Winter Park, CO Airfare Deal Alert for June

Just weeks before the official start to summer, now’s the time to start your summer vacation planning in earnest.  Compared to last month, fares have definitely gone up. Here is our list of thirty-five flight deals to Denver for June, now with arrows showing whether the flights are going up or down compared to May.

Going Fast!

Check this out, if you live in Albuquerque or Salt Lake City, you can get to Denver on Southwest Airlines for $50 each way if you book by June 3rd. Act fast!

Also, Midwest Airlines has flights to Denver from Kansas City or Omaha  for as low as $59 each way and from New York La Guardia for $139 each way.  You must travel on a Tues/Weds and book by this Friday, June 4th to grab these deals.

More Flight Deals

Let us know where you’re flying  from and we’ll keep our eyes peeled for deals for next month’s report. Just email valarie@wplbo.com. You can also check online at www.airfarewatchdog.com, and while you’re there, set up monthly, weekly or even daily alerts for flights to or from the airports of your choice.

Remember to check with us for availability at a vacation rental in Winter Park for your dates first, then book your flights! Search Winter Park Lodging Company now to see what options await you.

Airfare Deal Alert for May

Check out May’s list of thirty-five flight deals to Denver. When comparing to last month’s report, I noticed that some flights have gone up, some have gone down and some have dissappeared, but there are some great new ones, too. Like round trip flights  from Washington DC for only $178 and even from Honolulu for under $500!

Let us know where you’re flying  from and we’ll keep our eyes peeled for deals for next month’s report. Just email valarie@wplbo.com. You can also check online at www.airfarewatchdog.com, and while you’re there, set up monthly, weekly or even daily alerts for flights to or from the airports of your choice. 

Remember to check with us for availability at a vacation rental in Winter Park for your dates first, then book your flights! Search Winter Park Lodging Company now to see what options await you.

Monthy Airfare Deal Alert

Last month’s newsletter article featuring flight deals to Denver was such a hit that we’ve decided to post a monthly blog with up-to-date airfare deals to Denver so those of you interested in coming to Winter Park or other Colorado areas can grab a great deal on a flight. Below are thirty-five  featured flights as of Thursday, March 25th, but there are over 120 more on www.airfarewatchdog.com, which is updated daily with new flight deals to hundreds of cities in the US and all over the world. 

Remember to check with us for availability at a vacation rental in Winter Park for your dates first, then book your flights! Search Winter Park Lodging Company now to see what options await you.

Winter Park Resort Lift Bus Shuttle

Winter Park Free Bus Service

The Lift, Winter Park’s free shuttle bus service, is changing some of it’s lines and operations for ski season 2009/10.  Service will start again November 18th for the opening of Winter Park Resort.

Day routes between downtown Winter Park, Fraser and the resort will remain mostly unchanged.  Buses will run from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., making stops every hour pre-season and every half-hour during the peak season.

The Black Line Shoppers Express will only run on weekends and during holiday periods this year starting Dec. 19.

The Winter Park Resort–Granby bus will continue making runs every few hours from 7:30 a.m.–11:45 p.m. Peak travel times on this route are reserved for employees only, so be sure to check the schedule.

Some night routes in Winter Park will be changing to an on-call system.

The night bus service will start Nov. 19, departing from Cooper Creek Square and running roughly every half-hour as needed.

The new Winter Park express, which takes the place of the former Black and Green lines, will make stops every half hour, from 5:30 p.m.–11 p.m., along U.S. Highway 40 between the resort and Safeway in Fraser.

The Purple Night Line through the county and residential Fraser will remain unchanged.

Night riders traveling to and from Winter Park’s residential communities will see some changes to their routes. From 5:30–11 p.m., passengers will be required to call The Lift’s headquarters to schedule a pick-up along the former Yellow Line (Beaver Village area), Orange Line (Silverado area), Brown Line (Elk and Moose Trail area) and Blue Line (High Country Haus Condos). Shuttles will continue to only pick up and drop off passengers at designated stops.

Some of these stops were not previously serviced by the night route, so this will be an improvement in service for those areas.

On weeknights, the Winter Park express shuttle will service the on-call route during its return run. On Fridays, Saturdays and holidays, a dedicated shuttle will service these on-call night routes. There will also be a new night shuttle within the resort, running between the resort’s lodging areas and the village.

The Day Shuttle Bus Map and Night Shuttle bus map can be seen here.

Stops can be scheduled by calling The Lift at 970-726-4163 beginning Nov. 19.

The finalized schedule will be printed in the 2009-2010 Winter Park guest guide, due to be release Nov. 14. It will also be available online at www.winterpark-info.com/maps.

If the Lift shuttle service does not work for you make sure to call our friend Kurt at Valley Taxi:

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Greyhound Bus Service Returns to Winter Park, Colorado

Greyhound Bus Service is back serving Grand County and Winter Park, Colorado. Greyhound pulled it’s Grand County Service about five years ago because it wasn’t cost effective.  Meaning they weren’t making cash.  Well, they are back running a route from Denver to Salt Lake City on US Highway 40 that runs through Winter Park, Granby and Steamboat Springs.

Greyhound is now offering a $1.00 introductory fare from Denver to Salt Lake City until October 26th, 2009.  Here is the full route:

Denver Greyhound terminal Denver Union Station to Idaho Springs, Annie’s Gold Antiques and Collectibles; Winter Park, Winter Park Fraser Valley Chamber of Commerce building, 12:50 westbound; 6:15 p.m. eastbound; Granby, Granby Mini Mart, 1:10 p.m.-1:25 p.m. westbound; 5:40 p.m.- 5:55 p.m. eastbound; Hot Sulphur Springs, *flag stop at the Grand County Administration Building and Courthouse, 1:40 p.m. westbound; 5:25 p.m. eastbound; Kremmling, *flag stop at the Shake & Burger, 2 p.m. westbound; 5:05 p.m. eastbound; Steamboat Springs, Stockbridge Transportation Center and Steamboat transit stop by the Kum & Go; Hayden; Milner; Craig; Dinosaur; Myton, Utah; Vernal, Utah; Roosevelt, Utah; Duchesne, Utah; Heber City, Utah; Park City, Utah – Utah Olympic Park; Salt Lake City, Utah.
*Flag Stops are not regularly scheduled stops. Passengers can wave down bus or schedule a pick-up online. Passengers are encouraged to arrive one-half hour early at flag stops.

For fare and scheduled information, or to buy tickets, 1-800-231-2222, or visit the Web site at www.greyhound.com.

Very nice to have more transportation to/from the Fraser Valley.  The route is now being funded by the Utah and Colorado State Governments.  Read the full story at the Ski Hi Daily News.