On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 10:16:50AM -0700, Allison Randal wrote: > On 03/20/2013 10:02 AM, Allison Randal wrote: > > In my experience (with extensive international travel), the connecting > > flight to Portland rarely adds much to the cost of the flight. So, > > attendees should do a price comparison first, before choosing other > > transportation from Seattle or Vancouver. > That is to say, don't book a flight to Seattle or Vancouver and then a > separate flight to Portland. Just book the flight straight to Portland > and let the airline figure out the optimal transfer point. From > Mexico/South America/Australia, it's likely to be via Los Angeles. From > Europe it's likely to be via New York/Chicago/Minneapolis. From > China/Japan it may be Seattle or Vancouver, but it's more likely to be > via Tokyo with a direct flight Tokyo->Portland. ... though travelers from any origin country may find that they prefer to clear US customs and immigration in Seattle/LA/Portland, in light of <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130308/13380622263/9th-circuit-appeals-court-4th-amendment-applies-border-also-password-protected-files-shouldnt-arouse-suspicion.shtml>. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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