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Confirmed: Avianca Refunds For Canceled Flight!

AviancaOver Spring Break 2020 we were supposed to head to Ecuador and the Galapagos.

This was a trip that took a lot of work to plan and one that Kim and I had dreamt of taking for many years. However, the COVID-19 pandemic had other plans. The trip wasn’t meant to be this time.

Before we had a chance to cancel, Avianca canceled our flights in Ecuador from Guayaquil to the Galapagos. Continue reading Confirmed: Avianca Refunds For Canceled Flight!

To Enter Galapagos You’ll First Have To Spend 14 Days In Isolation

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Lots of countries are closing their borders and putting various travel restrictions in place to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

The Galapagos Islands is an isolated archipelago around 1,000km off the coast of Ecuador. To keep the islands safe, Ecuador has a plan now in place. Continue reading To Enter Galapagos You’ll First Have To Spend 14 Days In Isolation

Win A Family Trip for 4 to the Galapagos from Lonely Planet

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Lonely Planet is giving away a family trip for 4 to the Galapagos Islands!

The prize sounds really amazing since you get to take a trip with Intrepid Travel. The prize includes airfare, hotel stay, meals, activities and more.

Over the years I’ve had many amazing wildlife experiences while traveling. Continue reading Win A Family Trip for 4 to the Galapagos from Lonely Planet

Air Canada Bumps Woman, Misses $10,000 Dream Trip

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Recently, I wrote about a family that received $11,000 for giving up their seats on Delta Airlines. The family agreed to voluntarily give them up and cashed in!

On the opposite end of the spectrum you can be selected to be bumped when a flight is over sold. This can cause many headaches, especially if you have a pricey dream trip already booked at the destination you are flying to.

This is what happened to a woman who was supposed to fly with Air Canada to Miami. Continue reading Air Canada Bumps Woman, Misses $10,000 Dream Trip