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/2011/12/02/american-airlines-bankruptcy-should-i-fly-another-airline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=american-airlines-bankruptcy-should-i-fly-another-airline http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/12/02/american-airlines-bankruptcy-should-i-fly-another-airline/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:38:26 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=1165 It’s all over the news.  American Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.  When purchasing tickets, should you now avoid American Airlines? No. With a few exceptions, you can purchase tickets on American with confidence. Chapter 11 is not the fire-sale bankruptcy where the courts sell off all the assets, down to the last [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/12/02/american-airlines-bankruptcy-should-i-fly-another-airline/feed/ 0 http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/06/15/chilean-volcano-continues-to-disrupt-travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chilean-volcano-continues-to-disrupt-travel http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/06/15/chilean-volcano-continues-to-disrupt-travel/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:59:35 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=787 Chile's Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano continues to disrupt travel in South America, although activity has lessened  in recent days. Travel in Argentina and Uruguay has been the most severely impacted, with airport closures yesterday in Buenos Aires and Montevideo. While many towns in Chile have been doused with ash, air travel has been less affected.  But as the ash cloud spreads over the Pacific, travel between Australia and South American is the latest casualty.  Qantas in particular has chosen not to operate under the current conditions. If you are scheduled to fly to Buenos Aires or Montevideo within the next week, please keep in close contact with your Exito agent or the airline.  While the situation seems to be improving, there may still be flight cancellations or delays.]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/06/15/chilean-volcano-continues-to-disrupt-travel/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/2011/03/14/latin-america-weathers-tsunami-with-minimal-damage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=latin-america-weathers-tsunami-with-minimal-damage http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/14/latin-america-weathers-tsunami-with-minimal-damage/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:24:10 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=548 Latin America appears to have sustained minimal damage from the tsunami generated by Japan’s massive 8.9 earthquake on Friday. Ecuador‘s government today lifted the state of emergency from the Galapagos Islands, and people all along the West Coast of Latin America returned to their homes this weekend. The Galapagos sustained the heaviest damage, with some [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/14/latin-america-weathers-tsunami-with-minimal-damage/feed/ 0 http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/11/tsunami-warning-for-the-pacific-coast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tsunami-warning-for-the-pacific-coast http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/11/tsunami-warning-for-the-pacific-coast/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:42:52 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=540 A massive magnitude 8.9 earthquake rocked the Japan coast this morning (Friday, March 11th), triggering tsunami warnings for twenty countries, including the coasts of Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Chile,  Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. While it appears that the tsunami will have minimal effect on Central America, Ecuador and [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/11/tsunami-warning-for-the-pacific-coast/feed/ 0 http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/10/staying-healthy-while-traveling-part-1-the-basics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=staying-healthy-while-traveling-part-1-the-basics http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/10/staying-healthy-while-traveling-part-1-the-basics/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:24:18 +0000 emma http://blog.exitotravel.com/?p=498 Anyone who travels regularly to Latin America has heard the questions.  Right after “But isn’t it awfully dangerous?” usually comes “Don’t people get sick down there a lot?”  The answers are no and no – most of Latin American is quite safe, and people who take sensible precautions usually stay perfectly healthy.  The key is [...]]]> http://blog.exitotravel.com/2011/03/10/staying-healthy-while-traveling-part-1-the-basics/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