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Re: So, where to repeat? (was: Re: management granularity)

2012-08-07 22:12:43
On Tue, 7 Aug 2012, Dave Crocker wrote:

Most require transiting some kind of major hub (London, Paris, 
Frankfurt, Amsterdam to name a few).

So, those hubs are reachable directly from the US and Asia, aren't they?

Yes, they are, and we have met in Paris twice and London once, will 
meet there again in 2014. Amsterdam, well, we've met there once too,
but that was a long time ago and the group was MUCH smaller. London
and Paris also happen to be among the most expensive places in the
world, and also very "popular" in terms of locating a suitable and
available venue.

I do understand that the extra hop does add some cost,

Something like an extra US$200 or so, if I remember my research of a couple of
years ago.  And a round-trip extra cost in time of 1/2-1 day...

See my previous message. Short answer: it depends. Frankfurt to Prague 
is a really short flight.

Tradeoffs include significantly lower venue and hotel costs, more
availability of said venue etc. I think you'd generally get your
$200 back, but this is certainly not something one can ever be
particularly scientific about given all the variables. And with
specific reference to Prague, well, it certainly fits the "we know
this venue, we like this venue" mantra, hence it gets the "should
repeat" checkmark.



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