VNA GET TOGETHER?! CHICAGO JULY 12 -14 --- Yes, Exxxotica

[Benny25]

Thanks Rokkerr and Handcock! I wanna fly out of Burbank so maybe I'll try Walt's suggestion first.

[rokkerr]

Charlee Chase just confirmed with me that she is coming to Chicago too....

[wshandcock]

Thanks Rokker
What's the offcial line up as of now

[rokkerr]

Vicky Vette
Charlee Chase
Angelina Castro
Deauxma
Siri
Gabby Quinteros
Sara Jay (own booth)

[wshandcock]

When will Siri be on cams ?

[stickyvicky]

Not until she has a site to cam for.... the designer has been dragging his butt, we had to kick it! It looks really nice though! I'm hoping her site will be live early july, and we can officially celebrate it in chicago!

[wshandcock]

That would be fun a Siri launch party in Chicago

[Benny25]

Southwest doesn't fly into O'hare so I tried CheapoAir and there are no nonstops listed there from Burbank. Back to the drawing board.

[h0rnytoad1]

yeah, cheapoair likes 1 or 2 stops , it's how they get it cheaper.

Perso 1 stop isn't so bad, as long that i have at least 30mins to get to the other gate i should be fine.
With more time you can have lunch and look around.

Southwest doesn't go to Ohare but they go to Chicago (Midway), IL - MDW
it's only half an hour by car to the hotels around the convention center.

if you don't plan to rent a car , someone with a car could come get you at the airport and take care of you there.

i'm planning to go but i can't commit to anything just yet.

[WalterB]

Benny, I hadn't looked into getting from Midway to O'Hare. Super Shuttle doesn't do Chicago, so I looked into airport shuttles.

1. Omega is apparently $45 each way and takes 45 - 50 minutes. I know the hotel has a shuttle to/from O'Hare, so that part would be easy. But the $45 each way is too much.

2. Tri-State coach offers a round trip for $43.
Their trip is apparently on luxury buses, and takes a good 1-1/2 hour. So you would have to allow plenty of travel time. I would go this way because such things don't bother me. But, it's not for everyone, so I would understand if you didn't want to bother with all that.

I did some looking around, and, you're right, non-stops are hard to find. If you want non-stop, it looks like you are going to have to drive to LAX.

Shuttle service round trip from your house is $57. Be sure and look into LAX parking. It looks like it'll run you around $40.

Looking further, it looks like you will have to fly out of LAX if you want non-stop. The cheapest and most convenient I found was Spirit AL leaving at 8:20 AM at $367. CheapO showed several United flights @ $389, but all with late (7:38 PM or 8:05 PM) Departure.

Try this site - http://www.bookingbuddy.com/ They showed me several sites for comparison and that is how I found the Spirit flight.

1. Fly LAX - ORD. Take 1 suitcase. Be pretty darn certain before you book your reservation. Change fees can reach $100. Be sure and look over all rules/regulations, etc. before booking.
2. Park @ LAX for ~$40. Only issue is you'd want to get to LAX early to avoid the freeway traffic, maybe leave home around 5 AM.
3. Fly to Ord. Shuttle to your hotel.
4. Go give Vicky a kiss.

[wshandcock]

The thing about Spirit is they Suck , the charge for carry on's 40-50 buck as well as checked luggae so add that into price plus they have a terrible on time percentage
how far are you from Orange county found non stop united for 369
the good thing is Chicago is united's hub so you get better service

[Benny25]

I saw that Midway fare and thought why would I land 30 miles away from my hotel when O'hare is only 1.5 miles from it? I took Rokkerrs advice and went with CheapoAir. I have to fly out of LAX (20 extra miles from my house) but the flight is nonstop to O'hare and less than $400.
I'm all set.

[h0rnytoad1]

well good, i hope i can book a cheap flight too , or drive, idk yet

[wshandcock]

how far from Chicago are you

[h0rnytoad1]

about 10hrs drive, i've never driven that long so that'll be a new experience if i choose that.

[wshandcock]

wow that's a haul hope you find a flight

[WalterB]

Handcock and Byron, you two should hook up with HT and all three split a car and stay in the same hotel. That would solve all of your problems.

[wshandcock]

Walt my hotel is booked , and I am flying in .Do you think we will need a car I get great deals from National

[Benny25]

would everybody be staying until Monday having never been to one i don't know the time frame

I'll be flying in on Friday and departing on Monday Handcock.

[Benny25]

So what's the deal with carry-ons? Is a laptop considered a carry-on?