[tei-council] Oxford Face2Face meeting: Accommodation

[Paul F. Schaffner]

Ok, I've taken all this as inspiration and booked a flight arriving at LHR
on the 9th of Sept and departing ditto on the 23rd. That should leave
space (working backwards) for the Council mtg; the TCP mini-conference;
the York (PBFA) Book Fair; a visit to the doll's house shop and Barbican
Books in Fossgate (etc.); and something else as yet undetermined, perhaps
in the Moors, the Dales, or the Yorkshire coast.

The flight costs ~ $1,000 nonstop -- to make it $50 cheaper would have 
required shifting to Monday travel and I'll gladly cover the difference.

I've also written to my usual Oxford B&B and asked if they have space
for that week.

So there!

Now I have to go catch a coach to a train to (after many many hours)
the Folger in D.C., where we will talk about repurposing TCP-transcribed
texts of non-Shakespearean drama.


pfs


On Tue, 19 Jun 2012, Gabriel BODARD wrote:

> No that's right, it's only cheaper if you either stay a Saturday night
> or return on a Saturday night overnight flight (which returning from
> here to the US doesn't make much sense). In my experience, the
> person/body paying the expenses has *always* preferred to pay an extra
> couple nights accommodation that the extra $900 for a more expensive flight.
>
>
> On 19/06/2012 18:26, Brett Barney wrote:
>> On Jun 15, 2012, at 11:37 AM, James Cummings wrote:
>>> The budget is for 3 nights, but it depends on others arrangements and where these may save us money.  We can probably stretch to four nights, especially if it results in a cheaper air fare (e.g. for including a Saturday).  That is why I want everyone to fill in the poll, even if it is to indicate the TEI-C isn't paying anything to their accommodation. So put down what you need and we'll see what we can do. ;-)
>>>
>>> Jamesc
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Sorry to complicate things. I was puzzled by this talk about cheaper fares if you include a Saturday, since everywhere I shop I get all but identical fares for Friday or Saturday flights. They all seem expensive--c. $1650. But I did notice that a big discount seems to accrue if one *stays* Saturday night, i.e., flies out on Sunday. That would mean *two* extra nights, which seems a bit much to ask the TEI to fund. The price, however, gave me pause--c. $900. My miserly little soul hates to commit to a $1600 plane fare, but am I right in assuming that I should do that?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Brett
>>
>>
>>
>>
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