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| Posted On: | 23-Apr-2003 |
| From: | David Evans [dkevans.....edu] |
| Subject: | Re: [roatan] Digest Number 804 |
Sharon: I will be in French Harbour Monday morning. Give me the info as to who I should contact in French Harbour....your brother's name, etc. That will be the address and contact person your dad will need for his visa info when he arrives in Coxen Hole. I am assuming your dad is an American Citizen...if he is not there could be some problems...such as his re-entering the US etc. But if he has an American Passport he will have no difficulty getting into Honduras, and will pay $2.00 to have a 30 day Visa stamped into his passport upon arrival, which is renewable for an additional $2.00. I think your brother goes by "Jr" Brown. By the way, I know a Brown in French Harbour who is a shrimp boat Captain, married to a delightful lady nick-named "Babe"...she used to run a small restaurant just before you crossed the bridge onto the point at French Harbour on the left hand side behind a high white wooden fence...I know both of these folks pretty well. So if there is anything I can do for you while I am there...a message to pass on to anyone...your aunt Sula, for example, please just let me know. All the best...dke "Johnson, Sharon" wrote: > Hi group, > Can anyone give me some information on how I can get my brother (He lives in > French Harbour ) here to visit our father. They have never seen each other > and it would be a great surprise to our Dad if I could get it done. I don't > know where to start, what to apply for, etc. How do I contact the 'right' > people to get the ball rolling? Thanks to all for any help. > SDJ > -----Original Message----- > From: roatan.....com [mailto:roatan.....com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 6:03 PM > To: roatan.....com > Subject: [roatan] Digest Number 804 > > > > > There are 5 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Sol Air DFW to RTB price increase > From: "David Elder" > 2. RE: Sol Air DFW to RTB price increase > From: "Brad Warren" > 3. Re: Sol Air DFW to RTB price increase > From: "davidborton" > 4. Honduras, Roatan and the Bay Islands Newsletter > From: "Steve " > 5. Re: Sol Air DFW to RTB price increase > From: sep.....net > > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:46:11 -0700 > From: "David Elder" > Subject: Sol Air DFW to RTB price increase > > We are planning a trip and I went to Sol Air's web site > http://solair.net/fares.asp to see their current prices. They are running > specials on most of thier flights. But the one I want DFW (Dallas) to RTB > (Roatan) is $549.00. I was under the impression from emails I have read > from this group that Sol and TACA were in a price war over this and the > Miami flights. Anyone know if Sol plans to offer the lower prices on this > flight again? > > Thanks > Dave > > > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:37:48 -0600 > From: "Brad Warren" > Subject: RE: Sol Air DFW to RTB price increase > > Hi Dave, > > I just purchased a ticket today from TACA directly at the Roatan airport for > my daughter to fly down in June for 2 weeks. Total price, including tax, > $483. Dallas/Roatan/Dallas > > The ticket is what they call pre-paid. I pay for it here but it is issued > in the States at DFW saving me from the 12 % Honduran tax. > > When she checked the computer the first time it was $1074. > > The second time, 3 minutes later, it was $697 and then after another short > break, $483 and I bought it. > > When you get to the island, come by our orphanage in Sandy Bay, or our > satellite internet café, "The King's Café', in West End and say hi. > > Serving by Grace alone, > > Brad Warren > Director > Child Sponsorship International > Tele. 011-504-445-1915 > Email- Brad.....org > Website- www.csiRoatan.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Elder [mailto:delder.....com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 5:46 PM > To: roatan.....com > Subject: [roatan] Sol Air DFW to RTB price increase > > We are planning a trip and I went to Sol Air's web site > http://solair.net/fares.asp to see their current prices. They are running > specials on most of thier flights. But the one I want DFW (Dallas) to RTB > (Roatan) is $549.00. I was under the impression from emails I have read > from this group that Sol and TACA were in a price war over this and the > Miami flights. Anyone know if Sol plans to offer the lower prices on this > flight again? > > Thanks > Dave > > > > > > > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 02:44:02 -0000 > From: "davidborton" > Subject: Re: Sol Air DFW to RTB price increase > > David, > > I am not sure about DFW/RTB specifically. Today's Wall Street > Journal had an article about the "end of price bargains" from the > airlines. > > Several factors: > 1. With Iraq settling down, people are beginning to book again. > 2. The airlines have pared back so hard that 'seats available' have > dropped measurably. The airlines have dropped tons of flights. > 3. Folks are beginning to jump in on the bargains, driving up > prices. > > I walked away from the article with the impression that we have seen > the bottom on ticket prices in general. > > FWIW, I would book at the $549 and run. That is the surest way I > know to make sure prices drop - - right after I book. > > Dave Borton > > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 15:45:29 +0200 > From: "Steve " > Subject: Honduras, Roatan and the Bay Islands Newsletter > > Dear Group, > > Below is the first monthly Honduras, Roatan and the Bay Islands newsletter. > Please send me an email to steve.....com if you have any suggestions or > comments. > > Best regards, > Steve > Moderator - Send cries for help to steve.....com > www.roatanet.com - Visitors Guide to Roatan and the Bay Islands > www.travel-to-honduras.com - Your Travel Guide to Honduras > > HONDURAS, ROATAN & BAY ISLANDS TRAVEL NEWSLETTER > > To read this newsletter online, please visit: > http://www.travel-to-honduras.com/honduras-newsletter.php > > or click http://tinyurl.com/9nfk > > We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the first edition > of the monthly Honduras, Roatan and Bay Islands Newsletter. In this edition > we bring you articles on Visa and Residency, Tropical Pathways Roatan > Discovery Tours and a Mini Guide of Santa Rosa de Copan. We also have > informative sections: Opinion Poll, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Positions, > and Classified Ads. > > If you would like to get more involved in this Newsletter there are a few > possibilities. We are currently looking for Honduras Articles and Mini > Guide writers. Additionally you can send us Upcoming Events, Volunteer > Positions and Classifieds, all information will be posted in at least one > of our websites, while selected information will be posted in this > newsletter. Or you can feature your business or tourism services in this > newsletter. Please contact us for more information on any of the above at: > http://www.travel-to-honduras.com > > Coming soon also is our Tourism Professional's Newsletter. This newsletter > will supply the busy Tourism Professional with Honduras Tourism News, Press > Releases, Tourism Articles, Featured Business Listings and all the latest > Travel Specials. If you would like to feature your Business in this > upcoming Newsletter please contact us. This Newsletter will also be sent to > a wide range of National and International Travel Agents and Tour > Operators. > > To receive this monthly newsletter or the Tourism Professionals Newsletter, > visit: > http://www.travel-to-honduras.com/honduras-news-chat.php > > Best Regards > Honduras, Roatan and Bay Islands Newsletter Team > > > > IN THIS ISSUE: > => Honduras Tourist Visa and Residency Information > => Tropical Pathways Discovery Tours > => Mini Guide to Santa Rosa de Copan > => Current Poll > => Upcoming Events > => Volunteer Positions > => Classified Ads > > > > SPONSORED BY: > ROATAN ISLAND REAL ESTATE > At Las Palmas Villas on the Beach, 3 villas are completed, 2 villas are > under construction and 2 villas will start in May. In June our artisan > shops will be relocated adjacent to the bird reserve and ocean front > restaurant. Our water sports center offers diving, snorkeling, kayaking & > boat tours. Our 1,700 sq. ft. vacation villas with cathedral ceilings, > dramatic ocean views, rosewood floors and a few steps to our white sand > beach are priced from $165,000 to $235,000--and rent at $1,290 per week. > For more information visit: > http://www.roatanislandrealestate.com > > > > HONDURAS TOURIST VISA & RESIDENCY INFORMATION > When you enter Honduras, you will receive a slip of paper in your passport. > This is a tourist visa, and is valid for 30 days. If you stay beyond 30 > days, you will need to renew your tourist visa at the Immigration office. > The tourist visa can only be renewed 6 times; at that point you must leave > the country, although you can return almost immediately. > > Tourists are not allowed to work. To legally work, or to legally stay beyond > six months, you must apply for Residency. > > In order to qualify for residency, you must qualify for one of the Residency > classes. These include Pension Residents, Employees, Immediate Family of > Hondurans, and Investor. > > There are some basic requirements that are applicable for all Residencies. > You need a birth certificate, police report, and marriage certificate (if a > couple is applying based on the status of one spouse). These documents must > be authenticated at a Honduran Consulate in the country of origin. Contact > your nearest Consulate for more information on their authentication > procedures. > > If you are applying as a Pension Resident, you also need a document that > proves your pension-type income. An Employee needs a notarized job offer > from a Honduran Company that is at least 2 years old. If you are applying as > a relative of a Honduran, you need to document that relationship. > > Costs vary depending on the Residency class, but there will be > authentication fees at the Consulate, a filing fee in Honduras, and legal > fees (the process requires a lawyer). > > These requirements change occasionally, so please check with your lawyer > before starting the costly authentication process. > > By Melanie Wetzel > > Honduran Legal Services, Tegucigalpa > For more information visit: > http://www.honduranlaw.com > > > > TROPICAL PATHWAYS DISCOVERY TOURS > Have you ever longed to own your own place in the sun on a Caribbean island, > but always found it too expensive? If this fits you, then you just might be > interested in Roatan, and all it has to offer. While still very affordable, > it won't always be this way. It's important you act quickly to maximize > your investment potential. > > Do you want a second home for family vacations? Are you looking for that > extra special place to retire? Or is a long, or short, term investment in > real estate, or commercial business more your style? If your answer is "yes" > to any of these questions, then you owe it to yourself to find out about > Tropical Pathways Roatan Investment Tour, which runs from 6 to 13 > September. > > This 7-day Roatan excursion will treat you to an insider's view of this > developing Caribbean Island. You will learn of excellent investment > opportunities: vacation or retirement properties from condominiums to > bungalows, and even estate homes; commercial opportunities that can be as > big, or as small, as your imagination will allow and meet with developers, > local business owners, lawyers and expatriates. > > Highlights of this special trip include visits to Luna Beach Development, > the Mediterranean style Parrot Tree Resort, Palmetto Bay Plantation, > shopping at Las Palmas which is home to local crafts and products and > traditional Garifuna dancing at Punta Gorda. To add to this you will > explore and experience this beautiful Caribbean Island and all it's tropical > wonders. > > Time is running to join this limited trip so do not miss out on one of the > tour positions. For more information visit: > http://www.tropicalpathways.com > > Courtesy of Tropical Pathways Discovery Tours > > > > MINI GUIDE - SANTA ROSA DE COPÁN > > Location: Santa Rosa de Copán is located in the heart of mountainous western > Honduras, nearly equidistant between the cities of San Pedro Sula and > Guatemala City. Its altitude of 1,200 meters (3,900 feet) gives Santa Rosa > an ideal spring like climate almost year round. > > Local History: The history of Santa Rosa de Copán begins in 1765, when the > Spanish colonial authorities established the "Real Factoría de Tabaco" > (royal tobacco trading post) at what is now Santa Rosa. By providing seed > and implements for the cultivation of tobacco and a reliable market for its > purchase, the Spanish crown stimulated the cultivation of tobacco and > production of cigars in the area, and the settlement of the region. Tobacco > cultivation and cigar production continue to be important today, although > in recent years coffee and commerce has become the region's major economic > activities. > > To view the full Mini Guide of Santa Rosa de Copán, which includes > Attractions, Activities, Accommodations, Restaurants, Internet Cafes, > Nightlife, When to go, Why and How to get there, click below: > http://www.travel-to-honduras.com/travel > > By Warren Post > > > > CURRENT POLL > > What do you think about the filming of Temptation Island on Roatan? > > - Great exposure for Roatan and Honduras! > - The program and its effects should not be taken too seriously. > - It gives an unrealistic idea of life on Roatan. > - It is disrespectful of local moral or cultural standards. > - Temptation Island??? > > To vote, visit: > http://www.travel-to-honduras.com/#poll > > > > UPCOMING EVENTS > > Tropical Pathways Roatan Discovery Tour > 6 to 13 September > Visit Roatan, Bay Islands > > For more information visit: > http://www.tropicalpathways.com > > > > VOLUNTEER POSITIONS > > Teaching > A small bilingual school in Tela, on Honduras's North Coast has 2 current > Teaching positions open. The school is supplying accommodation and food > with a small stipend added to cover incidental expenses and some tourist > type activities during your time. The positions require the teaching of a > full primary school curriculum in English, although some basic Spanish would > be an advantage. Positions open from the earliest date you can arrive until > June and there is also an opportunity to run summer programs and/or return > for the next school year in late August. For more information email Ben at > ben.....com and please put "Tela" in the Subject line. > > Summer Breaks > Looking for a great experience during this year's summer break? Why not > volunteer in Honduras, do something rewarding, explore a beauty country and > meet amazing people. For more information email Ben at > ben.....com and please put "Summer Break" in the Subject line. > > > > CLASSIFIED ADS > > For Sale Section > > Perfect house site, Roatan > Beautiful 6 acres on the ocean with over 400 feet of white sand beach, all > usable land, great views and tropical flora. Located just west of Crawfish > Rock on the north shore of Roatan. Needs road put in. $250,000. For more > information visit: > http://www.roatanlife.com > > Las Palmas, Roatan > 1,600 square foot home on the ocean, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, cathedral > ceilings, Spanish tile floors, tropical hardwood floors, covered ocean view > deck and patio. $179,000 to $215,000. Two minute walk to contiguous Las > Palmas Roatan Resort with restaurant, diving, fishing, kayaking, > snorkeling, and nice beaches. For purchase or for vacation rental > information, please visit: > http://www.roatanislandrealestate.com > > Bed and Breakfast or Wonderful Private Residence, Roatan > Large 2-story (5420 sq. ft under roof) home at First Bight. 5BR, 3BA, 1400 > sq. ft wrap around screened in porch, 10,000-gallon cistern, community > water, Satellite TV, Central Air, community dock, 100 feet from beautiful > sandy beach. House is completely furnished and ready to move in. Price > reduced to $250,000.00 for quick sale. Contact Tom Will on Roatan at > 504-435-2215 or email: tjwill.....hn > > Rentals/Hotels Section > > Judy's Fantasea Sandy Bay, Roatan > Enjoy romantic sunsets each evening at our budget accommodations. The > secluded island beachside retreat consists of a six-sided house adjacent to > its twin cafe. The house sleeps eight with three double bedrooms and one > twin, bunk bedroom; two full baths with hot water. The best diving and > snorkeling in Roatan is on the reef, which is a brief shallow swim from the > beach. Don't miss your place in tropical paradise! Visit: > http://www.roatanet.com/judys > > Bananarama Diving Resort West Bay Beach, Roatan > Come stay with us on Roatan at Bananarama . . . for sweet dreams & great > dives. Feel at home in our cute, comfortable and totally immaculate little > houses located in the middle of West Bay Beach, one of the world's most > perfect beaches. We are directly on the marine reserve park, with very good > conditions for swimming, sunbathing, snorkeling, diving, kayaking, > bicycling and more! Our onsite diveshop is also tops! For more information > visit: > http://www.bananaramadive.com > > Services Section > > Omega Tours, La Ceiba > Join us in a natural adventure! The very best Rio Cangrejal Rafting, > Kayaking, Horse Riding, Jungle Hiking, River Hiking, Cuero y Salado, Cacoa > Lagoon and La Moskitia Trips. Come and explore the beauty of Honduras with > us. Or spend a few cozy and relaxed nights in our Jungle Lodge, which is > located on the edge of the Rio Cangejal and the Pico Bonito National Park. > All our Trips include a free night in our Jungle Lodge. For more > information email omegatours.....com > > Paradise Computers and Internet Cafe, Roatan > The Internet Cafe can take care of your entire Internet and email needs, > while you enjoy coffee and snacks. Paradise Computers offers the excellent > on site service, have your computer equipment fixed right and quickly, also > we offer computer and accessory sales, computer rentals, copy services and > more. We have two great locations: Right at the entrance of Coxen Hole, on > the right side of Thicket Mouth road in the blue, J.C. Commercial Building > upstairs AND our new location right in the middle of West End, with Super > Fast connection, 8 desktops, 10 wired laptop connections, and wireless hot > zone, adjoined to a cafe/coffee shop. For more information visit: > http://www.paradise-computers.com > > Fosters West End & West Bay, Roatan > With locations at both West End and West Bay Beach, Foster's is a great > choice for beach hotel, cabanas and suites. From single cabanas to 2 and 3 > bedroom units with full kitchens, Foster's provides a variety of > accommodations for singles, the romantic couple, to families and large > groups. All of Foster's West Bay accommodations and full service Foster's > Restaurant and Bar are oceanfront, oceanview on Roatan's most beautiful > white sand beach. Fosters is always happy to accommodate your needs in any > way they can. For more information visit: > http://www.fostersroatan.com > > > > All articles, photos and texts remain the property of the mentioned author > or > www.travel-to-honduras.com > > if you would like to feature your business in this newsletter please contact > us for more information at: > http://www.travel-to-honduras.com/honduras-advertise.php > > To receive this monthly newsletter or the Tourism Professionals Newsletter, > visit: > http://www.travel-to-honduras.com/honduras-news-chat.php > > We only send this newsletter out to those on our discussion lists or if they > have requested it at www.roatanet.com or www.travel-to-honduras.com. If > you have changed your mind and no longer want it, please forward this email > to > stop.....com > > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 12:21:11 -0400 > From: sep.....net > Subject: Re: Sol Air DFW to RTB price increase > > Sol Air's price for the Dallas-Roatan flight has always been $100 more than > the Miami-Roatan flight. They recently increased both of these fares by $50, > making the new fares DFW-RTB $549 and MIA-RTB $449. ... BUT ... I > recently booked a May/June flight MIA-RTB for $329 RT. This was good for > travel through the end of June. > The Sol Air website fares table was a little confusing and I was prepared to > pay a higher fare. I ended up calling them directly. To find out the exact > price for your travel dates, I would suggest calling Sol Air directly. I > found them helpful and extemely pleasant to deal with. > Sol Air - Tel (toll free) 866-476-5247 > > Personally, I am willing to pay a few dollars more to support Taca's > competition. Taca controls too much of Central American travel now and, too > often, the traveler suffers. > > Good Luck! > Sue > > > > > > > > Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. | |
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