On 24/09/14 19:54, Máirín Duffy wrote:
> E.g. in June, flights to Boston are US$ 850 vs US$ 1400 in
August. Maybe
> it's a good idea to move the conference out of main holiday season?
Are you located in EMEA or APAC? Because Flock alternates between North
America and EMEA I think partially because of this reason...
I missed last two Flocks, because they were in main holiday season. It's
way easier for me to travel, when kids are in school.
As one of the folks who put together a bid - I wasn't aware dates
far
outside of August were really an option - we definitely could have
gotten much better rates outside of the high vacation season (late
spring would have worked really well.) I was told going outside of the
summer makes it more difficult for Europeans to travel because it falls
outside of their vacation time. If this isn't the case and it makes it
harder, I agree we need to re-evaluate the time of year for the conference.
Thank you for putting this lovely bid together, it's really an exciting
place. If there is the chance, please re-evaluate the time and e.g move
it to late spring or early summer.
Matthias