Good Stuff from Joan Eisenstodt

No really - I just made two airline reservations - one for August and one for January.  The cost for each, with a Saturday night stay (it's baaaaaack) was far more than I've paid before.

Ok.. sure: I fly a few particular carriers bec. I upgrade and maybe there were cheaper fares somewhere but I'm not alone in wanting some comfort for long flights.  And then one of these carriers is being talked about for a possible merger which will decrease the availability of  flights; I was not gonna wait til the last minute.

Add the air fare to the cost of the hotel rooms and the registration fee and you have quite an investment.

How are you budgeting for upcoming meetings? What is your concern about availability of seats?  Do you think, for meetings that are relatively optional, people will attend?  Will the competition factor increase - that is, if I can obtain education at a variety of conferences, what will I choose?

What are we gonna' do?