Check out my Slide Show! February 29, 2008
These pictures were taken during our travels in Chile.
The Ceremony and Reception February 25, 2008
DATE: January 3, 2009
TIME: 6:30pm
LOCATION: To be announced
Driving directions to Chile… February 25, 2008
Here’s the Recap:
1) we got engaged;
2) we called/emailed/told everyone in person;
3) we set a date and now;
4) everyone is starting the process of booking flights to Chile.
Driving Directions:
For the adventurers out there who want to drive, the trip is approximately 30,000 miles. At 500 miles a day, you can get there in two months. Make sure you budget extra time for any unforeseen circumstances, such as running out of bribe money in Mexico, running out of gas in Venezuela or getting kidnapped by the FARC in Colombia. Once you get to Chile, pass go, pay $100 (for the reciprocity fee–more to come on this later) and congratulations, you are safe.
Flight Information:
For the more conventional traveler, here are a few websites that seem to offer the best rates:
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Make sure to check the flight duration before booking. Many times the same fare will have several flight options, and usually there is a flight option that is SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER!!
GROUP RATE INFORMATION
I preface the following list with the follow, these were websites suggested in a wedding planning book. I don’t actually have experience working with them, but its worth looking into.
AirCanada Group Rates(USA): 1-800-268-0024
[This looks promising!!!]
American Airlines Group Travel Wedding Services Desk: 1-888-545-8193
Delta Airlines Group Sales: 1-800-337-4777
www.groople.com
INDIVIDUAL FLIGHT INFORMATION
AirCanada
[For anyone flying from the East Coast (especially you 3-1-5'ers), if you buy directly on the AirCanada website, the flight is cheaper than the same flights sold on cheaptickets.com. This is usually true of any airline.]
Sidestep, the Traveler’s Search Engine
Cheaptickets
[This site is better for finding the cheapest airline. After that go directly to the airline's website.]
Studentuniverse Student Airfaires
[Note: I haven't been successful in getting any results from studentuniverse.com over the last few weeks. It may be that they don't have any student fares this far in advance, but it can't hurt to keep checking.]
Lan Chile
[Many times Lan is more expensive (and nicer) than other airlines who do the trip from the US to Santiago. However, when they have sales they are great. I think you can sign up to receive for last minute deals from them by email. Plus, you earn frequent flyer miles on American Airlines when you fly on Lan.]
Delta
[I flew Delta once to Chile and I believe it was a direct flight. However, their prices are usually pretty high.]
Taca
[I have flown taca a few times to South America. At times they have cheaper rates, but usually that means 3 extra layovers in random countries in Central America. For the adventurous, this may sound great. For the more conservative, best to avoid Taca.]
If anyone finds a better rate elsewhere, by all means post a comment to let the rest of us know!!!
Love, Melissa
