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Re: IETF Meeting in South America

2013-05-24 10:31:44
I used Expedia to price flights for me on March 2014:
 - Buenos Aires: $1401 (21h each way)
 - London (where the meeting actually happens): $413 (7h each way. Direct costs 
a bit more)
 - Vancouver: $1217 (24 h each way????? $1288 with a more reasonable 16h)
 - Honululu: $1535 (28h each way)
 - Melbourne (to minimize the pain for Mark): $2155 (36h)
 - Minneapolis: $1020 (18h)

So Buenos Aires is not much more painful than some other destinations we've 
been talking about, and I believe the same will be true for most Europeans. For 
Americans, is it much more expensive than a trip to Prague?

Yoav

On May 24, 2013, at 5:12 PM, Michael Richardson 
<mcr+ietf(_at_)sandelman(_dot_)ca> wrote:


"The" == The IAOC <bob(_dot_)hinden(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> writes:
   The> The venues are in Buenos Aires.  They meet our requirements for the 
meeting
   The> space, networking, nearby restaurants and bars, hotel room rates in 
the mid $200
   The> dollar range, nearby alternate hotels at a broad range of prices, 
nice area in the
   The> city, safe, direct international flights, and accessible visas.  The 
IAOC thinks we
   The> could have a successful IETF meeting in Buenos Aires and that 
attendees would
   The> like the venues.

My question is about whether we would be there during the "peak" season,
and when exactly is that season?

I priced flights for me in July, November and March (2014).
It seems that most flights go through Santiago or Sao Paulo, one went
through Atlanta.  The lowest cost flight for me is similiar to travel to
Europe not in the summer,  but the price rises quite quickly to the $4K
range.  The worse rise seems to be March, but that was also the furthest
in the future.

   The> Things to consider are that it will be a long trip for the majority 
of IETFers and the
   The> air fares are more expensive (about 10% to 20% higher than average), 
though
   The> restaurants are less expensive.  This would be a case where most 
IETFers would
   The> bear more travel pain and expense.  

What are the hotel costs?   
(I fund my own attendance)

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