[nfb-talk] chartering a bus for convention

[kaye]

My state is chartering a bus to dallas this year and it is only costing 
each person 100 dollars round trip.
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:07:37 -0500, Michael D. Barber wrote:


>Aaron:  When we chartered busses from Des Moines to Waterloo for a 
>couple 
>years, it cost somewhere around $1320.00 for a 47 passenger bus.  Now, 
>that 
>was before fuel skyrocketed.
>You'd have to decide whether the driver was going to be staying all 
>week so 
>the bus could take people to various places.  If you do that, you would 
>be 
>paying his hotel expenses and such.
>Then you'd need to be very sure you could fill the thing; otherwise, 
>you 
>lose money.  I'mguessing it might cost people $300 or more.
>It undoubtedly would be a fun trip.  I remember some of the bus 
>excursions 
>we took to NFB conventions in my much younger days.
>One of the things you'd be bucking is the fact that you can get a 
>direct 
>flight to Detroit from Des Moines these days which probably takes an 
>hour 
>and a half.  Don't know what the costs are, but you can't beat the 
>convenience.  Well, I just checked the cost for a nonstop flight to 
>Detroit 
>and it's about $365.00.  Now, that's from Des Moines.
>The plus side is you can't beat the fun and fellowship you can have on 
>a bus 
>trip.
>
>Michael
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>From: "Aaron Cannon" <cannona at fireantproductions.com>
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>>Hi all.
>>
>>My chapter is very tentatively exploring the feasibility of chartering a
>>bus to the 2009 convention.  Do any of you have experience with doing 
>>this?
>>Any recommendations or things I should know about?  Any idea on what 
>>price
>>we can expect to pay?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Aaron
>>
>>
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