Welcome Competition: TACA Lowers Fares

Being the sole operator of the Guatemala - Mexico route, TACA was able to charge more than $700 a ticket. Now that Aeromexico and Interjet have arrived, prices have fallen to less than half that price.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Last week the Mexican low-cost airline Interjet announced two daily flights between Guatemala City and Mexico City from July, with rates from $249 roundtrip including taxes.

On its website TACA quoted its tickets for the same route at $150 and $253, including taxes..

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Special Rates for Regional Flights

April 2012

The airline TACA will provide Central American passenger with some 26,000 seats at a lower price in order to promote tourism in the region.

The promotional packages include tickets, transportation, lodging, meals and tours for all countries on the isthmus, said Juan Carlos Ramos, president of the National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) in Costa Rica.

Impact of TAM-LAN merger on Panama

August 2010

The country is predicted to face tough competition from the new airline giant with operations across South American skies.

Juan Carlos Pino, general manager of Panama's Tocumen International Airport, believes the merger of TAM and LAN poses a threat.

"Separately, TAM and LAN have focused on their niche markets - Brazil to Europe and South America respectively.

Costa Rica: Heated Competition Between Supermarkets

May 2011

Strategies and new low price offers are being prepared before the arrival of the Walmart name in the country.

The fight to win customers in an increasingly aggressive market has been reinvigorated in recent weeks, since the retailer Walmart decided to change the name of its supermarkets from Hipermás to Walmart.

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