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Fatcat · Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 92 Location: Athens, Georgia

Anyone travelling from the US (preferrably Atlanta) to Cancun during January or February? I'm trying to find cheap flights then. Is Jan/Feb the busy season for that area??

Cdaniels · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:10 am Post subject: See you there!

December thru March is the busy tourist season. Relative to other destinations in Latin America, Cancun is cheap, but I don't know how to find deals (yet.)

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Try STA travel (is that American?), if you are still a student. Otherwise, look into charter flights if you are willing to dump the return ticket and fly back another way.

or

[url]orbitz.com[/url]

[url]travelocity.com[/url]

the only way cheaper than that is to grow wings.

Perpetual Traveller · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 651 Location: In the Kak, Japan

STA travel is worldwide and no longer caters only to students. Good in some ways since it means easier access to deals for those who are no longer studying but bad in others, no longer so good at budget travel and student discounts/special deals.

Flight Centre is another one to try or maybe www.expedia.com

PT

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

I find the cost of domestic flights in Mexico to be somewhat frustrating.
I can fly for five hours from DF to Vancouver almost as cheap as from Huatulco to DF (55 minutes). How can they sell those international flights so much cheaper? (Volume!)

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

oldedawg · Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 3 Location: winterpeg

fatcat: try EXITO for cheap fares.they seem to have good prices. hope this helps

Cdaniels · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:48 pm Post subject: Hola

And Exito is not good for the rest of us. huff! Mad

Did you attend or find out more about CIE?

They have a slick website.

oldedawg · Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 3 Location: winterpeg

there was very little info outside their website and no practicum with the course,so I have not pursued it. no replies from anyone who took the course and actually got a job. so i'm back in research mode

jessicah632 · Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Posts: 36 Location: Texas, USA

Try Sun Country Airlines. They have cheap flights from the Midwest & South to Cancun. I think they should route from Atlanta as well, but not sure? I got a cheap fare from Dallas to Cancun round trip in the first week of January a year ago for only $195. It did come to $280 with all the taxes and stuff though.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

If you're going to Cancun, it might be worthwhile to see what Mexican airlines are offering. The region is in cleanup after hurricane Wilma and may be offering some attractive discounts just to attract early tourist dollars there.

Mexicana airlines has a 2 X 1 deal during this, the low season.

M@tt · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 473 Location: here and there

the best flight search engine I've used is www.sidestep.com.
it uses the other sites in its search so it will supposedly find the cheapest alternative from among a number of other search engines.

i'm looking at $367 round trip Indianapolis-Mexico City, which is pretty cheap. not sure about atlanta-cancun.

carolynne · Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 80 Location: Spain

Also try www.opodo.co.uk, they have super cheap flights! London to Cancun was �120??? Ridiculous! (They aren't just based in the UK.) Thomsonfly.com is also cheap but you may have to be leaving from Europe? Worth checking out though...

Fatcat · Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 92 Location: Athens, Georgia

I'm not going to Mexico until later this year!! Bummer!!! But, I did find one airline, Spirit Air, who has a sale from Atlanta to Cancun for $188 round trip until April 30. They may have more originating cities in this deal; i'm not sure.

www.spiritair.com

tesolitis · Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 37 Location: canada

I checked Orpitz and some others. O. prices increase while you are booking, and some flights disappear from the screen. My travel agent found the best deal (US Airways at the time). And I had it from a brick business address! The cheap prices tend to be for some 3 days return, not very helpful if you want 3 month. Also make sure you can actually enter the country with a oneway ticket. You may be rejected on grounds that there is no guarantee you can afford to leave. Of course I would say I am leaving by bus to the neighboring country - will it be accepted? I don't know.