for those of us in new zealand & australia, these kinds of prices &
lengths of trip are absolutely normal for getting to international
conferences (or for stopping us from getting to conferences!). i imagine
that for most people in vietnam it's even more out of reach. this is how
it is to be on the financial &/or geographic periphery.
sometimes it's good for the centre to go to the periphery for a change.
i'm not sure why the LGM would be more ready to do this in 2012 than
next year, but if it's not going to happen next year then why not make a
decision now for 2012 as well? we can all start saving ...
h : )
Here are some figures that are worth to be considered. A long trip
with a short window for most of the developers and a considerable
amount of money. The trip to Vietnam (and back) is 1 stop when not 2
stops.
Montreal > 1600 CAD > 37 hours
Boston > 1800 CAD > 24 hours
Dallas > 1800 CAD > 35 hours
New York > 1900 CAD > 20 to 25 hours
San Francisco > 1300 CAD > 26 hours
London UK > 1200 - 1700 CAD > 16 - 22 hours
Paris > 1400 - 1800 CAD > 16 hours
Berlin > 1100 - 1500 CAD > 16 hours
Zurich > 1300 CAD > 26 hours
Sao Paulo > 2900 - 3000 CAD > 29 to 45 hours
Moscow > 1300 CAD > 20 to 25 hours
Oslo > 1300 CAD > 20 hours
Copenhague > 1300 CAD > 17 hours
Amsterdam > 1400 CAD > 17 hours
Prices and duration of trip taken from expedia.com <http://expedia.com/>
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