I'm in. UA Express(Skywest) between SEA and YVR and exit rows on the Shuttle flights.

Couldn't resist. Just booked tickets from SFO, also with a connection at SEA into YVR, for $154RT (less a $100 voucher I'll put towards it).

Fly up Friday afternoon, and home late Sunday morning (have to be at work Sunday night).

Just linking chexfan's Inside Info on Vancouver thread for future reference.

Just stumbled into this thread so info for those of you trying to find YVR hotels...
www.tourism-vancouver.com

Tourism YVR provides discount hotel for those that book through them, rates are quite good. No need to prepaid. I have used them many times are they are very reliable. Rates are usually better than what you can find booking directly with hotels.

There are rates such as CDN $139-$149 for Westin Grand, CDN $109 for Fairmount Vancouver Airport.

Some of us have Vancouver recommendations here: http://www.flyersplaces.com

It is a board sponsored by a small group of FT'ers...

Dorian

I just booked a Priceline room for this..$US20 per night for a 3 star (plus $20 added to my bid on the AMEX promo) and got the Renaissance Hotel on West Hastings, which looks pretty central,just in case anyone is looking for something. The AMEX promo runs out next week.

I've found a fare on Alaska Air Lines for $241 for SAN/YVR/SAN, arriving late Friday (5/18/01) into Vancouver, with a return Sunday (5/20/01) at 1:00 p.m. If I pair that with a Priceline room at $20 per night (see post above), this is looking better and better. Could someone post a "firmed up" schedule for the weekend and a list of attendees so I can book this for sure? Thanks!

[This message has been edited by Captain Mike (edited 03-28-2001).]

If I'm in town, I'm in.

Will post schedule, attendees, etc. this weekend. I just got back from the Catman Do Trois and need to catch up on work first.

Please list Joh and I as definite maybes.

Cap'n Mike, consider yourself lucky!
Fares from LAX are skyhigh, on AS, NW & UA.
Same from SNA.

Sure hope they drop...I can do a transcon for the price of LAX-YVR right now. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/eek.gif

Please put me down as a definite maybe; I really enjoyed the CMD3, and always have wanted to visit the Pacific Northwest.

Please put me down as a maybe; I should be in PDX at that time and can drive up.

Meanwhile, I was researching fares on behalf of some of my NYC area FT friends and came across a fantastic fare of $221 from EWR to SEA on UA:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum50/HTML/005633.html

Cathay Pacific has a $500 cdn fare from JFK - YVR. Thats like $35us or something.

Put me down as a maybe. I've never been to Vancouver but I always thought it sounded wonderful. Where's everybody staying?