TravelJo! http://www.traveljo.com Travel Tips and News Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en Jetair Fly - Cheap flights from Brussels to Carribean http://www.traveljo.com/2009/01/05/jetair-fly-cheap-flights-from-brussels-to-carribean/ http://www.traveljo.com/2009/01/05/jetair-fly-cheap-flights-from-brussels-to-carribean/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:36:03 +0000 traveljo http://www.traveljo.com/2009/01/05/jetair-fly-cheap-flights-from-brussels-to-carribean/  I flew so cheap from Brussels to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic with Jetair Fly last September that I have to spread the news. 300 EUR roundtrip from Europe to Carribean is a price you probably won’t find so often. Not only DR, flying to Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico were cheap as well.

However, these prices are not yet available for this year. Perhaps it was only a promotion for their new flights, and now when the demand is met, prices hike?

There is a promotion file (.pdf) you can download and check what they have for this year.

www.jetairfly.com

]]> http://www.traveljo.com/2009/01/05/jetair-fly-cheap-flights-from-brussels-to-carribean/feed/ Carshare Websites in Czech Republic, Germany and Surrounding Destinations http://www.traveljo.com/2008/08/17/carshare-websites-in-czech-republic-germany-and-surrounding-destinations/ http://www.traveljo.com/2008/08/17/carshare-websites-in-czech-republic-germany-and-surrounding-destinations/#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:27:44 +0000 traveljo http://www.traveljo.com/2008/08/17/carshare-websites-in-czech-republic-germany-and-surrounding-destinations/ A month ago, I discover Germany carshare websites which hooked up riders and travelers. I paid a mere 15 EUR (each) for my 4 hour-ride trip from Prague to Berlin and back. I had my doubt in the beginning of course; thinking I might end up with a serial rapist or ax-killer or some weirdo like that but my carshare experience was excellent so I will definitely use this website from now on to travel to cities available on the list. These drivers are travelers themselves who want extra
money for their gasoline. The riders are normal travelers or people who study and work in a different cities.http://www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de: I found my ride through this site. The riders’ numbers are listed so giving them a call is a Skype click away. However this site is very hard to navigate if you don’t understand German. There seems to be no option to select departure and arrival destination, but I found a trick. To search for rides from a specific city, use this link [http://www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de/mitfahrzentrale/Praha/liste.html] Replace [Praha] with the city of your choice e.g. Berlin, Munchen, Budapest (make sure the name is the correct German spelling). For rides from one city to another use [http://www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de/mitfahrzentrale/Praha/Berlin/b.html

  • http://www.mfz.de/ : This site is easy to navigate but you can’t see the riders’ phone numbers. You send them a message via the site and have to wait for them to contact you back.
  • www.autospolujizda.cz: You might also try this Czech website but I think it’s way inferior to the German ones.
  • www.jizdaspolu.cz same as above comment.

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]]> http://www.traveljo.com/2008/08/17/carshare-websites-in-czech-republic-germany-and-surrounding-destinations/feed/ Mozart Opera for $2 at Premier Theater in Prague http://www.traveljo.com/2008/04/27/mozart-opera-for-2-at-premier-theater-in-prague/ http://www.traveljo.com/2008/04/27/mozart-opera-for-2-at-premier-theater-in-prague/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:20:48 +0000 traveljo http://www.traveljo.com/2008/04/27/mozart-opera-for-2-at-premier-theater-in-prague/ You can watch Mozart’s operas including Don Giovanni at the theater where it was first debut for a mere 30 CZK ~ 2$.

I almost bought two tickets for Don Giovanni for $600/$700 (already discounted by the people who could not go to the show) until J. said that we could buy standing tickets instead. A month ago, I paid 350 CZK for a side-balcony seat to see “Clemenza de Tita.” Didn’t like the seat because of the blocked view, I opted to stand at the exact location I was last night which I could have gotten for only 30 CZK.

540/640 CZK was saved and would go to my piggy bank for future purchase.

[Stavoske Divadlo]

]]> http://www.traveljo.com/2008/04/27/mozart-opera-for-2-at-premier-theater-in-prague/feed/ Lowcost Airline London-Hongkong Folded http://www.traveljo.com/2008/04/18/lowcost-airline-london-hongkong-folded/ http://www.traveljo.com/2008/04/18/lowcost-airline-london-hongkong-folded/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:02:30 +0000 traveljo http://www.traveljo.com/2008/04/18/lowcost-airline-london-hongkong-folded/ My fare scouting to flight cheap from London to Hongkong is over now that low-cost Oasis Hong Kong airline has announced bankruptcy.

Ironically, I never heard of this airline before I met a Hongkong girl who stayed at the same hostel in Venice during Venice festival this February. She bought a round-trip ticket HK-London for a smoking price of only $550. Now that I plan to fly from Europe to South East Asia, I remember our conversation two months ago and started googling for “Oasis.” There wasn’t any bad news on the home page except for the booking function wasn’t working. I waited for a few days and saw the official statement which confirmed my suspicion.

Oh well, I will try to find alternative low-cost option from Europe to other central hubs: Singapore and Bangkok.

[Oasis]

]]> http://www.traveljo.com/2008/04/18/lowcost-airline-london-hongkong-folded/feed/ Budget Flights within Europe from/to Prague http://www.traveljo.com/2008/04/13/budget-flights-within-europe-fromto-prague/ http://www.traveljo.com/2008/04/13/budget-flights-within-europe-fromto-prague/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:25:42 +0000 traveljo http://www.traveljo.com/2008/04/13/budget-flights-within-europe-fromto-prague/ Heavy competition in the travel industry has driven airfares down to
almost nothing–excluding taxes. Check out these low-cost carriers:

-BmiBaby: Flights between UK (home base) and Czech, Denmark, France, Greece, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland.
-Clickair:
Flights between Spain (home base Barcelona) and Czech Rep., France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland.
-EasyJet:
Flights between England (base London) and Czech, France, Italy,
Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, and many more.
-FlyBaboo: Flights between Switzerland (home base Geneva) and Czech Rep., France, Italy, Spain.
-Germanwings:
Flights within Germany and from Germany (home base Cologne/Bonn) to
Austria, Czech Republic, England, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal,
Spain, Switzerland and Turkey.
-Skyeurope:
Flights between Slovakia (home base Bratislava) and Croatia, Czech
Republic, England, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Spain,
Switzerland.
-Smartwings:
Flights between Czech Republic (home base Prague) and Denmark, France,
Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland.

Czech Airlines (www.csa.cz/en/), Czech major carrier has entered the low-cost market with its own Click4Sky.com with quite attracting deals, 994 Czk (~ 38 EUR) one-way to a handful of major European airports.

Or use the super search engine Kayak to find cheap flights


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