For Americans, is it much more expensive than a trip to Prague?
I just happen to be looking at flights for berlin at the moment. BA is
pretty much the same +-$1600 if I'm willing to take an extra hop, closer
to $2K for one hop.
I generally find going to Europe in the summer to be pretty expensive so
am not sure this is the best comparison. As metioned elsewhere in this
thread, time of year does matter.
I personally am a big fan for going to uninteresting locations in their
off season. Although, perhaps I'm alone in liking Minneapolis in the
winter as an IETF destination...
Lou
On 5/24/2013 11:28 AM, Yoav Nir wrote:
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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