Archive for the 'Flights' Category
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 | No 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 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 Ta 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 some flights tips.
January 24th, 2008 | Posted in Travel Agent Secrets, Flights, Brazil | No 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
This post is intended for use by travel agents who use the Amadeus Computer Reservation System to book flights. The general public will not understand this post. Travel agents can use these Amadeus tricks to book flights for much less than the airline wants you to. Travel agents will undoubtedly earn $1000’s extras for their businesses using […]
November 20th, 2007 | Posted in Travel Agent Secrets, Flights | No Comments
South / Latin America is a huge continent, and flying certain routes is highly preferable to travelling by bus. Airpasses are a way of purchasing internal flights within South America and a discounted cost - they are only available to tourists and are often very good value……
October 21st, 2007 | Posted in Flights, Travel Tips | No Comments