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Article: America West Holdings Unit to Acquire The Vacation Store.
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- PR Newswire
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- October 20, 1998
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PHOENIX, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- America West Holdings Corporation (NYSE: AWA) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, The Leisure Company, one of the nation's largest tour packagers, has agreed to acquire The Vacation Store, a national leisure travel retail distributor based in Virginia Beach, Va., which specializes in the marketing, packaging and retail distribution of cruise and resort vacations.
"This acquisition supports our strategy of expanding The Leisure Company's vacation product lines and vacation retail capabilities," said John Garel, president and chief executive officer, The Leisure Company. "The goal for long-term success in the rapidly ...