Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Amaszonas
(
2-222-0848;
www.amaszonas.com
)
American Airlines
(AA;
2-334-1314;
www.aa.com
)
BOA
(
901-105-010;
www.boa.bo
)
This is the new national airline, but at the time of
writing its service was still irregular.
Grupo Taca
(TA;
800-10-8222;
www.taca.com
)
LAN Airlines
(LA;
800-100-521;
www.lan.com
)
TAM
(PZ;
2-244-3442;
www.tam.com.br
)
Tickets
Ticket prices in this chapter do not include taxes or fuel levies, which can significantly in-
crease air travel costs. Save money by using online aggregators and deal sites or make a
cost-saving flight/land connection via Lima, Cuzco, Santiago or Buenos Aires.
ROUND-THE-WORLD TICKETS
Round-the-world (RTW) tickets can be real bargains if you are traveling to South America
from the other side of the world. Generally put together by airline alliances, RTW tickets
allow you a limited period (usually a year) in which to circum- navigate the globe.
An alternative to a RTW ticket is one put together by a travel agent. These tickets are
more expensive than airline RTW fares, but you get to choose your itinerary.
Travel agents can also combine tickets from two low-cost airlines to offer multidestina-
tion fares that are cheaper than a RTW ticket and allow for two stops on the way to and
from South America.
Some online sites offer intercontinental tickets.
Oneworld
(
www.oneworld.com
) An airline alliance.
Round the World Flights
(
www.roundtheworldflights.com
) An excellent site that allows
you to build your own trip from the UK.
Star Alliance
(
www.staralliance.com
)
An airline alliance.
STA Travel
(
www.statravel.com
)
Student travel.
