Oh, Pacey! You blind idiot. Can't you see she doesn't love you?

Spike ,'Help'


F2F 2: Is there anybody here that hasn't slept together?  

Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: New Orleans! May 20-22, 2005!


Cashmere - Sep 14, 2004 12:02:55 pm PDT #8949 of 9999
Now tagless for your comfort.

ND, get out of my brain!


NoiseDesign - Sep 14, 2004 12:09:13 pm PDT #8950 of 9999
Our wings are not tired

Okay, I just ran some quick dates and flights through Travelocity and here's what I came up with.

I used the travel dates on 5/18 and 5/25 since those are when I'm planning to travel.

LAX

to Mpls $257
to KC $172
to NO $234
to Toronto $260

JFK

to Mpls $245
to KC $247
to NO $192
to Toronto $245

These are the the cheapest fares, but rather the most common fares that Travelocity pulled up.


deborah grabien - Sep 14, 2004 12:11:42 pm PDT #8951 of 9999
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

experience has taught me that Minneapolis is extremely expensive to fly into

It must depend on where you're flying in from. My tickets to Minneapolis for juliana's wedding were $70 less than my tickets to Seattle for Halloween, nonstop, Northwest Airlines.


NoiseDesign - Sep 14, 2004 12:14:47 pm PDT #8952 of 9999
Our wings are not tired

I'm not sure about driving either. I know that when we hit Mpls and KC that we might actually be driving distance for a lot of folks. I'm not sure how many folks are driving distance to NO.


Cashmere - Sep 14, 2004 12:15:09 pm PDT #8953 of 9999
Now tagless for your comfort.

It's not as bad now that I'm looking. I was basing it on experience booking for my ex-boss who wasn't good about booking in advance.


Daisy Jane - Sep 14, 2004 12:15:15 pm PDT #8954 of 9999
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Yeah. Flying pretty much anywhere from Dallas-unless it's a state connected to TX in a city SW flies to is horribly 'spensive.


Daisy Jane - Sep 14, 2004 12:16:55 pm PDT #8955 of 9999
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

I know that when we hit Mpls and KC that we might actually be driving distance for a lot of folks. I'm not sure how many folks are driving distance to NO.

Off the top of my head Dana, me, Astarte, hayden, probably askye.


juliana - Sep 14, 2004 12:18:34 pm PDT #8956 of 9999
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Here's current ranges for MSP from a variety of cities, using Friday morning arrival and Sunday evening departure:

LA - $250-300
NYC - $295-395
Dallas - $230-300
Seattle - $250-340
Raleigh - $230-300
Cleveland - $320-390
Boston - $355-450
SF - $220-340
Chicago - $231
Baltimore/DC area - $312-500

It's the East Coast that gets hit hardest, which also explains why I haven't visited anyone out there yet....


vw bug - Sep 14, 2004 12:20:46 pm PDT #8957 of 9999
Mostly lurking...

Yeah, if you're on the East coast, or at least Boston, and you want to fly into Minneapolis, you want to buy your tickets *quite* a bit in advance. If you do, it's not so bad. If you wait till 4-6 weeks before the event, though, expect to pay through the nose...and don't expect a non-stop flight.


Jessica - Sep 14, 2004 12:26:05 pm PDT #8958 of 9999
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

The thing about airfare is that we've got such a huge group flying in from all corners of the country (and beyond), and everywhere is expensive to fly to from somewhere. So I'm not sure it's the best guage for expense.

[eta: DH and I flew from NYC to Minneapolis for pretty cheap last June. It wasn't direct, but it was under $200 each. Northwest flies direct for a little more money.]