[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Flight costs...We need to help
- From: Sally <sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 11:26:41 -0500
Well said Carolyn
Sent from my iPhone
On May 1, 2012, at 10:56 AM, "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Prices are ever changing. The airlines are buying out each other and with
> that,
> their policies and prices change. Gas prices are high and changing and
> different in each State. In Calif. it is over $4.00 per gallon and we are
> all
> picking and chosing dog shows carefully. Entries are down.
> Some smaller airports are harder to fly out of and into and not the same
> price
> or availability get you can out of...say LAX or O'Hare. It will be cheaper
> if they
> stick with main hubs....which is better for National sites anyway.
> What you paid for last month could be double the price next month. You
> cannot
> assume the Board can fly cheaper next month or next year because any of us
> have in the past.
> Continental used to be great for flying dogs by themselves. They have been
> bought out by United Airlines. Their prices have changed. What you paid
> for a
> dog or a judge or the Board paid last year will be different this year or
> next month.
> It also seems to change during certain times of the year.
> The prices for judges were a real eye-opener for our Clubs this year!
>
> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.Marhaven.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jessica MacMillan To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, May 01,
> 2012 7:14 AM
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: We need to help
>
>
> I was shocked when I saw how much was spent on Board member flights. Most
> National clubs don't pay for
> Board members to fly anywhere - you do it on your tab. You're lucky if the
> club pays for hotel rooms in many
> cases.
>
> I don't understand how flights are so expensive unless members are waiting
> until the very last minute. I fly
> pretty often and 9 times out of 10, I can get my tickets in under $300.00
> and if over $300.00, it isn't much..
>
> Several people have posted on Facebook about how much they paid for tickets
> to our National, which starts this week - most are finding that it is more
> expensive to fly their dogs and the tickets are not more then $400.00 from
> the coasts.
>
> Time to re-evaluate this expense...
>
> Jessica MacMillan
>
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