Flights to Vancouver from some cities were extremely expensive. It would
have cost me more than twice as much as it did to fly to Beijing, for
example, if I had taken a direct flight from DFW - it would have been by
far my most expensive IETF airfare ever.
That's very odd. I see lots of fares from DFW to YVR from Saturday to
Saturday via Houston or Denver for in upcoming weeks for under $550,
and nonstops for $678. (If you can get to Beijing for that price, I'd
sure like to hear about it.)
Did you perhaps wait until the last minute to buy your tickets, or have
company rules that require flying on airlines without competitive prices
to Canada?
Flying to Canada is certainly more expensive than flying within the
US, but it's not that much more expensive. I thought the hotel and
food were all quite reasonable, but it does help that I get the HST
back.
R's,
John