Families will find luxury easier to reach at Hayman Island

Great news for families that are wanting to get to Hayman Island for their luxury family vacation. With Hayman amd Virgin Blue establishing a new fare to Hayman Island.

Hayman is the newest destination on Virgin Blue’s route network following a unique partnership between the airline and Hayman which allows Virgin Blue to offer luxury launch transfers direct from Hamilton Island to and from Hayman in conjunction with its flights from Sydney and Brisbane.

The new ‘through-fare’ to Hayman, connecting via Hamilton Island, is on sale from today for travel from 1 July 2009, giving Guests the convenience of combining their flights and luxury launch transfers in a single booking as well as having their baggage checked through to their final destination.

“Hayman presents world-class, 5-star luxury experiences and Virgin Blue’s service and style, including its Premium Economy offering, provides a natural fit in line with Hayman’s Guest expectations.”

On arrival at Hamilton Island, Virgin Blue Guests travelling to Hayman on the through-fare need only identify their baggage to ground staff and check-in for their connecting luxury launch transfer at the airport before departing on the one-hour journey to Hayman. Guests’ baggage will be delivered right to their room on the island.

In celebration of the new agreement Hayman will be offering luxury launch transfers complimentary for travel up until 31 July 2009 when booked in conjunction with a Virgin Blue flight. After the promotional period through-fares including flights and luxury launch transfers will start from:

• $254* (including flights and luxury launch transfer) per person one way on the internet between Brisbane and Hayman • $320* (including flights and luxury launch transfer) per person one way on the internet between Sydney and Hayman International travellers flying with Virgin Blue sister carriers Pacific Blue and V Australia will also be able to take advantage of the new arrangement when flying from New Zealand or Los Angeles.

Virgin Blue Chief Executive, Brett Godfrey, welcomed the partnership which will make travelling to Hayman seamless and very convenient for Virgin Blue, Pacific Blue and V Australia Guests.

“By partnering with Hayman and including the luxury launch transfer into the flight booking we’ve simplified the process for travellers, giving them one less thing to worry about.” Hayman General Manager, Roger Wright, said, “We’re delighted to come on board with Virgin Blue to offer this through-fare to Hayman for our Guests.