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+i...@sandelman.ca> wrote: > >>>>>> "The" == The IAOC <bob.hin...@gmail.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) > > -- > ] Never tell me the odds! | ipv6 mesh networks > [ > ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works | network architect > [ > ] m...@sandelman.ca http://www.sandelman.ca/ | ruby on rails > [ > >
