And winner... for most bizarre stretch by a business to capitalize on the "Friends" finale goes to... Orbitz!
(Yeah, but do they have a package to Tulsa, where Chandler was briefly relocated two seasons ago?)
WHERE WILL YOU BE WATCHING THE LAST EPISODE OF FRIENDS?
ORBITZ SALUTES TELEVISION'S TOP RATED COMEDY WITH GREAT DEALS ON TRAVEL PACKAGES TO THE PLACES WHERE THE GANG TRAVELED
Chicago, March 30 -- While the home base of New York City was the main setting for NBC-TV's long-running comedy "Friends," some of the most important plot developments happened while the characters were on vacation. For instance, London and Las Vegas were destinations where the Rachel/Ross romance was tested to the limit.
Inspired by the impact vacations had on the comedy action, the experts at Orbitz, the popular online travel agency, recommend celebrating the final May 6th episode of this landmark television show by taking a great trip with friends to one of destinations the gang traveled to during their wildly successful 10 year run.
"Don't sit in your living room to watch the last episode of 'Friends," notes Mike Sands, vice president of marketing, Orbitz. "We think a really fun way to watch the show go out is to take your friends to The MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas -- we have three-night hotel packages from $299. Be on guard of getting crazy -- you may end up getting married like Ross and Rachel did!"
Barbados was the setting for the May 2003 episodes called "The One in Barbados, Parts 1 &2." "We have a great package at Divi Southwinds Resorts where the fifth night is free," explains Sands. "Five nights, air, hotel and transfers starting from $785 per person?and the fifth night is free."
"As the 'next chapter' of the group's lives unfolds, Los Angeles will be very important, so we're offering three nights at the Luxe Summit Hotel in Los Angeles from $459," says Sands. Matt LeBlanc's character, Joey, is being spun off into a new series for next fall that is set on the West Coast.
And if you want to come to New York City to act out your own 'Central Perk' fantasy, Orbitz has a three-night package rom $599 for air and a theatre district hotel.
To get in on these great deals, travel must occur before May 6.
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Contacts at Burson-Marsteller:
Caroline Wolter: (212)614- XXXX
Nicole Pickens: (212)614-XXXX
Wow. And I'd been wondering how to celebrate this tremendous moment in television history. Barbados, where the fifth night is free.
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