Stay at the Coco Pando just out of town. The email is attached. It is
right on the water and comfortable.
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From: travel-to-honduras.....com
[mailto:travel-to-honduras.....com] On Behalf Of Jeannie Belove
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 9:07 AM
To: travel-to-honduras.....com
Subject: Re: [travel-to-honduras] RE: lobbying for lower airfares to
Honduras
Hi all,
I live on Roatan but am new to the Island. We need to go to La Ceiba for
some pool supplies and stuff. Is there a price mart of any kind there? Does
anyone know of any really good woodworking shops and could anyone suggest a
nice place to stay (possibly out of town on the beach or something with a
bit of charm.) We need a vacation from our vacation! Also looking for
building materials and resources in La Ceiba as we were not particularly
fond of San Pedro Sula. We are also interested in a guide.
Thanks for any info
Jeannie B
butchrouser.....net wrote:
What reciprocal airlines are there in Honduras..None. SOL air was one, but
it is gone..that's why rates are so high.
-------------- Original message from RRTalley : --------------
> I'm making inquiries at Oakland International Airport. Someone mentioned
Alaska
> Airlines as a
> possibility and they fly into Oakland. I think Continental does, too.
There's
> probably a lot of
> diplomatic hassles including reciprocal Honduran airlines entry into the
market,
> so don't hold
> your breath.
>
> Robert Talley
>
> --- Wilfredo Munguia wrote:
>
> > Any reduction would be great. I travel to Honduras 2-3 times a year
(pleasure)
> and the cost of
> > the airline ticket is outrageous. I could fly to Europe 1 1/2 times
cheaper
> than the flight to
> > SPS. Norm
> >
> > "Jeffrey S. Levine" wrote:I also suggest doing what
> we can to encourage
> > additional airlines to fly to
> > Honduran destinations.from other countries. I've sent e-mails to both
> > America West and Alaska Airlines asking them to do so since there is no
> > western US gateway. I have received acknowledgements to my
correspondence
> > but only time will tell. Most every US carrier flies to Costa Rica now
that
> > it has been "discovered." I bet that wasn't always the case. Every
little
> > bit helps.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > jsl
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: travel-to-honduras.....com
> > [mailto:travel-to-honduras.....com] On Behalf Of Marco
> > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 3:40 PM
> > To: travel-to-honduras.....com
> > Subject: [travel-to-honduras] lobbying for lower airfares to Honduras
> >
> >
> > Good afternoon everyone...
> >
> > During the social tourism segment of the recently-concluded Conference
> > on Honduras 2005, we discussed the problem of expensive airline fares
> > to Honduras. One of my colleagues, for example paid $800 for a
> > roundtrip ticket to Honduras from Houston, TX. That's extremely high.
> > I was able to fly to Guatemala City (with a return flight from
> > Tegucigalpa) from Washington Dulles for $380, so you have to wonder...
> > "what's the problem?"
> >
> > Well, one problem that is always mentioned is "competition". Not
> > enough competing airlines flying to Honduras. Whatever the answer is,
> > the fact remains that high airfares are a disincentive for people to
> > visit Honduras, particularly social tourists who would like to fly to
> > Honduras more often to provide their volunteer services.
> >
> > At the conference, we were fortunate to have Roberto Galeano of
> > Honduras' Institute of Tourism in attendance. Roberto gave us a brief
> > presentation explaining how the Honduran government has recently
> > negotiated a 45% decrease in the airport taxes for airlines.
> >
> > The reduced taxes represent significant cost savings for the airlines
> > with respect to services at Honduras' four major airports
> > (Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, and Roatan).
> >
> > Our question (as you might guess) was... "So when will consumers start
> > to realize the benefit of these reduced airport taxes?". Certainly,
> > it would be nice to see the airlines pass on at least some of their
> > cost savings to passengers.
> >
> > Roberto suggested that one way we can perhaps influence airlines to
> > drop their fares is to use the power of our network to express our
> > strong support for significantly lower fares.
> >
> > Thus, I would ask that all of us who read this message send an e-mail
> > or mail a letter stating the importance of lower fares to both you as
> > an individual and your organization. State the name of your
> > organization and your location. If you travel to Honduras regularly,
> > indicate how many more times you would travel there were airfares 25%,
> > 50% lower. State how many people travel with you. State how
> > continued high fares might affect your plans for continuing to travel
> > to Honduras. You get the idea.
> >
> > According to the Honduran government, the tourism industry generated
> > approximately $450 million in revenue in 2004. While this is an
> > indication of the benefit to Honduras of tourism, it only begins to
> > reveal the full benefit. Given the thousands of social tourists who
> > travel to Honduras each year, the country benefits in so many more
> > ways through the expertise, experience, energy, and talents provided
> > by these travelers. It would indeed be a shame if high airfares would
> > discourage these travelers from continuing their love affair with
> > Honduras.
> >
> > Roberto recommends that we write to the following individual to
> > express our concerns:
> >
> > Armando Funes
> > Asociación Hondureña de Líneas Aéreas (AHLA)
> > Centro Comercial Plaza Criolla, 2do nivel
> > Boulevard Morazán, Tegucigalpa
> > Honduras C.A.
> > e-mail: afunes.....com
> >
> >
> > Armando is the head of Honduras' airline association. I will be
> > trying to convince him to join us next year at the Conference on
> > Honduras 2006.
> >
> > To make our impact felt all the more, please try and e-mail or write
> > your letter during the next few days.
> >
> > This is a cause that should benefit everyone... not the least of
> > which, the Honduran people.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Marco
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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