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Off the Beaten Path Paradise! Everyone is welcome at Zipolite!
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A little about Playa Zipolite, The Beach of the Dead . . .
Playa Zipolite, Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. A little bit about my favorite little get-away on this small world of ours.
Zipolite, a sweaty 30-minute walk west from Puerto Angel, brings you to Playa Zipolite and another world. The feeling here is 1970's - Led Zep, Marley, and scruffy gringos.
A long, long time ago, Zipolite beach was usually visited by the Zapotecans...who made it a magical place. They came to visit Zipolite to meditate, or just to rest.
Recently, this beach has begun to receive day-trippers from Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido, giving it a more TOURISTY feel than before.
Most people come here for the novelty of the nude beach, yoga, turtles, seafood, surf, meditation, vegetarians, discos, party, to get burnt by the sun, or to see how long they can stretch their skinny budget.
I post WWW Oaxaca, Mexico, Zipolite and areas nearby information. Also general budget, backpacker, surfer, off the beaten path, Mexico and beyond, information.
Travel, at least domestic travel, has rebounded in a big way. The number of people who passed through TSA checkpoints over the past week was just shy of 2019’s numbers for the same week, and airplanes are just as full—and in some cases more full, thanks to staffing issues and cancellations—than they were pre-pandemic.
All this makes for perfect conditions for a flight to be oversold, meaning there are more ticketed passengers than available seats. When that happens, an airline will start by asking for volunteers to wait for the next available flight in exchange for cash. Sometimes a lot of it.
If your plans are flexible, here’s what you need to know and how to get the most compensation possible:
Why airlines oversell flights
On nearly every flight, a percentage of people who bought tickets don’t actually show up. They may have missed a connecting flight, they may have slept through their alarm or hit traffic or just decided to skip the trip.
Airlines—knowing some customers will miss a flight—try to maximize profits not by selling 100 tickets for a 100-person plane, but by selling 105 or even 110 tickets. Even when a flight is oversold, most of the time enough passengers no-show that the situation resolves itself.
But on occasion, everyone shows up and the airlines need to bump a handful of passengers at the gate.
With leisure travel demand almost fully recovered, flights are now nearly as full as they had been pre-pandemic. The result: more and more flights are being oversold.
Your rights in an oversell situation
While oversold flights are still the exception, when an airline has too many passengers show up for a flight, they offer increasing levels of compensation—often thousands of dollars—to solicit volunteers. They’re almost always able to sufficiently sweeten the pot to get enough volunteers.
In other words, you’ll almost never get bumped against your will. In the first quarter of 2022, 7,333 people were involuntarily bumped—a rate of 0.44 per 10,000 passengers. The airline with the highest rate of involuntary bumps in the first quarter of 2022 was Frontier, followed by Southwest and American.
It’s legal for airlines to do this, but they gotta pay up, especially if you wind up getting significantly delayed.
For domestic flights, it works out like this:
For 0-1 hour delay, no compensation
For 1-2 hours delay, 2x the one-way fare (up to $775)
For 2+ hours delay, 4x the one-way fare (up to $1,550)
For international flights, the delay length needs to be a bit longer to get the big money:
For 0-1 hour delay, no compensation
For 1-4 hours delay, 2x the one-way fare (up to $775)
For 4+ hours delay, 4x the one-way fare (up to $1,550)
If the airline needs volunteers on your next flight, here’s how you can make sure you get the most compensation possible.
First, if they need multiple volunteers, make sure you politely request that your compensation amount be the same as the final volunteer’s. You don’t want to volunteer at $300, only for the final person to get $1,000.
Second, don’t be afraid to negotiate for other perks. Airline agents won’t necessarily mention what’s on the secret menu, but just like at In-N-Out, it 100% exists. You can ask for meal vouchers, hotel vouchers, access to lounges, a better routing on your replacement flight, even business class seats. Desperate airlines take desperate measures to find volunteers, especially when they need more than a few.
Finally, if you’re lucky enough to get bumped on Delta, know that their Delta Choice Gift Card vouchers can be converted into Visa gift cards—functionally equivalent to cash. (This is significantly better than most airlines, where the voucher can only be used on that airline.)
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Zipolite Beach is not only famous for being a nudist destination , but also because it is possible to carry out different activities that will amuse you during your stay in that paradise. So if you are thinking of going to Zipolite soon, you cannot stop venturing out with the experiences that we will share with you on Mexico Travel Channel.
This beautiful place is located in Oaxaca , very close to Huatulco and Puerto Escondido , so if you get to this state you can take a tour of its beaches to cool off and try its exquisite cuisine . Zipolite beach is surrounded by vegetation and beautiful rocks , ideal for taking the best pictures.
3 unmissable activities at Zipolite Beach
Take a boat ride
If you are in Zipolite we recommend you to know the whole environment of this wonderful beach , how to do it? Take a boat tour and relax while you observe the immensity of the sea and the different corners that only the state of Oaxaca can offer you. In addition, during your walk you can reach places suitable for snorkeling , which will make your visit even better because you will live very close to its marine flora and fauna.
Practice surfIn different seasons of the year, the tide reaches great speed producing a perfect swell for practicing sports such as surfing , but if you don't know how to do it and are interested in learning, in Zipolite there are several instructors who will help you master the waves . Venture out and live the experience!You may also be interested in: Discover Manaia, the wonderful artificial beach of San Miguel de Allende
To camp
There is no tourist who does not want to extend their visit to Zipolite Beach , therefore, we share excellent news with you: you can camp by the sea! Just imagining the incredible experience of sleeping accompanied by the sound of the waves and a paradisiacal climate , you will surely want to be there today. That's right here you can take your tent, sleep in it and enjoy the sunrise in contrast to the natural environment. Don't think twice and visit Zipolite!
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Why airlines oversell flights
Your rights in an oversell situation
How to get the most compensation