W dniu 10.02.2014 15:34, Andreas Jung pisze:
As stated earlier: traveling to Florence was more expensive than traveling to
Berlin,
That's a false statement, because ... it's all very relative. The
nearest two airports (Katowice, Kraków) to where I live (and those are
the two busiest airports in Poland after Warsaw) offer cheap flights to
Bologna and Pisa and only one non-cheap flight to Berlin which is at
least triple/quad the price compared to those to Italy. Going by
train/bus will also cost more than cheap flight to Italy.
If I choose going by car and using carpooling to take passengers, then
the cost also will be similar to both destinations (as passengers cover
the trip mostly and not the driver).
So please don't say undoubtedly that traveling to Florence was more
expensive, because we all know it's relative and factor of geography and
available plane/train/bus connections.
hotel prices in Florence appeared higher in comparison what you get for the
price. You have much, much more options staying in Berlin for a reasonable
prices. Besides various hostels there is a huge market with rental apartments
or single rooms for a fraction of a standard hotel room.
I agree that there is bigger choice in Berlin, but again prices topic is
still relative. I was two times in Berlin last year and I can tell you
that in Italy it was easier for me to find a good standard hotel that
was very cheap just outside Florence.
So to sum up travel + accommodation costs are relative thing for
everyone (for some it might be better, but for some not this year) and
in my opinion that shouldn't be an excuse to raise EP ticket cost so
much (in my case total costs of attending EP are bigger). If costs of
venue affect price so much, then cheaper venue should have been
seriously considered.
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Once again this conference is _European_ Python _community_ conference,
so it should be in first place affordable to average European, not
average west European or German. Whole buzz that we witness since more
than week comes from not taking that fact into account.
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Regards,
Filip
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