10)

Contact:
Pleasant Holidays
Cara Lane, 818-991-3390, Ext. 6107
cara.lane@pleasant.net.

The JAL triathlon website is at: HonoluluTriathlon.com.