King Kon 2015

[Neesy]

DiAnne Wood is the medical trascriptionist. Not sure what her SKMB name is but a sweet lady Got to meet up with her in Bangor.

Well, shoot - I do recall sending a message to her profile but I have forgotten her user name now, too!

 

[Lepplady]

One thing worthy of note: I've gotten better prices on cheapo-air than any other site on the web. Including priceline.com. If planned even a few months in advance, tickets can cost much less than we might think.
A quick search of a flight a few months away comes back with results less than 400 bucks. Round trip.

 

[GNTLGNT]

DiAnne Wood is the medical trascriptionist. Not sure what her SKMB name is but a sweet lady Got to meet up with her in Bangor.

...thank YOU sweetheart...sometimes I just suck at names....little brain gets overloaded...

 

[GNTLGNT]

I am just glad we are flying in 2016 - the road trip back home was quite different - we went North and passed through Michigan. (Had to avoid Chicago! )

Say hi to Tracy for me!

...sure will....and we are very much looking forward to it...

 

[GNTLGNT]

One thing worthy of note: I've gotten better prices on cheapo-air than any other site on the web. Including priceline.com. If planned even a few months in advance, tickets can cost much less than we might think.
A quick search of a flight a few months away comes back with results less than 400 bucks. Round trip.

...yep, we will have the agent who set us up for Maine-package the deal for us.....air, room and transportation...

 

[skimom2]

If The Stanley is too expensive for lodging (and I have the feeling it might be), I'm cool with just a visit/tour Maybe by pooling funds a dinner in a private room might be arranged, too. The most important thing, IMHO, is to keep it fun and not stressful. We're looking into out of state fishing licenses and hiking opportunities in the area--is that info something other people would like to know?

 

[Autumnlyn]

any ideas, get the info and share it

 

[skimom2]

Just looked at rates for the Stanley. The cheapest room, booked 30 days in advance, is $176/night (sans taxes). We would have to look into getting a group rate, but unless that's quite a bit less it's a bit pricy for me. Checking on the 'ghost tours' right now.

Edit: That's not too bad! Highest price (for non-hotel guests) is $20, but there are senior, military, and AARP discounts that bring it down to $17.

 

[Lepplady]

I'm cool with booking a cheap-o flight, renting a car and staying in a group rate room. We'd all have to do the latter, though, to get a decent group rate.

Just looked at rates for the Stanley. The cheapest room, booked 30 days in advance, is $176/night (sans taxes). We would have to look into getting a group rate, but unless that's quite a bit less it's a bit pricy for me. Checking on the 'ghost tours' right now.

Is anybody wanting to call the Stanley to see what they'd give us for a group rate? I'm thinking the earlier, the better. That way we get the number of rooms we'd need, and a decent price.

 

[GNTLGNT]

...at this early stage, it will be nigh on impossible to give them even a ballpark figure on number of rooms....way too many variables that can derail even the best laid plans this far out..

 

[Lepplady]

...at this early stage, it will be nigh on impossible to give them even a ballpark figure on number of rooms....way too many variables that can derail even the best laid plans this far out..

How many people showed up the first two years? That would be a fair to middlin' ballpark figure to start with, wouldn't it?

 

[GNTLGNT]

How many people showed up the first two years? That would be a fair to middlin' ballpark figure to start with, wouldn't it?

.....30 would be a safe figure. depending on where there rate cut-offs are...

 

[Lepplady]

.....30 would be a safe figure. depending on where there rate cut-offs are...

That's a nice, round number. Good place to start.

 

[Mr Nobody]

VS

Fair point, well made.

 

[Mr Nobody]

Flights from here ~£650 (~$1080). Hm.

Row, row, row your boat, gently across the...Atlantic,
Then you get to walk the rest,
La-di-da-di-da.

 

[nate_watkins]

Flights from here ~£650 (~$1080). Hm.

Row, row, row your boat, gently across the...Atlantic,
Then you get to walk the rest,
La-di-da-di-da.

If you save a dollar a day between now and the 2015 Kon, You could have around $700.00...

 

[Mr Nobody]

If you save a dollar a day between now and the 2015 Kon, You could have around $700.00...

...and still be about $300 shy, and that's just the air fare.
If I save a quid, now...I'll be landing in Colorado with a whole £50 spare for accommodation.
.
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Whoops. Forgot about passport renewal. That's about £80. Hm...

 

[FlakeNoir]

If you save a dollar a day between now and the 2015 Kon, You could have around $700.00...

...and still be about $300 shy, and that's just the air fare.
If I save a quid, now...I'll be landing in Colorado with a whole £50 spare for accommodation.
.
.
Whoops. Forgot about passport renewal. That's about £80. Hm...

Make it two bucks...

 

[kingricefan]

Make it two bucks...

Just stop going to Starbucks everyday (assuming that you're like the rest of the world and go to Starbucks).

 

[FlakeNoir]

Just stop going to Starbucks everyday (assuming that you're like the rest of the world and go to Starbucks).

Never been to a Starbucks... (do we even have them?) don't drink coffee away from home, well, maybe very occasionally at Mickey Dee's.
(I know, I know...)