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· General Recommendantions
· Security at the hotel
· Security at airports
· Segurity at transport terminal
· Security Tips
· Emergency Phone Numbers


  • Keep handy a city map and/or information about different sectors security conditions. As in all large cities, we have neighborhoods or places you may visit exercising certain precautions.
  • We do not recommend walking through solitaire or unknown places, or at night. You might prefer taking a tour conducted by a hotel or travel agency. You should not wander about on your own. Most places shown in tourist guides and specialized magazines are safe.
  • Never give money or documents to people contacting you on the street, who tell you they are policemen, security agents or public officers.
  • Under no circumstance should you take food or drinks from unknown people, since you could be the victim of fraud.
  • If you need assistance with your baggage or packages ask site employees to help.
  • Keep always handy you lodging place address and phone numbers, and also places you intend to visit.
  • Avoid wearing jewels or other fancy accessories; carefully operate video of photographic cameras.
  • Carry your credit and debit cards in a safe place and only take with you the necessary amount of cash.
  • Exchange your money only at hotels, banks or authorized exchange houses.
  • As a security measure you should carry identification documents photocopy instead or original documents. Hotel safes will safely keep your valuable items, documents and cash.
  • When in public places do not loose sight of your personal belongings.
  • Never ride unknown or not authorized vehicles.



  • When you arrive to the hotel and need assistance with your luggage ask one of the hotel employees for help.
  • Do not allow hotel service personnel in your room late at night before consulting with hotel receptionist.
  • Identify your hotel emergency exits.
  • Be aware of fire extinguishers and alarms location in your room aisle.
  • Use the additional lock usually found in hotel rooms.
  • If your hotel provides safe boxes service, make use of them to keep your documents and valuable items.




AT EL DORADO AIRPORT AND THE AIR BRIDGE
- Do not leave your luggage unsupervised any time or place
- Keep your passport and/or air ticket safe but handy.

Upon arrival:
- Exchange your money only at banks or authorized exchange houses.
- For general information go to District Culture and Tourism Tourist Information Points – Turiscades – located in airport national and international terminals, or go to Attention to the User Office in the second floor.
- Request and use only luggage carrying service by people wearing uniform and badge provided by the airport.
- If you have not booked your hotel, you may book at District Culture and Tourism Institute Turiscades, located in national and international airport terminals.
- If you require taxi service go to booths located outside terminals, ask for the respective slip, which shows you the taxi fare, and take the first taxi in the line. Pay only the value printed in the slip, which includes authorized overcharges.


A la salida:
- If you plan to take animals or plants with you, please consult Colombian Agriculture Institute - ICA. Telephone No. 413 8893.
- Park your vehicle in public parking lots only or permitted parking spaces.
Both terminals provide luggage wrapping service.



  • Do not leave your luggage unsupervised any time or any place.
  • Keep your documents and ticket in a safe place but handy.
  • If you require general, cultural and tourism information, please go to the Tourist Information Point (Turiscade), located at module five number 127; phone numbers: 295 4460 - 428 2424, extension 698.
  • If upon your arrival in Bogotá you require taxi service, go to the booth located near module five exit, request the respective slip, which shows trip price, and take the first cab in the line. Pay only the fee printed in the slip, which includes all authorized overcharges.
  • You will find interdepartmental taxi service in module four.
  • Special residents and visitor services: Immediate police attention 24 hours at module 5
  • Shower service with the right to take a shower, receive a towel, disposable slippers, soap, shampoo at module 4 Luggage lockers at modules 1, 2 and 3.
  • Basic health care unit at Module 4 number 136.
  • Special attention provided defenseless and children assistance at module 5 number 105 or 123.
  • Sound cabin for sending messages at module 2 second floor
  • Receiving and delivering packages all over the country and module 5
  • Service to the client provided with the assistance of informers. Wheel chair, stretcher.
  • Park your car in public parking lots only or allowed parking spaces.
  • Transport Terminal phone number is: 428 2424



Tourist Services

WHO PROVIDES TOURIST SERVICES
Every individual or legally organized entity usually providing, agencing, directly or indirectly contracting the service provision with the tourist and registered in the National Tourism Register.

TOURISTS’ RIGHTS
- To receive services contracted subject to offered and agreed terms.
- If offered or agreed services are fully or partially unsatisfied, the tourist will have the right, at his or her option, to receive similar quality service, or to be reimbursed or compensated unsatisfied service. In the event of evidenced impossibility to provide similar quality service, the provider shall, at its expense, retain a third party to provide the service. (Law 300 of 1996 articles 63 and 64).

TOURIST SERVICES PROVIDERS’ RIGHTS
- To be fairly paid for services provided.
- To be compensated by the tourist in the event the tourist does not make use of agreed services. Service providers will have the right to claim 20% total agreed price or fee payment, or otherwise withhold any deposit or advanced payment received from the user, if so agreed (Law 300 of 1996 Art. 65)
- To be professionally acknowledged and to receive State orientation and protection.
- To offer and to promote its services subject to sound competition.
- To be registered at the National Tourism Register, following compliance with legal requirements.

TOURIST SERVICES PROVIDERS’ OBLIGATIONS
- To comply with regulations governing tourism activities.
- To perform professional activities subject to sound competition and to be loyal to the tourist.
- To provide tourist services respecting offered and agreed terms
- To publicize services consistently with offered and agreed service prices, quality and coverage.
- To register and to update data at the National Tourism Register.

PENALTIES APPLICABLE TOURIST SERVICES PROVIDERS
In compliance with General Tourism Law – Law 300 of 1996 – tourist services providers are penalized in the event of the following defaults consecrated under article 71:
- Delivering false documentation.
- Using deceiving publicity not adjusted to services quality or coverage.
- Providing information or inducing to error in connection with contract conditions or tourist rights and obligations.
- Not providing offered services.
- Not meeting obligations to tourism authorities.
- Breaching regulations governing tourism activities
- Operating while not registered at the National Tourism Register.

HOW TO FILE A CLAIM
If tourist services provider does not meet, or partially meets offered conditions, the tourist will have the right to file claim within 45 days following act occurrence before the Association the tourist service provider is member of, or before Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism General Tourism Direction.

The association will summon the parties to conciliation hearing; is hearing does not take place or if no agreement is reached, proceedings are forwarded the General Tourism Direction for the respective investigation.

The following procedures apply in the event of claims filed against a tourist services provider:

- File your claim before General Tourism Direction (DITUR) located at Calle 28 # 13 A – 15, Piso 18, Bogotá D.C. Telephone numbers 3821300 - 3821700.
- Provide a claim summary clearly describing your request to DITUR.
- Tourist services provider full name and address.
- Claimant’s name, identity document and address.
- Attach photocopy of all necessary claim support documents.
- Address the claim to the General Tourism Director or DITUR Investigations Coordinator at Carrera 13 # 28 – 01 de Bogotá D.C.




Firemen: 119 - 217 5300- 235 5166
Red Cross – Ambulances – emergency Room (24 Hours) 132 - 428 0111
Civil Defense (24 hours) 144- 640 0090
DAS – Administrative Security Department 153- 018000919622
DIJIN – Central Judicial Police Center 157
GAULA (Anti-kidnapping Direction) 165
Service to the Citizen Line: 195
Forensic Office 289 0677 - 333 4817
Tourism Police Carrera 13 No. 26-62 337 4413 - 243 1175
National Police 112 - 428 0677- 428 2272
National Police CAI (Immediate Attention Center) 156
SIJIN (Judicial Police Sectional): 286 0088
Traffic and Accidents (24 hours) 127 - 360 0111
Health Emergency Care line (24 hours) 125


   
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