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LOCALThursday 3 September 2015
Good News for Tourists: Travel to Colombia Is Cheaper Than Ever
--According to Thomson shopping to adventure only US$66. tors, who are travelling below $500 all year round.
Reuters: Travel to Colom- and lodging can be expe- Now, more than ever, trav- largely to Bogota, Carta- Even during the holidays,
bia is roughly36% cheaper rienced with a smaller bud- elers can up their game gena, Medellin and Santa Americans can escape the
than a year ago; Savvy get. As an example, last and experience a more Marta. cold at these prices with a
travelers take notice. Air connectivity has been non-stop flight from New
year, travelers could ex- sophisticated, top-tier Co- a big priority for Colom- York City (JFK) to Cartage-
BOGOTA, Colombia, Au- pect to pay approximately lombian lifestyle with any bia these past few years. na (CTG) over Thanksgiving
gust 28, 2015 – Over the US$51 (or $97,500 Colom- and all hotels, tours and Currently there are 247 di- for US$484.
last decade, Colombia has bian pesos) for a three attractions that are priced rect weekly flights from the Additionally, from the 7th
remarkably and steadily course meal in Cartagena. in pesos (which is most of United States, connecting until the 16th of September,
grown as a popular tourist Today, you could have the them). nine U.S. cities (Miami, Los Avianca and Procolombia
destination, and it shows no same meal for approxi- While the bigger value Angeles, New York, Atlan- will promote 25 cities in Co-
signs of slowing down. The mately US$20 less at US$32. the US dollar carries in Co- ta, Houston, Washington lombia with discounts in
country’s close proximity to In the same vein, a design- lombia right now certainly D.C., Orlando, Dallas and airplane tickets from 15%
the U.S. (2.5 hours from Mi- er women’s swimsuit would helps, the addition of new Fort Lauderdale) with six to 50% off. This campaign,
ami to Cartagena), its at- retail for approximately direct flight paths and a Colombian cities (Carta- with the name “Colombia is
tractive no season climate, US$105 in 2014, whereas booming hotel infrastruc- gena, Bogota, Medellin, Magical Realism” will ben-
lack of Visa requirements today, you’d be able to ture has attracted a huge Barranquilla, Armenia and efit 22 different countries.
and a variety of activities purchase that same suit for increase in American visi- Cali). Most recent new From the USA cities such as
ranging from white sand routes include an Ameri- Miami, New York, Washing-
beaches to adventures can Airlines route from Mi- ton, Fort Lauderdale, Or-
places full of historical, cul- ami to Barranquilla, which lando, San Francisco, Chi-
tural and magical experi- launched in June of 2015 cago, Dallas, LA and Hous-
ences, all make this coun- and an Avianca route from ton will have great deals to
try a top-notch destination Los Angeles to Bogota. This visit Colombia.
in Latin America. And now, December, Delta will also As for hotels, Colombia has
travel to and operation begin connections from worked to provide an ex-
within the country can be Atlanta to Cartagena and pansive offering of hotels
done at essentially a forty Medellin, which will likely across the board to better
percent discount, due to help boost higher-end trav- accommodate the influx of
the recent devaluation of el to Colombia. And what’s airline passengers.
the Colombian peso. more, these non-stop flights
Everything from cuisine and are affordable, averaging Continued on Page 27
