Originally Posted by
azjoe
I certainly agree that keeping the cost down is important to many of us. Since we're a worldwide community, regardless of where you choose to hold it, the majority of our members and vendors will have to fly there. Thus, the cost of the airline ticket will usually swamp the cost of the hotel, so I believe the best city choice will turn out to be one whose airport is served by multiple (major) carriers (ie, lots of competition will push fares lower). So even though hotels and meeting rooms in BFE might be low, airfare to get there might be much more expensive. Flying to Chicago for me was going to be about a $550 proposition... Beckley, WV, for example, would be almost $1000.