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A Foodie Contest For Everyone: NYC Restaurant Week Via Jetblue

June 30, 2009 at 9:32 AM | 1 Comment

If there's a time when it's really, superbly awesome to be in New York and have an appetite for variety, it's during the biannual Restaurant Week. A feeding frenzy conducted formally, the celebration of gourmet restaurants actually lasts for two weeks— this time from July 12-31—and features prix-fixe menus at a selection of the city's top eateries.

Now, for what we think is the first time ever, Jetblue getting in on the game by hosting a contest to treat non-New Yorkers to the delights of Restaurant Week. Enter their "More to Love Sweepstakes" for a chance to win round-trip airfare to NY on Jetblue plus two nights at a hotel (looking like either the brand-spanking-new Ace Hotel or the Hilton), two paid-for dinners at the famous Nobu and Del Posto restaurants, and for dessert, a $500 AMEX gift card.

We can't stress the awesomeness of this prize any more; Flights + Ace + Nobu + $500 = we almost wish we didn't already live in NY so that we could try for the full win. If, like us, you're sweltering in the city already, make sure to book your reservations asap for the $24.07 lunches and $35 dinners at NYCGo.com.

Related Stories:
· Jetblue More To Love Sweepstakes [NYCGo]
· NYC Restaurant Week [Official Site]
· Restaurant Week Travel [Jaunted]

[Image: NYCGo.com]

Buskers in a Dangerous Time: Win The Chance To Play At JFK's Terminal 5

June 26, 2009 at 8:47 AM | 0 Comments

Despite their common name, not many New Yorkers confuse Terminal 5, JFK's recently renovated home of JetBlue and Terminal 5, the concert venue which hosts bands like Metric and Phoenix. But in April when JetBlue launched its concert series "Live at T5," they crept slightly closer together and now JetBlue is opening Live at T5 to the amateurs. Thus, the real competition begins.

Aspiring background musicians for airline boarding can apply by submitting original music to OurStage.com where it will be voted on by people who notice these things faster than we do. The Grand Prize includes a performance at both Terminal 5s as well as two round-trip flights on JetBlue, which just might be, as one famous singer of our age would say, the best of both worlds.

Related Stories:
· April: JetBlue's Live at T5 Will Get JFK's Groove Back [Jaunted]
· T5 coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: tedmurphy]

JetBlue's Latest Sale Is All About The Beach

June 25, 2009 at 9:02 AM | 0 Comments

In-flight entertainment pioneers JetBlue are offering up a great sale for watching TV in the sky and getting out of town to somewhere warm, breezy, and sandy. The airline’s Life’s A Beach Sale promises to whisk you away to sunny destinations across the Caribbean and Mexico. Most deals are available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and you need to hurry up, since you have to have things booked by tomorrow.

The very best deals are from Ft. Lauderdale, where you can jet to Cancun or Nassau for only $29 each way. If you prefer the Dominican Republic, that’s a great deal too, starting at only $59 for each leg of your trip.

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Start Your Weekend Off With Some 'Magic'

June 19, 2009 at 5:58 PM | 0 Comments

It's Friday and the travel news is slow so we thought you'd like to start your weekend off with some "Magic" from Robin Thicke who performed at the JetBlue-LAX extravaganza the other night. No need to thank us. Just enjoy yourselves. "I got it, You got it...."

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· Jetting Coast To Coast On Jetblue: Our Videos and Juicy Details [Jaunted]

JetBlue, VH1 and Robin Thicke Take Over MyHouse in Hollywood

June 18, 2009 at 4:27 PM | 0 Comments

Last night to celebrate their big arrival into LAX, JetBlue threw a party with VH1's Save The Music foundation at the Hollywood Club du Nuit, MyHouse. Yes, that's the place with the bed upstairs. And yes, we sat on it and took pictures.

The night was largely about Save The Music and people in Hollywood than JetBlue. Still, JetBlue made their presence known with the flight attendants serving the famous blue Terra chips and the bartenders outfitted in JetBlue LA t-shirts. Blue Malibu rum drinks and champagne were served and everyone walked away with a JetBlue gift bag full of LA and NYC goodies as well as a good-sized bottle of the Absolut 100 vodka. (It was definitely not the TSA-approved three ounces.)

It's no surprise that JetBlue chose to do up their LA debut in such a large way, what with Richard Branson popping champagne off the wings of his V Australia planes and showing up for every new Virgin America launch. Let's face it: the competition is on between JetBlue and Virgin America to become THE airline for the young, the hip, the famous and the bicoastal. The only edge we see right now is that VA has first class which is more conducive to celebrity privacy. (Unless we're sitting behind them!)

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Jetting Coast To Coast On Jetblue: Our Videos and Juicy Details

June 18, 2009 at 3:01 PM | 0 Comments

It's been a full 24 hours now since the inaugural flight of Jetblue's LAX routes landed, and although we've detailed the ribbon cuttings on both coasts, we haven't yet told you about the party in the sky.

Since this flight was a regularly scheduled one, many of the Chinese tourist passengers sitting around us thought it their lucky day to get free mimosas on board in addition to gift bags featuring airplane-size Absolut vodka. And so we noshed on cookies and crackers and drank our drinks 35,000 feet above the flyover states, as Jetblue's VP of Airports, Alex Battaglia, went up and down the aisle collecting our trash. You won't catch any of the higher-ups at the legacy carriers doing that.

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You Know You Want A Piece Of This: JetBlue Lands At LAX

June 17, 2009 at 5:50 PM | 1 Comment

It was a seemingly normal Jetblue flight that departed this morning from JFK; the Dunkin Donuts coffee was flowing, the seat-back TVs were turned to morning newscasts, and passengers were eagerly chatting about their plans in Los Angeles.

Wait a second—Los Angeles? Jetblue doesn't fly there. As of this morning, they do now! It was apparent that this morning's flight 671 to LAX was more than routine, what with the free mimosas and in-flight movies, the limited WiFi access as we were traveling on LiveTV-enabled BetaBlue, the raffle for free tickets, and NY Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams petting her Yorkies up front.

It was just over five hours of beautiful flying, and landing at LAX was the best part. BetaBlue was greeted in true inaugural flight style by an arc of water from LAX's firetrucks—we've got a video of this and more, just wait until tomorrow. Jetblue CEO Dave Barger was there at the exit to welcome every deplaning passenger to LAX with breakfast pastries, cake, a youth mariachi band, and the announcement that they'd be making a huge donation to VH1's Save the Music Foundation. And if there's one thing that gets LA's attention, it's money.

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· Head to Hollywood: Jetblue Cuts the Ribbon on LAX Route [Jaunted]

Headed to Hollywood: Jetblue Cuts The Ribbon On LAX Route

June 17, 2009 at 9:17 AM | 3 Comments

Writing this, we are currently sitting onboard Jetblue's BetaBlue, the pride of their fleet with its LiveTV and limited WIFi-enabled capabilities, and we're sitting at the gate at New York-JFK about to jet to LAX on the inaugural flight.

Since this is a huge deal for the LCC—it's not every day that an airline scores some slots at one of the country's busiest and most high-profile airports—we'll be bringing you coverage of all the fun and frivolity that comes along with Jetblue celebrations.

You can even track us at Jetblue.com this morning: Flight 671.

Stay tuned throughout the next two days for more Jetblue surprises, including the requisite Hollywood partying; Lohan has nothing on us.

JetBlue Reveals Their 'Real Blue' Soccer Plane

June 12, 2009 at 5:28 PM | 1 Comment

Could we have a battle of the airplane wraps on our hands? Southwest unveiled their SeaWorld One this week and today, JetBlue has just christened their "Real Blue" plane in Salt Lake City, Utah. The new A320 is part of a sponsorship of Salt Lake's Major League Soccer team, Real Salt Lake (JetBlue is their official airline) and of course, a way to promote the JetBlue flights to the city.

Looking to fly on Real Blue sometime soon? You better book fast. JetBlue has special fares between Salt Lake and Long Beach, San Diego and New York starting at $49 one-way but only until the end of today. Additionally, the flights are only good for Tuesday and Wednesday travel from June 23- August 26. However, you can get another better perk out of all of this. JetBlue customers will get 50 percent off tickets to the Real Salt Lake game against Toronto FC on Saturday, June 27th.

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· Eep! Southwest Has Penguins On A Plane! [Jaunted]
· JetBlue Coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: JetBlue/Twitter]

Cali Countdown: Jetblue Begins LAX Flights Next Week

June 11, 2009 at 10:34 AM | 1 Comment

For anyone (un)lucky enough to live in the flight path of LAX, the skies are about to get just a tad more crowded as Jetblue like, so totally prepares to launch their long-overdue direct service to LA from New York-JFK and Boston-Logan.

It's all going down less than a week from now, as next Wednesday sees the first blues touching down on the tarmac and giving dominators of the JFK-LAX route, American and Delta, a run for their money (literally).

If Hollywood is calling your name and you'd rather not rent a car in Long Beach or Burbank, Jetblue has their twice-daily LAX route priced nicely at $184 each way for select dates. Adios Long Beach Airport; one can only justify landing at you with a visit to the Queen Mary so many times.

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· Jetblue's LAX Service Is All About the Benjamins [Jaunted]
· Jetblue Sick Of the Drama in the L-B-C [Jaunted]
· Jetblue To Launch Long-Awaited LAX Service [Jaunted]
· Jetblue Coverage [Jaunted]

Jetblue's 'Live at T5' Will Get JFK's Groove Back

May 26, 2009 at 8:47 AM | 0 Comments

For air travelers flying in and out of Jetblue's new Terminal 5 at JFK, it's easy to imagine the spacious food court and area around the Infohalo as being the perfect spot for a performance. And for New Yorkers, it's easy to confuse this Terminal 5 with the popular Manhattan music venue also called Terminal 5.

It's no wonder then that Jetblue has begun their own concert series in the airport, pairing up with Superfly Productions and Bowery Presents of the Terminal 5 music venue to bring acts beneath the Infohalo throughout the summer and early fall. The six-month "Live at T5" series began last week with Dan Dyer and will last through Thanksgiving weekend, injecting a little groove into the airport rigamarole.

Although future performers have not been announced, don't be surprised if before your next flight to Portland, Maine, you find yourself sipping a smoothie and swaying to live salsa.

Related Stories:
· Jetblue's Live at T5 Announcement [Twitter]
· T5 at JFK Coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Jetblue]

JetBlue To Giveaway 300 Or So Tickets Today In Anaheim

May 20, 2009 at 9:06 AM | 0 Comments

If you’re hanging around the OC today and have nothing to do, try to swing over to Angels Stadium this afternoon in Anaheim. JetBlue is now the official and exclusive airline of Angles Baseball, so of course, they are throwing a little party to kick things off.

Today’s “FANtastic” giveaway will take place at noon at the main entrance to the stadium, where the airline will give away some certificates for free roundtrip air travel. All you need to do is show up in some Angels gear along with a children’s book to donate to the team’s Adopt-A-School Program. You'll be rewarded for being a good fan and a good person, it's win-win.

JetBlue looks to continue their partnership with the Angels through the 2011 season, so expect some more promotions in the future. Just hurry up and get out to the stadium, as the free tickets are only for the first 346 fans in line—that’s the number of Angels hits through last Sunday. Hopefully they'll have some peanuts and Cracker Jacks for those that aren't big winners.

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·JetBlue Airways Becomes The Official And Exclusive Airline of Angels Baseball [PR Newswire]
·Guitar Hero Showdown: These Are Your Airlines On Twitter [Jaunted]
·JetBlue coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo of Angels Satdium: bossco / Photo of JetBlue Plane: Pylon757]