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- 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.
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- 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.
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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.
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- 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
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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.
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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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