• June 14

Another Tourism Hit, Spirit Airlines Strike.

Spirit Airlines has cancelled all flights as pilots are officially on strike as of Saturday, claiming that their pay is not proportionate to that of their counterparts at other American airlines. This is yet another impact on travellers as well as destinations aside from the unprecidented oil spill in the gulf. Spirit serves about 16,000 passengers a day and is based in Miramar, FL. It’s the biggest carrier in Atlantic City, N.J., as well as Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Spirit has announced that customers will receive flight credits as well as a $100 credit for a future flight with Spirit and that all flights with the airline have been cancelled through Wednesday. http://www.spiritair.com// But customers who want a refund might be waiting a while. ABC reports that calls to the number Spirit announced should be called if customers are seeking a rfund produced a busy signal today.

For more on the strike, visit CNN’s Travel Section here.




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Kristen Cruz, VP, Interactive Strategy at Jennifer Barbee Inc., has eight years experience in online web marketing and strategy in the travel and tourism industry. As a veteran expert in tactical online marketing efforts and behaviors, Kristen’s strategic approach to online marketing transforms typical web marketing tactics to deeply optimized and socially influenced pr and promotional efforts.