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.
Mal: There's plenty orders of mine that she didn't obey. Wash: Name one! Mal: She married you!
'War Stories'
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 12:15:09 pm PDT #8953 of 9999
Now tagless for your comfort.
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.]
deborah grabien - Sep 14, 2004 12:27:45 pm PDT #8959 of 9999
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Yep - I think Jess is quite right. Knowing the likely range of fares is extremely useful as a reference, but in the end, it's likely going to be just one of the factors.
NoiseDesign - Sep 14, 2004 12:35:29 pm PDT #8960 of 9999
Our wings are not tired
It's for reference. I'm also trying to get a bead on which cities cause a lot of folks to have to fly as opposed to which cities are within driving distance for a lot of folks.
Vortex - Sep 14, 2004 12:59:19 pm PDT #8961 of 9999
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I'm with Jess. I think that we can't take airfare into account. Also, I'd like to cast my vote for price as a consideration, but not the deciding faction.
It's for reference. I'm also trying to get a bead on which cities cause a lot of folks to have to fly as opposed to which cities are within driving distance for a lot of folks.
I don't know that this is a good indicator either. we're all over the place anyway, and people have different tolerances for driving, i.e. before i got my new car, anything over 3 hours was a huge pain (literally in the lack of cruise control and poor lumbar support)
Nicole - Sep 14, 2004 1:04:43 pm PDT #8962 of 9999
I'm getting the pig!
Is there some reason why driving distances, airfares, etc. shouldn't be researched for those interested? Those that aren't interested could just skim, right?