American just announced a $309 fare to Belize out of DFW. USAir regularly has fares in the $300 to $350 range from about a dozen East Coast and Midwest cities.

I now mostly fly USAir and Continental to Belize. But I've flown TACA many times, to Costa Rica, Guatemala City and elsewhere in addition to Belize. All my TACA flights have been very good. As noted, TACA generally has free booze and food. TACA occasionally gets panned for losing luggage, but I've never had that problem.

--Lan Sluder

Lan Sluder/Belize First
http://www.belizefirst.com