In case anyone is planning on visiting from Toronto, the West Jet seat sale is still on ... the prices have gone up a bit since we booked last week but they're still reasonable.
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Toronto to POP seat sale
not sure how they arrive at the price but typically we have to pay at least $300 in taxes plus whatever the flight cost is.
westjet and other charter airlines normally charges around $330 each way making an average flight only ticket around $1000 incl taxes
it is almost always cheaper to book an AI package from Canada than it is to book a flight only unless you are able to get some kind of deal or last minute special.
WestJet now offers us an alternative that is definitely cheaper & has much larger luggage allowances
If you can fly out of a US airport you can find great deals with JetBlue for example but if you are limited to a Canadian departure city....there are very few great deals for Flight Only.
The reverse is true for AI packages.
Canada has great last minute prices to the DR...as low as $700 including flight/transfer/AI hotel & taxes.
westjet and other charter airlines normally charges around $330 each way making an average flight only ticket around $1000 incl taxes
it is almost always cheaper to book an AI package from Canada than it is to book a flight only unless you are able to get some kind of deal or last minute special.
WestJet now offers us an alternative that is definitely cheaper & has much larger luggage allowances
If you can fly out of a US airport you can find great deals with JetBlue for example but if you are limited to a Canadian departure city....there are very few great deals for Flight Only.
The reverse is true for AI packages.
Canada has great last minute prices to the DR...as low as $700 including flight/transfer/AI hotel & taxes.
If I remember correctly there was a tax added to the ticket price by the US because Canadian flights fly over US airspace. So you could change that to three countries charging extortionate taxes.
Well from Toronto, the taxes ALONE to the DR are $338 and now they have added the additonal $100 fuel surchage.:ermm:
You guys definately have it better
Sale
I booked with West Jet on April 29th and paid $430 return taxes included ($149 each way). A great site to check on a regular basis is sales@flightnetwork.com
I booked with West Jet on April 29th and paid $430 return taxes included ($149 each way). A great site to check on a regular basis is sales@flightnetwork.com
toronto to pop
when people say the taxes are 338$, that price is with the tour company sellers, i think it also includes a fee to themselves. If you book with a standard airline like american, delta etc. i think the taxes are aprox $155.
the best return prices will always be with the tour companies on their sell offs however only for one week trips. if you want to stay an extra week the price goes up. Why, i dont know as you are only using one seat down , one seat back...
the tours companies also are restricted to certain days. I myself like to stay between 2-4 weeks so have to pay more, but a bit more flexabity. In looking for a july booking the cheapest i can get is delta out of toronto for $746 including taxes, but out of detroit it is $572.
the cheapest i had in the last year was $376. return out of detroit and it was in the high season in february.
when people say the taxes are 338$, that price is with the tour company sellers, i think it also includes a fee to themselves. If you book with a standard airline like american, delta etc. i think the taxes are aprox $155.
the best return prices will always be with the tour companies on their sell offs however only for one week trips. if you want to stay an extra week the price goes up. Why, i dont know as you are only using one seat down , one seat back...
the tours companies also are restricted to certain days. I myself like to stay between 2-4 weeks so have to pay more, but a bit more flexabity. In looking for a july booking the cheapest i can get is delta out of toronto for $746 including taxes, but out of detroit it is $572.
the cheapest i had in the last year was $376. return out of detroit and it was in the high season in february.
