A Passion for Colombia

Alternative Airlines has launched a new Destination Feature to encourage the independent traveller to visit Colombia.

International travellers will have heard stories of the troubled recent history, scarred by guerrilla and paramilitary violence and overshadowed by the illegal narcotics industry. Nevertheless, with a little vigilance, Colombia is now, once again, an unmissable destination in Latin America.

Colombia Flights

Prices start at just £460.30 including prepaid taxes and surcharges, for return flights from London Heathrow to Bogota, with Virgin Atlantic and American Airlines, via Miami. UK travellers wishing to avoid Miami (or Heathrow) can find a variety of options via Madrid with Iberia and Air Comet of Spain or Avianca of Colombia, or even via Paris with Air France. With domestic connections to all the main Colombian provincial cities on Avianca and AeroRepublica, as well as Copa Airlines of Panama, all bookable through the website, Alternative Airlines covers all of the flight requirements of passengers wanting to visit and fully explore this fascinating and beautiful country.

Tourism in Colombia

Most international flights operate into the Colombia’s capital city, Bogota, but many tourists head for the enchanting city of Cartegna de Indias and the holiday island of San Andres. Tourism is Colombia’s third largest industry after oil and coal, with over 2.2 million tourists visiting the country during 2007. The tourist infrastructure is being upgraded with 2,200 extra hotel beds added last year as well as many new scheduled flights to all the main cities.