Tourism

Jonesing For A Vacation? Get One For Free

DAVIE (CBS4) ― Skyrocketing gas prices, food prices and just prices in general have put a serious pinch on a number of South Florida families who are struggling to get by.

With the end of the school year right around the corner, many parents are scrambling to figure out how they're going to pay for a summer vacation.

Sharon Mathews, who runs the Davie based Florida Getaway Vacations, Inc., said this point was brought home to her when her 5-year old daughter talked to friends who weren't going anywhere this summer because their families couldn't afford it.

So Mathews said she decided to help not just her daughter's friends, but many South Florida families who are in the same predicament. A part of Mathews' travel business is representing resorts and condos that offer timeshares. After contacting her clients, she came up with 7 thousand 3 day/2 night vacations in Orlando, Daytona and Ft. Lauderdale that she could give away for free. So that's what she's going to do.

From June 15th through June 20th, Mathews says anyone who comes by her office, or calls, will receive a free mini-vacation without having to attend the usual sales or timeshare "presentations."

There are some restrictions, however.

The free vacations are only good for the resorts her company represents in Orlando, Daytona and Weston. While sign up is from June 15th – 21st, the vacation trip must be used before the start of the new school year in the fall.

Anyone interested in the offer can contact Mathews at:

Florida Getaway Vacations
11376 W. State Road 84
Davie, FL 33325
(954) 476-2468
(800) 254-4006

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