FORT WORTH, TX – American Airlines Vacations – a division of American Airlines that provides customers the ability to purchase air, hotel, car and activities together – today announced the launch of its new, redesigned Web site that enhances the customer’s shopping and booking experience on AAVacations.com. The enhancements provide customers with convenient and flexible options when customizing vacation plans.

To celebrate the launch of its redesigned Web site, American Airlines Vacations is giving away one trip a day for two in the “Click It To Paradise” sweepstakes starting July 10 through August 31, 2007.

The new and improved site gives customers the ability to view and compare individual trip components such as air, hotel, car and activities like theme park tickets or scuba diving and then see how their choices affect the pricing. The new technology powering the Web site will reduce operating costs while enabling additional online functionality. Customers will also have access to improved hotel and destination information that makes researching trip components that fit their needs and budgets even easier.

“Our customers told us they wanted an easy and convenient way to plan and book their vacation travel and with enhancements to AAVacations.com we're delivering that," said Suzanne Rubin, President – American Airlines Vacations. “In addition, the improvements to AAVacations.com are another example of American's ongoing strategic investment in services and products to improve the overall customer experience and deliver the choices and value travelers want."

Because it is airline owned, American Airlines Vacations is able to leverage American’s scheduled air service, providing customers with extensive flight frequencies on a global network. American Airlines Vacations also differentiates its product from competitors by offering customers the benefit of redeeming frequent flyer miles for all components of their vacation getaway – including sightseeing activities and pre-trip waivers as well as hotel and car arrangements. A minimum of 500 miles per transaction is all that is needed, and the miles can be used in combination with traditional payment options. AAdvantage members can also earn 1,000 AAdvantage bonus miles for each vacation purchased online at www.aavacations.com. From now until Aug. 31, 2007, AAdvantage customers will earn an additional 1,000 bonus miles for their online purchase.

Most vacation services – including air travel, hotel, car rental and other vacation activities offered by American Airlines Vacations are individual components which allows travelers to design their vacations to suit their unique needs and budgets. American Airlines Vacations offers vacation getaways at cost-competitive rates, so travelers know they are getting a great value.

Customers typically achieve savings by purchasing components of a vacation together, and the practice of purchasing bundled or customized vacations is a growing market. According to PhoCusWright’s U.S. Online Travel Overview Sixth Edition from December 2006, sales of online travel packages on the Web were projected to exceed $7 billion in 2006, a 33 percent increase over 2005 and a nearly 100 percent increase over 2004. These latest Web site enhancements underscore American Airlines Vacations’ focus to increase its competitive advantage and grow its market share.

Sweepstakes Rules
To enter the “Click It To Paradise” sweepstakes, no purchase is required. Customers will be entered to win by participating in one of the following:

Purchase an American Airlines Vacations getaway online at AAVacations.com
View features of the new AAVacations.com and register for the “Click It To Paradise” sweepstakes.
Send an email to friends and family from the sweepstakes site encouraging them to enter for a chance to win.
Subscribe to the AAVacations Net SAAver Vacations weekly email.

American Airlines Vacations
American Airlines Vacations is one of the most recognized airline-owned tour operators in the United States. As a market leader in the travel industry with close to 20 years experience, American Airlines Vacations offers its customers a choice of more than 2.000 hotels and resorts in more than 200 cities in the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, Europe, Canada, the United States, Costa Rica, Belize and China. For more information on American Airlines Vacations, visit the company's Web site at www.aavacations.com, call 800-321-2121 or contact your Travel Agent.

About American Airlines
American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 4,000 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve nearly 700 destinations in over 140 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR).

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