Routing to Belize?

Hi Everyone,

I'm trying to plan a trip from Vancouver (YVR) to Belize (BZE) in
mid-October. Ideally I'd like to use Star Alliance Air Canada Aeroplan
miles for this trip. The only Star Alliance carrier that services
Belize is US Airways, and I'm worried they may not be around in October
so I'm trying to explore other options.

To that end, can anyone suggest a routing that gets me as close to BZE
as possible on a (non-US Airways) Star Alliance or Mexicana flight -
I'm thinking that from there I could take an inexpensive puddle-jumper
to BZE.

Thanks in advance (Please reply here, email address is a spam-trap).

Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada

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Hi Everyone,

I'm trying to plan a trip from Vancouver (YVR) to Belize (BZE) in
mid-October. Ideally I'd like to use Star Alliance Air Canada Aeroplan
miles for this trip. The only Star Alliance carrier that services
Belize is US Airways, and I'm worried they may not be around in October
so I'm trying to explore other options.

Have you considered AirCanada to Houston?


To that end, can anyone suggest a routing that gets me as close to BZE
as possible on a (non-US Airways) Star Alliance or Mexicana flight -
I'm thinking that from there I could take an inexpensive puddle-jumper
to BZE.

Thanks in advance (Please reply here, email address is a spam-trap).

Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada

I'm trying to plan a trip from Vancouver (YVR) to Belize (BZE) in
mid-October. Ideally I'd like to use Star Alliance Air Canada Aeroplan
miles for this trip. The only Star Alliance carrier that services
Belize is US Airways, and I'm worried they may not be around in October
so I'm trying to explore other options.

Have you considered AirCanada to Houston?

I have, but IAH = BZE on CO is $433 USD and I was wondering if I could get
a little closer than Houston... (ergo cheaper) on a Star Alliance or
Mexicana flight. (Also, the AC routing to IAH is kind of annoying from
YVR.)

Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada

Geoff Glave wrote:

I'm trying to plan a trip from Vancouver (YVR) to Belize (BZE) in
mid-October. Ideally I'd like to use Star Alliance Air Canada Aeroplan
miles for this trip. The only Star Alliance carrier that services
Belize is US Airways, and I'm worried they may not be around in October
so I'm trying to explore other options.

Have you considered AirCanada to Houston?

I have, but IAH = BZE on CO is $433 USD and I was wondering if I could get
a little closer than Houston... (ergo cheaper) on a Star Alliance or
Mexicana flight. (Also, the AC routing to IAH is kind of annoying from
YVR.)



Cancun, Mexico City or Monterey

Jeremy wrote:

Geoff Glave wrote:

I'm trying to plan a trip from Vancouver (YVR) to Belize (BZE) in
mid-October. Ideally I'd like to use Star Alliance Air Canada Aeroplan
miles for this trip. The only Star Alliance carrier that services
Belize is US Airways, and I'm worried they may not be around in October
so I'm trying to explore other options.

Have you considered AirCanada to Houston?

I have, but IAH = BZE on CO is $433 USD and I was wondering if I could get
a little closer than Houston... (ergo cheaper) on a Star Alliance or
Mexicana flight. (Also, the AC routing to IAH is kind of annoying from
YVR.)




Cancun, Mexico City or Monterey


However, closer may well not mean cheaper. You probably need to get a
hard copy OAG and backtrack from BZE.

Jeremy wrote:

Geoff Glave wrote:

I'm trying to plan a trip from Vancouver (YVR) to Belize (BZE) in
mid-October. Ideally I'd like to use Star Alliance Air Canada Aeroplan
miles for this trip. The only Star Alliance carrier that services
Belize is US Airways, and I'm worried they may not be around in October
so I'm trying to explore other options.

Have you considered AirCanada to Houston?

I have, but IAH = BZE on CO is $433 USD and I was wondering if I could get
a little closer than Houston... (ergo cheaper) on a Star Alliance or
Mexicana flight. (Also, the AC routing to IAH is kind of annoying from
YVR.)




Cancun, Mexico City or Monterey


However, closer may well not mean cheaper. You probably need to get a
hard copy OAG and backtrack from BZE.

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 03:31:06 GMT, "Geoff Glave"
wrote:

I'm trying to plan a trip from Vancouver (YVR) to Belize (BZE) in
mid-October. Ideally I'd like to use Star Alliance Air Canada Aeroplan
miles for this trip. The only Star Alliance carrier that services
Belize is US Airways, and I'm worried they may not be around in October
so I'm trying to explore other options.

Have you considered AirCanada to Houston?

I have, but IAH = BZE on CO is $433 USD and I was wondering if I could get
a little closer than Houston... (ergo cheaper) on a Star Alliance or
Mexicana flight. (Also, the AC routing to IAH is kind of annoying from
YVR.)

Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada


If you can get to Houston or Miami, look into fares from there to BZE
on Grupo TACA.

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 03:31:06 GMT, "Geoff Glave"
wrote:

I'm trying to plan a trip from Vancouver (YVR) to Belize (BZE) in
mid-October. Ideally I'd like to use Star Alliance Air Canada Aeroplan
miles for this trip. The only Star Alliance carrier that services
Belize is US Airways, and I'm worried they may not be around in October
so I'm trying to explore other options.

Have you considered AirCanada to Houston?

I have, but IAH = BZE on CO is $433 USD and I was wondering if I could get
a little closer than Houston... (ergo cheaper) on a Star Alliance or
Mexicana flight. (Also, the AC routing to IAH is kind of annoying from
YVR.)

Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada


If you can get to Houston or Miami, look into fares from there to BZE
on Grupo TACA.

No sweat, use US Air, they aren't going anywhere. Even if they did crash
(bad use of word), their Caribbean routes are profitable for them and
another carrier would immediatey assume their routes and honor your rez.

wrote:

I'm trying to plan a trip from Vancouver (YVR) to Belize (BZE) in
mid-October. Ideally I'd like to use Star Alliance Air Canada
Aeroplan
miles for this trip. The only Star Alliance carrier that services
Belize is US Airways, and I'm worried they may not be around in
October
so I'm trying to explore other options.

To that end, can anyone suggest a routing that gets me as close to
BZE
as possible on a (non-US Airways) Star Alliance or Mexicana flight -
I'm thinking that from there I could take an inexpensive
puddle-jumper
to BZE.

1 - US Scare is unlikely to actually go bankrupt.

2 - Should US Scare go bankrupt, its profitable parts would be
IMMEDIATELY taken over by somebody else, and its Carribbean routs are
very profitable. Whoever takes it over will honor your tickets.

3 - "Close" in miles and low in price is not the same thing. You will
probably find fares from major US cites 1000s of miles away lower than
a "puddle jumper" from nearby Mexico. And, remember, traveling on a
intra-third world flight is a different thing than what you might be
used to.

So just use your miles to a southerly US city and book a vacation from
it to BZE and you will be OK.