Originally Posted by
moondog
Let's not mislead our prospective guests; after you factor in the traffic (on both ends) and the inevitable hour on the tarmac, you're looking at 7 hours... a small price to pay for some quality time in "the capital", but worth noting.
No worse than most domestic flights in US.
Originally Posted by
ckpeter
A few other people are organizing another China DO for Nov 11 - 14 in Shanghai. It may be nice to organize it so that the Beijing DO could follow it and people can attend both events (perhaps with a ride on the high speed rails?)
The Chicago Seminar is in late October, so probably it would be best to have the Beijing DO after, to give some space for anyone attempting the triple DO.
Award seats are pretty full open that time of year. But it can also
get cold in both cities towards the end of Nov.
Beijing Nov Avg 39F
Shanghai Nov Avg 54F