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The Fine Print The Nicaraguan government charges a departure tax of about $33. Lodging taxes are an additional $64. Airport taxes and fees are an estimated $99 per person. You must book at least one week in advance of your departure. Based on double occupancy; single supplement ranges from $450 to $475, depending on your departure date. Read these guidelines before you book any Real Deal. Read more…

David Neeleman is busy launching a new discount airline—in Brazil.

When we last blogged about Neeleman, he had been forced out of his primary responsibilities at JetBlue when hundreds of flights were canceled and passengers were treated very poorly.

Now he’s aiming to copy the JetBlue model in Brazil, offering point-to-point service out of Sao Paulo. The unnamed airline has received $150 million in financing. It aims to take to the skies next year, pending approval, according to Reuters . WSJ.com has the following fun factoid:

Mr. Neeleman, who was born in Brazil and has both American and Brazilian citizenship, bought a small Brazilian airline called Cheta as a base for the new operation. Dual nationality means restrictions on foreign ownership of airlines don’t apply to him.

For more on Neeleman, see this post on The Cranky Flier.

Barbados is a destination for true travelers—designed that way by Mother Nature. A little more remote. A little harder to get to. And a whole lot harder to leave. Barbados is an island for people who have a burning desire to take a vacation … and never, ever give it back.

Weather
Barbados pampers its visitors with over 3,000 hours of sunshine yearly. The weather is almost always sunny and warm, cooled by the constant north-east trade winds. The average daytime temperature ranges between 84 and 88 degrees. While summer temperatures rarely exceed 90 degrees.

Language
English is spoken everywhere, so you will immediately feel at home in Barbados. However, don’t be surprised if you hear the musical Bajan dialect spoken throughout the island.

Activities
Barbados offers everything from romance to exciting sports. Worship the sun on a secluded beach or sail the seas aboard a sleek catamaran. Enjoy the fresh seafood at a picturesque harbor bistro or just watch the yachts ease by. Cheer a world-class cricket team or test your own skills at an award-winning golf course. Join the dancing parade at one of many local festivals or dance the night away at a fabulous nightclub. Barbados—it’s 166 square miles of endless vacation possibilities

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