Archive for the 'Flights' Category
Every now and then an airline makes a howler with their booking system and releases ridiculously cheap flights. Right now, Air Comet has made such a howler. If you want really cheap flights to Colombia, book them right now…
March 11th, 2009 | Posted in Colombia, Flights | No Comments
If you’re a tourist, and have a one way flight ticket to Latin America, chances are you won’t even be allowed to board the flight. Better read this article first.
October 27th, 2008 | Posted in Travel Agent Secrets, Flights | No Comments
Having just added to the Caribbean section of the main travel guide, I’ll now include an article advising how to sensibly go about choosing a Caribbean island to combine with a vacation to Central or South American destination.
October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Flights, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Travel Tips, Chile | No Comments
I recently discovered a way to book seriously cheap flights from UK to Central American countries as well as Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Colombia. You can’t do this one online….
October 18th, 2008 | Posted in Travel Agent Secrets, Flights | No Comments
Lan offers what is known as a “Lan South America Airpass”. The airline Lan is based in the countries of Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador. From those hubs, almost every country is covered by their network of flights. A Lan South America Airpass is, without doubt, one of the cheapest ways to fly […]
October 13th, 2008 | Posted in Flights, Peru, Argentina, Chile | 5 Comments
Being a travel guide writer really sucks as you have to travel so much (I’m kidding). I’m planning another trip (Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador over 2 months) - here’s the details for anyone interested. Of course I’ll be writing about everywhere I visit upon my return.
May 1st, 2008 | Posted in Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Flights, Argentina, Peru, Brazil | 2 Comments
Yesterday a Santa Barbara Airlines domestic flight crashed en route from Merida to Caracas in Venezuela. It spurred me to do a little investigation into airline safety records of South American carriers. Here’s what I discovered.
February 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Safety Issues, Flights, Travel Tips | No Comments
One question I regularly see asked on various South America travel forums is along the lines of “where is cheapest to fly to in South America?”. Here’s some suggestions and tips on finding the cheapest flights to South America.
February 14th, 2008 | Posted in Flights | No Comments
Brazil’s national airline Tam offers two airpasses, which allows international travellers discounted domestic flights within Brazil. They’re known as the Tam Brazil Airpass and the Tam South America Airpass, they’re both really good value, but there’s no genuinely useful information about these airpasses online, and having booked it for numerous clients, I though I’d share […]
January 24th, 2008 | Posted in Travel Agent Secrets, Flights, Brazil | 3 Comments
Airlines regularly upgrade certain people from economy class to business class. How do you become one of those “certain people” and blag an upgrade that might usually cost over $1000?
January 15th, 2008 | Posted in Travel Agent Secrets, Flights | No Comments