# \[OT\] How to get a deal for INTL speakers?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-how-to-get-a-deal-for-intl-speakers/101264>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 5, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-how-to-get-a-deal-for-intl-speakers/101264 "2006-02-05T14:37:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![nshb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df788c/32.png) [@nshb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nshb)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-how-to-get-a-deal-for-intl-speakers/101264/1 "2006-02-05T14:37:33Z")

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This is pretty far off topic, but seeing as though it directly affects  
the  
upcoming Canada on Rails ([http://canadaonrails.com](http://canadaonrails.com)) conference in April,  
I  
figure it kind of applies to Rails 🙂

I need to find the best place to get discount tickets for the  
international  
speakers coming from Europe, and figure you guys would know where the  
best  
places are to get deals.

I have checked [klm.com](http://klm.com), and [ba.com](http://ba.com). Both seem to be better priced than  
travelocity/expedia, yet produce quite different quotes compared against  
each other (klm vs. ba), and I am sure someone on here knows where or  
even  
how to get the best deals for a 3 speakers coming from various locations  
(Vienna, Austria [April 12-15th] / Frankfurt, Germany [April 12-18th] /  
London, UK [April 11-19] ) here to Vancouver for the dates shown.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

-Nb

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 Nathaniel S. H. Brown http://nshb.net

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**Author:** ![nshb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df788c/32.png) [@nshb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nshb)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-how-to-get-a-deal-for-intl-speakers/101264/2 "2006-02-05T16:50:28Z")

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On 2/5/06, Nathaniel S. H. Brown [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> each other (klm vs. ba), and I am sure someone on here knows where or even  
> how to get the best deals for a 3 speakers coming from various locations  
> (Vienna, Austria [April 12-15th] / Frankfurt, Germany [April 12-18th] /  
> London, UK [April 11-19] ) here to Vancouver for the dates shown.

Put a bid in on [Priceline.com](http://Priceline.com) and see what they come up with. Read all  
of the fine print, you are bidding before taxes have been added and  
there can be a lot of taxes ($200+).

Sometimes the US is on sale and Canada isn’t so it can be a lot  
cheaper to fly into Seattle and drive up. I have seen deltas of $300 a  
ticket between Vancover and Seattle, with three or four people that  
really adds up.

–  
Jon S.  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid