MCI BBQ DO VII --July 20-22, 2012
Jun 14, 2012, 12:06 pm
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Jun 14, 2012, 8:48 pm
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Ever since Southwest used up their fuel hedges that were keeping fares low and then raised their prices, all the airlines out of KC raised theirs too. I've never seen fares to places I go regularly this bad. it's keeping me home, except for award travel. That's why I'm so happy this BBQ do is in my hometown. I can't wait!!!
Jun 14, 2012, 8:52 pm
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About ten months ago, I could commonly get MCI-SFO r/t tix for $250. Sometimes they were even lower! Part of that may have been the competition from F9 (who have since dropped the route).
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Luckily the BBQ is only a 35 minute drive from Lawrence :drool:
About ten months ago, I could commonly get MCI-SFO r/t tix for $250. Sometimes they were even lower! Part of that may have been the competition from F9 (who have since dropped the route).
Ever since Southwest used up their fuel hedges that were keeping fares low and then raised their prices, all the airlines out of KC raised theirs too. I've never seen fares to places I go regularly this bad. it's keeping me home, except for award travel. That's why I'm so happy this BBQ do is in my hometown. I can't wait!!!
Luckily the BBQ is only a 35 minute drive from Lawrence :drool:
Jun 16, 2012, 1:19 pm
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I'm trying to convince two friends from the Bay Area to attend this Do, but with UA asking $550, there's no way! I've got Yapta alerts set up, but I can't say I'm optimistic that fares will drop significantly.
Jun 18, 2012, 8:37 am
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Jun 20, 2012, 5:31 am
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If you don't see your name on Post #2, please PM me and I'll add you. This is to get an accurate headcount for the Friday night dinner.
Thanks to JayhawkCO for setting up the reservation!
Thanks to JayhawkCO for setting up the reservation!
Jul 6, 2012, 5:59 am
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Add me to the airfare to MCI is keeping me out of this do
I've followed airfares to MCI for some time now and they are flat out ridiculous. I refuse to pay $300 + for a < 1000 mile flight
I've followed airfares to MCI for some time now and they are flat out ridiculous. I refuse to pay $300 + for a < 1000 mile flight
Jul 6, 2012, 8:41 am
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When we get to Fiorello's what name is the reservation under? Do we have a private room reserved or just general population? Is the restaurant providing happy hour snacks or are we just ordering off the menu?
Jul 6, 2012, 12:50 pm
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+1 to all of the groans about MCI airfares. Getting hard to go anywhere these days except on awards. If I have to buy revenue tickets for leisure, I'm looking for ways to squeeze value out of companion certs like those from US and DL. Or go international out-of-season where the markup vs. what we're used to paying hasn't seemed all that bad. Did MAD in December 2011 for $775 R/T; the cheapest I ever got it before Christmas was maybe $650 about ten years ago.
Even when Southwest announces a systemwide fare sale, we don't seem to get much availability out of MCI. MCI-MDW fit their recent $49 range, but few flights were actually available. (We managed to get one Chicago weekend booked in late October when demand for a Chicago weekend should be a little lower anyway.) It used to be that AA and UA would match WN promos on their ORD flights. Not this year: AA did some limited matching of the fare but with a R/T requirement and UA didn't even attempt to match the fare.
Sorry to hear bad fares are hosing people's plans for the Do... Maybe in future years we'll have to gather in October or April...
Even when Southwest announces a systemwide fare sale, we don't seem to get much availability out of MCI. MCI-MDW fit their recent $49 range, but few flights were actually available. (We managed to get one Chicago weekend booked in late October when demand for a Chicago weekend should be a little lower anyway.) It used to be that AA and UA would match WN promos on their ORD flights. Not this year: AA did some limited matching of the fare but with a R/T requirement and UA didn't even attempt to match the fare.
Sorry to hear bad fares are hosing people's plans for the Do... Maybe in future years we'll have to gather in October or April...
Jul 10, 2012, 8:14 pm
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Jul 11, 2012, 11:20 am
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This reservation is under my name, Chris Willers. They don't have a private room that can accommodate the 20 people that we're going to have unless we book it for essentially 50+ people, so we'll be a whole bunch of tables pushed together in the middle of the main dining space. They actually don't normally take large party reservations for the main dining room on Friday nights but yours truly pulled some strings and got it done. For dinner, we'll just order off the menu, but if people want something a little different for appetizers and such for happy hour, there's a nice Austrian place next door that has nice cocktails/appetizers called Grunauer that we could hang out at beforehand also. We can kind of play that by ear based on when people plan on arriving. The reservation is at 8:30 (the best I could do), so snacks for some might be a good idea.
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Jul 11, 2012, 11:47 am
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Friday, July 20th - 5pm-8:30pm (Happy Hour)
Fiorella's Jack Stack (FreightHouse, Crossroads Art District) 8:30pm
www.jackstackbbq.com
Reservation under: Chris Willers
- This is our traditional kickoff dinner, preceded by an extended happy hour while we wait for people to filter in. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu, so just bring an empty stomach!
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Happy Hour has been at the Jack Stack patio bar, inside near the fireplace, and once at the bar next door I can't remember the name of. I don't recall appetizers, but everyone orders and pays for their individual drinks. Same with the dinner.
We're very easy to spot. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Jul 11, 2012, 12:47 pm
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Going to have to miss this again this year, unfortunately. The old folks have been sick and I've been burning up PTO lately going back and forth to visit them before it's too late to do so.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
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Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]