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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @Minion Queen
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      @Minion-Queen said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

      @scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

      @RojoLoco said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

      So where might I find the best airfare deals to this shindig? All the options I've checked are a bit pricey, but I may just have to suck it up and pay... unless anyone here has some great, hidden, cut rate plane ticket connection.

      JetBlue is generally pretty good. Flying into Rochester is super convenient, only 10 minutes from the conference. Flying into Buffalo or Syracuse is an hour or longer drive, but very feasible. Flying into Albany would be a huge pain in the butt and flying into NYC would be farther away than flying into Cleveland, but could be done.

      Any of these cities: Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, Syracuse, Utica, Albany, Poughkeepsie, New York City (JFK, La Guardia) or Newark sit on the Amtrak line and you can get to Rochester via the train. If you are coming from farther than Albany this will turn into a ridiculously long train ride. From Utica or closer (which includes Syracuse, Buffalo and Depew) the train is very easy.

      The conference is very close to the train station in Rochester.

      And we can arrange for pick up of people if they choose this option as well.

      The hotel likely would do it, too. It's closer than the airport.

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      • BRRABillB
        BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said

        The conference is very close to the train station in Rochester.

        If I end up attending I'll probably be doing this from Trenton.

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        • RojoLocoR
          RojoLoco
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          I'm glad this hotel thread popped up... just figured out they screwed up my reservation and had to redo it.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @BRRABill
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            @BRRABill said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

            @scottalanmiller said

            The conference is very close to the train station in Rochester.

            If I end up attending I'll probably be doing this from Trenton.

            That is a LONG ride, but there is a lot of pretty scenary and Amtrak is very comfortable. Be usre to get the Amtrak app for your phone, makes things much easier.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @RojoLoco
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              @RojoLoco said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

              I'm glad this hotel thread popped up... just figured out they screwed up my reservation and had to redo it.

              I've been worried that a lot of people had that happen to them.

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              • BRRABillB
                BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller said

                That is a LONG ride, but there is a lot of pretty scenary and Amtrak is very comfortable. Be usre to get the Amtrak app for your phone, makes things much easier.

                You were the one who originally said it was a great idea. Are you backtracking? 🙂

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @BRRABill
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                  @BRRABill said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

                  @scottalanmiller said

                  That is a LONG ride, but there is a lot of pretty scenary and Amtrak is very comfortable. Be usre to get the Amtrak app for your phone, makes things much easier.

                  You were the one who originally said it was a great idea. Are you backtracking? 🙂

                  I prefer the comfort and ease of the Amtrak journey even though it is much longer. As long as you have the time, it's what I always try to do. Too bad you can get out at Utica and explore their train station for fifteen minutes. It is gorgeous.

                  It's a great time to bring a book or do some quiet work. Bring snacks, you'll have plenty of time to eat.

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                  • RojoLocoR
                    RojoLoco
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                    Hotel reservation is sorted (had to add a second reservation to arrive on the 13th, different rate). Now how about that cheap airfare....

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                    • BRRABillB
                      BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller said

                      That is a LONG ride, but there is a lot of pretty scenary and Amtrak is very comfortable. Be usre to get the Amtrak app for your phone, makes things much easier.

                      It was either that or drive.

                      By the time I drive to PHL, get there early, etc., etc., it's not worth it.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @BRRABill
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                        @BRRABill said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

                        @scottalanmiller said

                        That is a LONG ride, but there is a lot of pretty scenary and Amtrak is very comfortable. Be usre to get the Amtrak app for your phone, makes things much easier.

                        It was either that or drive.

                        By the time I drive to PHL, get there early, etc., etc., it's not worth it.

                        Yeah, the train is twice the length of the drive but SO much nicer. Be sure to get your Amtrak number and earn those miles, too!

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                        • BRRABillB
                          BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller said

                          Yeah, the train is twice the length of the drive but SO much nicer.

                          Driving is 5.5 hours. Train is 8.25 with a 40 minute transfer included.

                          So yeah not quite twice but nearly.

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                          • Minion QueenM
                            Minion Queen Banned
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                            Anything under 10 hours and I drive it as a rule. I love to road trip. Usually we do the trip from here in to Austin every year. But this year I will be flying not driving.

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                            • travisdh1T
                              travisdh1 @Minion Queen
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                              @Minion-Queen said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

                              Anything under 10 hours and I drive it as a rule. I love to road trip. Usually we do the trip from here in to Austin every year. But this year I will be flying not driving.

                              Well, we all know about you're road trips after that little jaunt out west you did.

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                              • Minion QueenM
                                Minion Queen Banned
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                                That was the longest yet. And we did decide that at some point we are going to do that again. But at a MUCH slower pace.

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                                • travisdh1T
                                  travisdh1 @Minion Queen
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                                  @Minion-Queen said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

                                  That was the longest yet. And we did decide that at some point we are going to do that again. But at a MUCH slower pace.

                                  I'd love to do one out west and then head for the west coast of Alaska at some point, or even the western islands.

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                                  • brianlittlejohnB
                                    brianlittlejohn @Minion Queen
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                                    @Minion-Queen said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

                                    Anything under 10 hours and I drive it as a rule. I love to road trip. Usually we do the trip from here in to Austin every year. But this year I will be flying not driving.

                                    Thats a drive... not as much as your cross country a few weeks ago, but still a drive.

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                                    • BRRABillB
                                      BRRABill @Minion Queen
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                                      @Minion-Queen said

                                      Anything under 10 hours and I drive it as a rule. I love to road trip. Usually we do the trip from here in to Austin every year. But this year I will be flying not driving.

                                      I was considering driving, too.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @brianlittlejohn
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                                        @brianlittlejohn said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

                                        @Minion-Queen said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

                                        Anything under 10 hours and I drive it as a rule. I love to road trip. Usually we do the trip from here in to Austin every year. But this year I will be flying not driving.

                                        Thats a drive... not as much as your cross country a few weeks ago, but still a drive.

                                        My sister in law just did Houston to NY earlier this week.

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                                          @scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

                                          @coliver said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

                                          @RojoLoco said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:

                                          So where might I find the best airfare deals to this shindig? All the options I've checked are a bit pricey, but I may just have to suck it up and pay... unless anyone here has some great, hidden, cut rate plane ticket connection.

                                          All options pretty much suck... NY is really expensive to fly in to and out of.

                                          I know someone that just got Rochester to LA for $99 round trip.

                                          from where?

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                                          • BRRABillB
                                            BRRABill @Dashrender
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                                            @Dashrender said

                                            from where?

                                            Rochester?

                                            😀

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