bonaire travel

Bonaire Travel – Avoid International Fees with BonairePros

June 11, 2009

For Americans, the credit card companies (and your bank) have been silently implementing new fees that you have to pay if your credit card is charged on Bonaire (considered a foreign transaction). The average fee is around 3% of the total purchase. If you plan to book a package with lodging, rental car and activities [...]

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Nonstop flights to Bonaire from Miami on Insel Air!

May 6, 2009

Hot news, sports fans. Insel Air starts non-stop service from Miami to Bonaire starting July 4, 2009. Service is set for Saturdays, both directions. Here’s the schedule: Insel Air #908 – depart Miami 4:25 pm – arrive Bonaire 7:35 pm Insel Air #907 – depart Bonaire 11:55 am – arrive Miami 3:05 pm According to [...]

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Swine Flu … and Why You Should Go to Bonaire

May 1, 2009

Worst case “scenario” for recovery … Book the trip! No reported cases of Swine Flu on Bonaire. No flights to Bonaire from Mexico. Sun, wind and salt water — we’re thinking Bonaire might be the place to hang out and dodge the N1H1. Sorry Mr. Vice-President, but your well though out observation on airline travel [...]

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Secret JFK to Bonaire Flight Revealed

April 28, 2009

The JFK arrival? Please, no shoving! Read about all the official flight changes yet? Although most is old news, the temporary suspension of the non-stop from JFK has been tweaked by the powers at Delta. The last bus left this past Saturday. Don’t look for it to start back up until November 7th. That being [...]

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Kontiki at Lac Bay – Save on your Bonaire windsurf vacation

April 27, 2009

Miriam at the Kontiki Beach Club and Lac Bay Apartments informed us that you can get a Summer Special FREE Night this year — stay anytime from June through Sept 30, and you’ll get one night free on week long stays, including free breakfast! We really like this set up and offer for surfers that [...]

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Super Bonaire Flight Deals are Out There!

April 17, 2009

Continental is offering some great fares to Bonaire as well (using both the Newark and Houston hubs). Get this — Detroit to Bonaire for $464 ?!?! That’s like winning the lottery — and cheaper than what they are charging from Houston. Michigan – hello? … your Bonaire vacation is calling. Newark to Bonaire for $428, [...]

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Finding New Cheap Flights to Bonaire!

April 16, 2009

This just in … Delta has revised some rules and made some very low fares available for summer travel. Fares are round trip. U.S. taxes and certain fees not included (approx $63.00) Boston for $426 … Chicago for $525 … JFK for $428 … Atlanta for $598 … BWI for $536 These lower fares were [...]

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How to Select the Right Dive Package (part 2)

April 16, 2009

Captain Don’s boat dock — right beside your breakfast table! Boat diving on Bonaire is a bit different than a lot of dive destinations. Dive sites are clustered around Klein Bonaire (less than half a mile off the main island) and up and down the leeward coast (all within 50 yards of shore). This makes [...]

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Bonaire Fare Sale Holding Steady

April 15, 2009

Our SABRE search this morning reveals many of the fare sales in effect have been extended for another 10 days to 2 weeks. But we did note that in several key cities, fares have gone up. This coincides with the general global forecast that fares will rise this summer, due to the airlines reduction of [...]

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Cheap Flights to Bonaire are Available in June!

April 8, 2009

We did some research in SABRE this morning (that’s the technology company we connect to that compiles the largest database of flight info in the world for reservation systems, and, incidentally, is based in our hometown of Southlake). You should be booking your June vacation to Bonaire right now! Here’s why. Continental resumes its Sunday-Sunday [...]

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