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Delta is fighting back. So far from Denver and Washington. Maybe ORD and SFO next? If you want a sub $600 ticket, this will be your best chance for a bit.

[QUOTE=Doggboy]I am arranging a brief trip to Mendoza next week. I am taking my portena girl and wondering how I might negotiate airfare so I don't get stuck paying gringo prices for both of us. Is there anyway to do that and still use my credit card?

Clueless Dogg[/QUOTE][blue]Doggboy,

You have a portena girlfriend and you've never introduced her to any of us?

Smart man.

Thanks,

Jackson[/blue]

I don't think that there is anything you have to negotiate. I took a trip with a chica when I was there not too long ago and the travel agent charged me one price for the chica and, if I recall correctly, charged about twice that amount for my ticket.

You could also let the chica purchase her own ticket.

Bob

[QUOTE=Doggboy]I am arranging a brief trip to Mendoza next week. I am taking my portena girl and wondering how I might negotiate airfare so I don't get stuck paying gringo prices for both of us. Is there anyway to do that and still use my credit card?

Clueless Dogg[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=AllIWantisLove]I don't think that there is anything you have to negotiate. I took a trip with a chica when I was there not too long ago and the travel agent charged me one price for the chica and, if I recall correctly, charged about twice that amount for my ticket.

You could also let the chica purchase her own ticket.

Bob.[/QUOTE]Why do you have to pay twice as much? Air tickets should have only one price, whether it's purchased by locals or by foreigners traveling around the country.

[QUOTE=Rainot]Why do you have to pay twice as much? Air tickets should have only one price, whether it's purchased by locals or by foreigners traveling around the country.[/QUOTE]Unless things have changed, both LAN and Argentina Aerolineas tack on a gringo premium. Even some hotels charge a different rate. Whatever the market will bear, eh?

Doggboy,

Send the chica to purchase both tickets, and have her pay cash.

I fly frequently Bs. As. - La Rioja, and my tickets are always purchased by my Argentine business partners. It might happen that at check in they require you to pay the foreigner's surcharge, but I think it happened once out of 10 times to me. Usually, the agents could not care less about their employer getting fucked.

The only thing my friends do when buying my tickets is using the spanish form of my first name. Also never made problems.

And, yes, 2 tier pricing sucks. No matter if it is for flights, hotels or chicas.

2 centavos de.

El Alemán

Thanks to El Aleman and others for their advise. Due to time constraints I was not able to use all advise given, but did get the gf's resident rate, while I am paying non resident. I will be better equiped to perform subterfuge next time.

Hello,

I just wanted to share some inside info on AA. This October they will be adding their 5th flight to B. A.. This flight will be from ORD. United had this route but they gave it away. So AA will be picking it up if the goverment approves, which I am sure they will. Also United will stop flying to Montevideo on June the 8 of this year.

Take care.

Tiger

Just in the interest of accuracy. United didn't "give up" the ORD-EZE route. It is a seasonal routing that they only fly during the Argentine summers. Last year they decided not to operate that route, but they retain the authority to operate it.

AA is going to operate the route starting in the North American fall and will also probably operate a MIA-MVD non-stop on a daily basis starting in Sept./ Oct. timeframe.

The last UAL flight to MVD will be tomorrow, June 6th.

DL and AA are attacking each other for their fares to Buenos Aires. So you can get a $640 all in fare on DL from SFO or DEN, or $615 from Atlanta and SLC on AA. These fare wars usually don't last long. If DL or AA have a hub in a city, check the other airline for good fares.

Ah, I love the smell of airlines fighting each other!

I just recieved an email from LAN saying they are doing direct flights from NYC to Chile. There are several planes a day that leave Chile for Buenos Aires so If you miss your connection your not screwed like I was going through Lima.

I still think a coach ticket on LAN to BA through Chile is better than coach on American Airlines. If you can afford business class by all means do AA non stop.

Gentlemen,

Delta is having a fare promotion. You can get this fare for ALL this summer and into next March or April of 2008. Yesterday the prices dropped from about 1500$ for December travel to 540 plus tax or 630$ RT. In December only Dec. 24th was at this price, however the complete months of June, July, August, Sept. October had this price as well as after Jan. 16 2008. This morning they are all 950 to 1900$. HOWEVER check every few hours as Delta will drop the price today to below what I paid yesterday (per the same email alert service that informed me yesterday). It comes and goes in a few hours, act quickly.

Not a promotion, as much as a fare war against UA.

Good from WAS, DEN and SFO. Get them while you can!

[QUOTE=BundaLover]Gentlemen,

Delta is having a fare promotion. You can get this fare for ALL this summer and into next march or April of 2008. Yesterday the prices dropped from about 1500$ for December travel to 540 plus tax or 630$ RT. In December only Dec. 24th was at this price, however the complete months of June, July, August, Sept. October had this price as well as after Jan. 16 2008. This morning they are all 950 to 1900$. HOWEVER check every few hours as Delta will drop the price today to below what I paid yesterday (per the same email alert service that informed me yesterday) It comes and goes in a few hours, act quickly.[/QUOTE]