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saving on airfares inside Colombia?

Hi everybody.

I'm planning to visit some cities in Colombia.
Probably Cartagena, Santa Marta, Manizales, Pereira and Cali.
But I would prefer to travel by air.
Does anyone know how could I save money while doing this?
Is there any kind of "bonus" or something like that in Avianca or another air-company?

Thanks in advance.

By josergar on Jan 8, 2007, 07:09 in Friendly Talkzone.

blogota.com says on Jan 8, 2007, 07:52:

Definitely do travel by air. If you have OnePass miles (Continental), you can ue them on AeroRepublica. It is very possible that you also, as you said, get a freebie when you purchase a bunch of tickets at one time, preferrably on Aeroepublica.

Paulis
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Miguel_Clavo says on Jan 8, 2007, 10:11:

One way to save money is buy the tickets once you are in Colombia, as opposed to in another country...if you fly in international with Avianca or American (a OneWorld partner) you would be eligible for the Discover Colombia passes for travel within Colombia....

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cali373 says on Jan 8, 2007, 11:40:

The question is what order are you planning to visit these cities. Reason is that you do not need to fly from Pereira to Manizales. It's a two hour trip by bus. I would not even fly between Pereira and Cali. I once left Pereira in the morning and wa already "rumbeando" by the afternoon. For the coastal cities, you would need to fly there, forget 18 hours on a bus. Santa Marta is about 4.5 hours from Cartagena by bus.

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josergar says on Jan 9, 2007, 01:25:

one more question Thank you very much for your advices, as they are being pretty useful.

I'm now checking the "Descubra Colombia Air Pass". Maybe the 5 tickets air pass would be nice. Seems it suits my needs.

But I have one doubt. I mustn't hit twice the same city, because it would count like one ticket. For example, I arrive in Colombia at Bogotá. After that, I go to Cali. That's one ticket. Then, I move to Pereira, but to reach Pereira I first have to pass through Bogotá, as the itinerary is Cali-Bogotá (escala) -Pereira. There's no straight flight between Cali and Pereira. Would it count like one ticket or two tickets as I pass again through Bogotá?

Thank you very much.
Regards.

José

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