http://blog.exitotravel.com Official Travel Blog of eXito Travel Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:01:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/11/28/holiday-travel-tips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=holiday-travel-tips http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/11/28/holiday-travel-tips/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:42:51 +0000 Tam Frager http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=1131 Despite how wonderful travel is, traveling can be stressful. Even more so when you travel at the holidays. The holidays have more travelers, which can mean longer lines. Bad weather can cause delays. And money and family stressors can tip the scale. Fortunately there are things you can do to help ease some of the [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/11/28/holiday-travel-tips/feed/ 0 http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/24/fuel-fire-causes-flight-cancellations-in-miami/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fuel-fire-causes-flight-cancellations-in-miami http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/24/fuel-fire-causes-flight-cancellations-in-miami/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:38:09 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=567 More than 90 flights have been canceled at Miami International Airport Thursday after a massive overnight fuel tank fire.  The fire has created a major disruption for American Airlines, the airport’s biggest carrier, and stranded or delayed thousands of passengers. Firefighters worked through the night to extinguish the fire, which started late Wednesday night and [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/24/fuel-fire-causes-flight-cancellations-in-miami/feed/ 0 http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/24/when-should-i-buy-my-ticket-for-this-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-should-i-buy-my-ticket-for-this-summer http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/24/when-should-i-buy-my-ticket-for-this-summer/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:49:49 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=545 Everyone dreams of it – that perfect ticket, with ideal flight times, great connections, and of course, a bargain price tag.  How to best go about making reality come at least close? There are lots of theories out there about when to buy, in order to get a great price.  Unfortunately, most of them are [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/24/when-should-i-buy-my-ticket-for-this-summer/feed/ 0 http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/01/17/punta-arenas-strikes-easing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=punta-arenas-strikes-easing http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/01/17/punta-arenas-strikes-easing/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:11:34 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=447 Strikes paralyzed Chilean Patagonia last week, as thousands took to the street to protest increases in the price of gas and the projected removal of a government subsidy. There were significant demonstrations and some rioting in the region’s capital Punta Arenas, and all roads and ferry crossings leading into the city have been subject to [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/01/17/punta-arenas-strikes-easing/feed/ 0 http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/11/22/mind-the-darien-gap-or-why-you-cant-travel-overland-from-panama-to-colombia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mind-the-darien-gap-or-why-you-cant-travel-overland-from-panama-to-colombia http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/11/22/mind-the-darien-gap-or-why-you-cant-travel-overland-from-panama-to-colombia/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:17:27 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=386 You look at the map, and it seems like it should be straightforward.  Save on airfare, and experience all those places, by traveling to South America overland!  After all, Central America conveniently connects North and South America.  What better trip could there be, than to do it as a grand overland journey? Not so fast.  [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/11/22/mind-the-darien-gap-or-why-you-cant-travel-overland-from-panama-to-colombia/feed/ 1 http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/10/17/what-to-do-about-lost-or-expired-passports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-to-do-about-lost-or-expired-passports http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/10/17/what-to-do-about-lost-or-expired-passports/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:22:34 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=302 It happened again last week – the frantic phone call from the airport, as a client realizes that his passport is expired. Take a deep breath.  Yes, it’s bad, but like most things, there are solutions. The best solution is, of course, prevention.  When you buy your ticket, take a few minutes to find and [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/10/17/what-to-do-about-lost-or-expired-passports/feed/ 3 http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/10/06/peru-departure-tax-now-you-pay-it-now-you-dont/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peru-departure-tax-now-you-pay-it-now-you-dont http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/10/06/peru-departure-tax-now-you-pay-it-now-you-dont/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:17:41 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=364 Latin America is the land of departure taxes.  Many countries charge departure taxes, and all too often these can only be paid in cash, at the airport, at departure.  This can come as an unwelcome surprise to travelers who (like me) may arrive at the airport with no money left in their pockets. Peru is [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/10/06/peru-departure-tax-now-you-pay-it-now-you-dont/feed/ 0 http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/09/30/upheaval-in-ecuador-quito-airport-closed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=upheaval-in-ecuador-quito-airport-closed http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/09/30/upheaval-in-ecuador-quito-airport-closed/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:52:23 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=359 Flights to and from Ecuador have been suspended after demonstrators stormed the Quito airport. The demonstrators are primarily police and soldiers objecting to a measure passed by congress last night that would delay automatic promotions and slow salary increases. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa accused the protestors of staging a coup, saying that police pointed guns [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/09/30/upheaval-in-ecuador-quito-airport-closed/feed/ 0 http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/09/13/lan-and-tam-plan-merger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lan-and-tam-plan-merger http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/09/13/lan-and-tam-plan-merger/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:36:56 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=342 LAN and TAM Airlines announced their intention to merge.  The merger, if approved, will result in one of the largest airlines in the world, and the largest Latin American carrier.  The new carrier would reportedly be called “LatAm Airlines Group”.  The combined company would fly to 115 destinations in 23 countries and employ some 40,000 [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/09/13/lan-and-tam-plan-merger/feed/ 0 http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/08/30/mexicana-ceases-all-operations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mexicana-ceases-all-operations http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/08/30/mexicana-ceases-all-operations/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:08:37 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=344 Grupo Mexicana has ceased all operations.  All flights operated by Mexicana, MexicanaClick, and MexicanaLink are canceled.  Ticketed passengers should contact Exito immediately to file for a refund, and find new tickets on alternative carriers. Mexico’s largest airline, last year Mexicana transported over 11 million passengers. The airline operated 69 planes under the Mexicana brand and [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2010/08/30/mexicana-ceases-all-operations/feed/ 0