dfwgolfer1

Fairly good deal to San Salvador, on ITA and bookable on Copa.

NYC-SAL - $202 RT Copa
Travel by 7/31/15
JFK-PTY-SAL-PTY-JFK

I hate to do this, but hat tip to tfd

EDIT: Looks like you can get it for $188 on skyscanner, ~$174 on kayak.ie

SanFranDan

New York (JFK) to San Salvador (SAL) — Tue, Jun 2

New York (JFK) to Panama City (PTY) — Tue, Jun 2
COPA Airlines 831 Dep: 3:05 pm Arr: 7:37 pm 5h 32m Boeing 737 Economy (T)

Layover in PTY 1h 33m

Panama City (PTY) to San Salvador (SAL) — Tue, Jun 2
COPA Airlines 870 Dep: 9:10 pm Arr: 10:15 pm 2h 5m Embraer RJ-190 Economy (T)

San Salvador (SAL) to New York (JFK) — Tue, Jun 9

San Salvador (SAL) to Panama City (PTY) — Tue, Jun 9
COPA Airlines 411 Dep: 2:05 pm Arr: 5:10 pm 2h 5m Embraer RJ-190 Economy (T)

Layover in PTY 1h 17m

Panama City (PTY) to New York (JFK) — Tue, Jun 9
COPA Airlines 804 Dep: 6:27 pm Arr: 12:35 am 5h 8m Boeing 737 Economy (T)
Wed, Jun 10

Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $201.63
Total cost for 1 passenger $201.63

sonofzeus

154 euro on eDreams.

deemkaa

Not a very safe country to travel to:
http://travel.state.gov/content/pass...l-warning.html

ncrwlr

That notice is a year old and it's as bad as travelling to say...Chicago which many people on here do every day without issue....

iahphx

There's a Flyertalk thread about the safety situation in El Salvador.

I was fine, but it is a weird gun-heavy country. Not sure I'd go back as a tourist.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/centr...-salvador.html

danielm

Thanks for posting this. Saw it last night and snapped up a weekend flight right away. El Salvador has evaded me for years, and am going to put that to rights now. Wish I'd seen it was for a little cheaper on Kayak.ie!

(Don't see why there's a new thread about this this morning?)

bgriz18

Yes it is gun heavy but I didn't have any problems there either.

I prefer the Canadian travel advisories. More detailed and up to date
http://travel.gc.ca/destinations/el-salvador

Also my experience and pictures from El Salvador

JetSetDave

Plenty to see and do in El Salvador when I was there last year. Used San Salvador as a base and hired a driver for a day thru the hotel. Saw Cerro Verde, an old abandoned resort used for watching volcano eruption, a rain forest on top of a volcano, a working coffee plantation and saw their "Crater Lake". I really enjoyed the locals, very friendly and charming people. Never saw any threats or danger. And the Salvadoran food is great!

leonidas

LOL at gun-heavy.

The US has 88.8 guns per 100 people. El Salvador has 5.8.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_...ita_by_country

iahphx

I don't know if your numbers are right, but I do know that there is a crazy difference between the number of guns you will see as a tourist in El Salvador compared to the number of guns you will see in the USA.

The prevalence of guns in El Salvador is definitely "an issue" for potential visitors. You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it. The various gov't warnings also suggest that El Salvador is dangerous. My own experience was that it was OK, but we were vigilant -- and concerned. Every traveler needs to do their own research and determine their own comfort level. Personally, I'm not rushing back, but I also don't think it's crazy to visit, either. The country is otherwise quite pleasant.

ajamieson

Would happily go back to El Salvador. Great fare.