Warren Buffett's advice on getting to Omaha
Apr 5, 2014, 8:14 am
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Warren Buffett's advice on getting to Omaha
I don't know if any FlyerTalkers will be going to Omaha for Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting (although I would suspect some will -- it's quite a draw!), but in case you missed it in the Annual Report, here's Mr. Buffett's advice on flying in (see Annual Report, page 22):
Ol' Warren usually knows what he is talking about.
"Airlines have sometimes jacked up prices for the Berkshire weekend. If you are coming from far away, compare the cost of flying to Kansas City {MCI} versus Omaha. The drive between the two cities is about 2-1/2 hours, and it may be that Kansas City can save you significant money, particularly if you had planned to rent car in Omaha."
Apr 5, 2014, 5:45 pm
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I went last year and enjoyed it. But I don't see how people go year after year after year. Fortunately I was able to drive there from MN with no need to rent a car. Even got "walked" from my hotel (before I even arrived) so my hotel costs for the weekend were $0 
Apr 5, 2014, 10:08 pm
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I'm doing this, he's suggested this for at least a couple years. Cost differential for me at least $100 round-trip, possibility of visiting Kansas City, and saved another $100 benefiting from a reward miles redemption bonus.
Apr 9, 2014, 10:32 am
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DSM was also cheaper than OMA, but some of the flight timings from many of the choices within 2.5hrs of OMA are a bit crap.
It even looked like UA put some 757s on the route Friday evening and Sunday, something tells me they don't regularly run those to OMA.
It even looked like UA put some 757s on the route Friday evening and Sunday, something tells me they don't regularly run those to OMA.
Apr 9, 2014, 11:08 am
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Let's share with the readers of the Midwest forum. I'll move this there. Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator, TravelBuzz.