OpenSkies/Paris Do, June 19-22 Planning Thread!
 

Thanks to the generosity of Randy and OpenSkies, 20+ of us will be heading to Paris in style.

Since it's less than a week away, we better get crackin'! I figured I'd start a master thread where we can update who's going, where we're staying, and most importantly figure out what we'll be doing. I'm also hoping that some locals will join us and can offer some suggestions about dining/activities.

I don't know about others, but I'd like to avoid anything too fancy (read: expensive), since the conversion rate is really killing a lot of us.

Can't wait to see some old friends and hopefully make new ones, should be a blast!:)

Who's Going

baccarat_king (PREM+/BIZ)
bobovespa (PREM+/BIZ)
Calcifer (BIZ/PREM+)
Canarsie (PREM+/BIZ)
ckc123 (PREM+/BIZ)
deeaytch
FlyMeHomeAA
gba (PREM+/BIZ)
hartd (BIZ/PREM+)
heffa (BIZ/PREM+)
ittboss (PREM+/BIZ)
jblankoh (BIZ/PREM+)
lex (BIZ/PREM+)
lucky9876coins (PREM+/BIZ)
mara916 (BIZ/PREM+)
OrlandoFlyer (BIZ/PREM+) (+1 joining us in Paris)
Pat89339 (PREM+/BIZ)
Randy Petersen
rubbernyc (BIZ/PREM+)
stimpy (joining us in Paris)
Sweet Willie (BIZ/PREM+) (+1 joining us in Paris)
vsevolod4 (BIZ/PREM+)
yyzprincess (PREM+/BIZ)

Pre-inaugural flights
DL0689 (from BOS) arrives JFK 19 Jun 11:59AM baccarat_king
UA3110 (from CLT) arrives JFK 19 Jun 3:00PM Canarsie
DL5297 (from DCA) arrives JFK 19 Jun 2:24pm ckc123
AA0018 (from SFO) arrives JFK 19 Jun 6:25AM lex
AA1786 (from TPA) arrives JFK 19 Jun 2:50PM lucky9876coins
UA0004 (from SFO) arrives JFK 19 Jun 2:28PM Pat89339

Who's Staying Where

Pat89339 was nice enough to put all the hotels on a map so we have a better idea about where they're all located.

Concorde La Fayette
gba (Fri)

Hilton Paris
Calcifer (Fri)
Canarsie (Fri)
heffa (Fri)
Pat89339

Hilton Paris Orly Airport
baccarat_king (Sat)
bobovespa (Sat)
Calcifer (Sat)
Canarsie (Sat)
heffa (Sat)
lex (Sat)
yyzprincess (Sat)

Holiday Inn Paris Orly
gba (Sat)

Holiday Inn St. Germain
OrlandoFlyer +1
Sweet Willie +1 (Sat)

Hotel Saint Merry
ckc123

InterContinental Paris Le Grand
lucky9876coins
vsevolod4

Le Meridien Etoile
baccarat_king (Fri)
mara916
yyzprincess (Fri)

Le Meridien Montparnasse
bobovespa (Fri)
jblankoh (Sat)

Pullman Paris Rive Gauche
hartd

What We're Doing

Please note: We'll be meeting immediately past customs/immigration at Orly for a quick group meeting to discuss our plans. If you're interested in participating in any of the activities over the weekend, please join us so that we can discuss some logistics.

Date: Friday
Time: 7:00PM
Dinner at Bofinger. We'll have two tables of six, so a total of 12 people.
Address:
5-7, rue de la Bastille
75004 Paris
Phone : 33 (0)1 42 72 87 82

Attendees:
baccarat_king
bobovespa
Canarsie
ckc123
heffa
mara916
OrlandoFlyer +1
rubbernyc +1
vsevolod4
yyzprincess

Date: Saturday
Time: 11:00-1:00PM
Period: Impressionism
Highlights: Works by Manet,Monet, Renoir, Degas.
Hosted by yyzprincess

Attendees:
bobovespa
Calcifer
gba
heffa
Pat89339
vsevolod4
yyzprincess

Date: Saturday
Time: 8PM
Conert at 8PM, followed by street wandering and some kind of food. Meeting point TBD.

Attendees:
baccarat_king
bobovespa
Calcifer
Canarsie
gba
heffa
jblankoh
lucky9876coins
mara916
Sweet Willie +1
vsevolod4

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I'm going! All my logistics are TBD. I'd second the vote for not too fancy though.

I'm going!

Staying at Hilton Paris.

Sent my acceptance in couple of hours ago.

Booked Le Méridien Etoile .

I'm in, no hotel yet...

How did you find out the list of winners?

I haven't. I'm just adding people to the list as they confirm in this thread...:)

I'm in. No hotel yet. Willing to share.

I'm there, staying at the InterContinental Grand Hotel.

Looking forward to it!

I'm in. Currently booked at Hilton Paris on reward Friday night, Orly Hilton Saturday.

Seems the only award rooms for the Hilton Paris left were the singles, which are described with such sexy terms as "large desk, in-room magazines, quiet". I am envisioning a broom closet with a large desk. :D But hey, it's free.

Just to clarify, you'll be in Paris at the same time, or you'll be on the flight as well? Look forward to meeting everyone!:)

I'm a lucky winner, even though my handle is not "lucky" --- and on the flight as well.

I will be staying @ Le Grand to take advantage of free minibar; but it seems like everyone else is "DOing Paris Hilton."

Look forward to meeting the other lucky winners!

Fancy or not, I'm OK as long as alcohol is involved and foie gras is a bonus. From the humblest bistro to fruit de mer to Pierre Gagnaire or Guy Savoy ... ça ne fait rien.