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Southwest Airlines Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Airfare as Low as $40

Starting on Tuesday, sale fares will be available for purchase through June 23, 2011 in honor of the airline’s birthday.

Customers can purchase one-way tickets for $40, $80, and $120 to select destinations, based on the length of travel. For travel up to 450 miles, fares are $40 one-way; $80 one-way between 451 and 1,250 miles; and $120 one-way for travel more than 1,251 miles.

“Southwest Airlines is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with its customers by offering even lower fares,” said Kevin Krone, Southwest Airlines Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Distribution in a statement.

“We couldn’t think of a better way to surprise and delight our customers than with the offer to travel all over the country on Southwest’s incredibly low fares.”

Since 1972, Southwest Airlines has prided themselves in great customer service and super low fares.

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In fact, in a new American Customer Satisfaction Index survey compiled by the University of Michigan ’s Ross School of Business, the airlines topped rival companies like Continental and American in customer service, according to Reuters.

“The low-fare carrier posted an ACSI score of 81 in part because it has not taken anything away from customers and then offered it back for a fee,” ACSI managing director David VanAmburg said.

Southwest Airlines is currently the nation’s largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded and serves 72 cities in 37 states. More than 3,400 flights are operated per day.

The company also recently acquired AirTran Airways, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines Co. AirTran Airways is also joining in on the birthday festivities, with fares as low as $40 one-way as well.

Fare rules are available on its website and include certain restrictions. Travel must take place between Aug. 23, 2011 and Nov. 16, 2011 and is valid every day except Fridays and Sundays.

Blackout days are: Sept. 1, Sept. 5, Sept. 6, and Oct. 10, 2011.

Examples of fares include $40 one-way between Philadelphia and the Boston Area, $80 one-way between Denver and San Francisco, and $120 one-way between Baltimore/Washington and Los Angeles.

Also in celebration of its anniversary, the budget-friendly airline is teaming up with the Student Conservation Association – a nonprofit organization providing individuals with hands-on conservation service opportunities – for the Conservation in Action Tour: 40 Projects for 40 Years.

Why Christian Business Networking Could Be For You | Tips and ...

Article by Louise Yates

Business networking is increasingly recognised as an effective and efficient way of developing your business. By meeting up with other business people and developing relationships with them you can start to tap into their networks, expand your contacts and increase the amount of business you gain from personal recommendation.

The last few years have seen the growth of Christian business networking organizations but why would you want to restrict your networking to business people of a single faith when this could potentially restrict your network of contacts? Here are some of the reasons why.

Whether you are a Christian or not, choosing a business networking organization or group to join or event to attend should require some careful thought if you are actually going to benefit from your activities. If you are going to make the most of your precious time and money you should ask yourself what you are aiming to achieve and how will each of the networking opportunities out there help you.

But you might want to consider more than your business objectives �” what personal and spiritual factors are important to you and do you really want to do business at any cost?

Some questions you might want to consider are:

· What is your mission in life �” is it enough for you to earn an income or are you seeking to fulfil a higher purpose? You may have entered business only to find you are not finding the fulfilment you originally expected and seek something ‘more’ in life.

· Does your business allow you to operate to your core values, in other words are you doing business with the people you want to do business with and are you operating in a way that is in line with who you are as a person?

· Do you know, like and trust those people around you and would you feel comfortable recommending their products or services to others?

To answer yes to these questions it is important to network and forge relationships with like-minded individuals and, if you are a Christian, Christian business networking forums can provide an ideal way of making these connections.

Part and parcel of networking is ‘connecting’ with others. If there is a natural connection from the outset through sharing a set of common Christian values then relationships can be built up more rapidly.

Most business people will agree that if they are to recommend other’s services they have to know, like and trust them. If you already have some common understanding of someone else’s beliefs and values then already you have a platform on which trust can be built.

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