[Debconf-discuss] Trying for a US->Banja Luka travel discount?

2011-05-18 Thread Jimmy Kaplowitz
Hi, I'm surprised to be able to attend after being certain I had a scheduling conflict, but I am. Unfortunately, investigating fares from NYC to Banja Luka in late July that are still available in mid-May is making me even more surprised about how expensive the trip is. Although I might ask for a

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Trying for a US->Banja Luka travel discount?

2011-05-18 Thread vedran
Hello, did you try to investigate prices to Zagreb or Sarajevo? Last year i got ticket Sarajevo-Istanbul-NYC and back for about 900$ Connections between Sarajevo or Zagreb to Banja Luka is not that complicated and hopefully we will write guidelines how to come from Sarajevo/Zagreb to Banja Luka.

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Rogério Brito
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA384 Hi there. On 2011-05-17 13:04, Sami Liedes wrote: > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 02:59:27PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote: >> This is precisely the kind of response that I was complaining about. >> What people need is INFORMATION, not reassurance. >> >> Tho

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Rogério Brito
Hi there. On 2011-05-17 13:04, Sami Liedes wrote: > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 02:59:27PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote: >> This is precisely the kind of response that I was complaining about. >> What people need is INFORMATION, not reassurance. >> >> Those flying into Zagreb need to know when they book f

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Trying for a US->Banja Luka travel discount?

2011-05-18 Thread Tiago Bortoletto Vaz
Hi Jimmy, On Wed, 18 May 2011 03:41:34 -0400, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote [...] > > Without any group discount, at published fares, this would cost > $1700-2000+ even in economy class, based on my searching, or $1500+ > if I want to accept an earlier departure time and an extra 1h10m > layover in Am

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Sami Liedes
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 04:37:45PM +0200, Adnan Hodzic wrote: > So the moral of what I just said is please don't panic, we have > everything under control and whoever you are you or whenever you > arrive you won't be left by yourself. So, I'm planning to book flights now. Two questions: 1) Is it

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Tiago Bortoletto Vaz
On Wed, 18 May 2011 17:41:57 +0300, Sami Liedes wrote > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 04:37:45PM +0200, Adnan Hodzic wrote: > > So the moral of what I just said is please don't panic, we have > > everything under control and whoever you are you or whenever you > > arrive you won't be left by yourself. >

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread vedran
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Tiago Bortoletto Vaz wrote: > On Wed, 18 May 2011 17:41:57 +0300, Sami Liedes wrote > > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 04:37:45PM +0200, Adnan Hodzic wrote: > > > So the moral of what I just said is please don't panic, we have > > > everything under control and whoever y

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread vedran
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Sami Liedes wrote: > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 04:37:45PM +0200, Adnan Hodzic wrote: > > So the moral of what I just said is please don't panic, we have > > everything under control and whoever you are you or whenever you > > arrive you won't be left by yourself. >

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Holger Levsen
On Mittwoch, 18. Mai 2011, vedran wrote: > Once all registrations are finished, we will make plans for shuttle buses. how many people need to be one shuttle so that we will make it happen? 2 people? 4? 8? 16? 32? ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debco

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Rogério Brito dijo [Wed, May 18, 2011 at 04:26:21AM -0300]: > >> Those flying into Zagreb need to know when they book flights (which > >> ideally would be done a month or two ago) that they have a good plan > >> for what they will do on arrival in Zagreb. > > > (… +1 +1 +1 …) > > Please, people fr

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Holger Levsen writes: > 2 people? 4? 8? 16? 32? Good question. As I said on IRC I'd be happy to spend the day in Zagreb and then take a really late debconf shuttle bus to Banja Luka. I have already paid my flights but others could still choose cheaper flights that arrive around the time that the

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Miguel Landaeta
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Tiago Bortoletto Vaz wrote: > Based on times available at http://www.autobusni- > kolodvor.com/en/timetable.aspx the answer is no. Last bus leaves Zagreb at > 22:00. Precisely to avoid this, I booked a flight that arrives to Zagreb on Sat 23 at 13:45. I expect th

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Trying for a US->Banja Luka travel discount?

2011-05-18 Thread Jimmy Kaplowitz
Hi Tiago, On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 09:35:29AM -0200, Tiago Bortoletto Vaz wrote: > I've found cheaper flights from NYC to Zagreb (16/07 <-> 31/07): > > Tap Air Portugal US$ 815 > Lufthansa US$ 1.054 > Swiss US$ 1.135 > Continental US$ 1.215 > American Airlines US$ 1.456

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Josip Rodin
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 01:01:18PM -0430, Miguel Landaeta wrote: > > From the same source about you have a bus from Banja Luka at 3:15 which > > arrives in Zagreb at 6:00, which IMO would not give you enough time to get > > to > > the airport in time. So, no again. > > However, for my departure o

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Trying for a US->Banja Luka travel discount?

2011-05-18 Thread Jimmy Kaplowitz
Hi Vedran, On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 03:12:08AM -0500, vedran wrote: > did you try to investigate prices to Zagreb or Sarajevo? > > Last year i got ticket Sarajevo-Istanbul-NYC and back for about 900$ > > Connections between Sarajevo or Zagreb to Banja Luka is not that complicated > and hopefully

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Trying for a US->Banja Luka travel discount?

2011-05-18 Thread Obey Arthur Liu
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 3:41 AM, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > Hi, > > If I can assemble a total group of at least 10 people who want to try this > plan, I'm willing to contact some travel agents to see if they can get a > better > fare for us. More people will make this more likely to work; I've neve

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Timo, On Mittwoch, 18. Mai 2011, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote: > Good question. As I said on IRC I'd be happy to spend the day in Zagreb > and then take a really late debconf shuttle bus to Banja Luka. I have > already paid my flights but others could still choose cheaper flights > that arrive ar

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Trying for a US->Banja Luka travel discount?

2011-05-18 Thread Jimmy Kaplowitz
Hi Arthur, On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 04:30:55PM -0400, Obey Arthur Liu wrote: > Had we prepared better for this, we could have used something like SkyTeam > Global Meetings or Star Alliance Convention Plus. > That would give us a blanket discount on all flights to DebConf. I assume from your wordin

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Trying for a US->Banja Luka travel discount?

2011-05-18 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Arthur, On Mittwoch, 18. Mai 2011, Obey Arthur Liu wrote: > Had we prepared better for this, we could have used something like SkyTeam > Global Meetings or Star Alliance Convention Plus. > That would give us a blanket discount on all flights to DebConf. -v please. there will be dc12++ :-) th

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Trying for a US->Banja Luka travel discount?

2011-05-18 Thread Asheesh Laroia
On Wed, 18 May 2011, Obey Arthur Liu wrote: On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 3:41 AM, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: Hi, If I can assemble a total group of at least 10 people who want to try this plan, I'm willing to contact some travel agents to see if they can get a better fare for us. More people will mak

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Trying for a US->Banja Luka travel discount?

2011-05-18 Thread Jimmy Kaplowitz
Hi again, On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 04:36:25PM -0400, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > Hi Arthur, > > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 04:30:55PM -0400, Obey Arthur Liu wrote: > > Had we prepared better for this, we could have used something like SkyTeam > > Global Meetings or Star Alliance Convention Plus. > > Tha

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Trying for a US->Banja Luka travel discount?

2011-05-18 Thread Asheesh Laroia
On Wed, 18 May 2011, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: Apparently if we use Star Alliance Meetings Plus (as opposed to Convention Plus) we can do it with as little as 30 days lead time and 50 participants from 3 countries. For Star Alliance Convention Plus we need six months lead time, but unfortunately

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Trying for a US->Banja Luka travel discount?

2011-05-18 Thread Tiago Bortoletto Vaz
On Wed, 18 May 2011 16:50:57 -0400 (EDT), Asheesh Laroia wrote: On Wed, 18 May 2011, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: Apparently if we use Star Alliance Meetings Plus (as opposed to Convention Plus) we can do it with as little as 30 days lead time and 50 participants from 3 countries. For Star Allian

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Holger Levsen writes: > http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf11/Arrivals has only a "From" column, but > no columns "To" Hmm? Isn't "To" kind of implicit if I'm listed under "Zagreb airport"? > and "Would be interested in shuttle from Zagreb". Added. Please comment on the wording. Due to the na

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Jean-Baptiste PERRIER
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Holger Levsen wrote: > > On Mittwoch, 18. Mai 2011, vedran wrote: > > Once all registrations are finished, we will make plans for shuttle buses. > > how many people need to be one shuttle so that we will make it happen? > > 2 people? 4? 8? 16? 32? "Deep thought" w

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Mehdi Dogguy
On 05/18/2011 10:35 PM, Holger Levsen wrote: > > On Mittwoch, 18. Mai 2011, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote: >> Good question. As I said on IRC I'd be happy to spend the day in >> Zagreb and then take a really late debconf shuttle bus to Banja >> Luka. I have already paid my flights but others could

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Trying for a US->Banja Luka travel discount?

2011-05-18 Thread Andrew McMillan
On Wed, 2011-05-18 at 16:48 -0400, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > Hi again, > > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 04:36:25PM -0400, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > > Apparently if we use Star Alliance Meetings Plus (as opposed to Convention > Plus) we can do it with as little as 30 days lead time and 50 participants >

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Zagreb <--> Banja Luka

2011-05-18 Thread Ian Campbell
On Wed, 2011-05-18 at 22:35 +0200, Mehdi Dogguy wrote: > On 05/18/2011 10:35 PM, Holger Levsen wrote: > > > > On Mittwoch, 18. Mai 2011, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote: > >> Good question. As I said on IRC I'd be happy to spend the day in > >> Zagreb and then take a really late debconf shuttle bus to