2012's CGDC will be held at Concordia University in Portland, Oregon. The address is 2811 NE Holman Street, Portland, OR 97211. If you want to find out more about the venue, their website is http://www.cu-portland.edu/ .
Travel is typically the largest expense for attendees. The University is close to the Portland International Airport (PDX). And depending on your arrival, we hope to have drivers available to shuttle you to and from.
Rail and bus also services the area. We hope to assist in shuttle services for these modes of transportation as well.
Tips on booking airline tickets - try to book at least two weeks in advance, ideally 3.5 months in advance. Don't forget to try the airline's specific site to compare pricing.
These tips were posted on Yahoo but generated by consumer reports -
How to get rock-bottom rates:
Look beyond discount airlines: Keep in mind that discount airlines are not always the cheapest. Airlines cannot afford to be more expensive than their competitors for comparable flights at comparable times.
Buy at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday: Most sale fares kick in on Monday at 8 p.m., and end on Thursday at 8 p.m., and according to Rick Seaney, co-founder of FareCompare.com, the greatest number of cheap seats will be available at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
Avoid flying on weekends: Be mindful of booking weekend flights because these are popular with both business travelers and vacationers. More specifically, you should avoid flights on Friday afternoon through Monday morning, if you can.
Fly hungry: The least expensive flights tend to take off at dawn, or around lunchtime, as well as after 6 p.m.
Consider a connecting flight: Connecting flights can be substantially cheaper than flights that are non-stop, especially for international travel.
Shop for one seat: Reservation systems are programmed so that if there’s one too few cheap seats for your group, all members get bumped up to the next price level. So if you’re traveling with a group, establish the base price fro one passenger and compare it with the price for all.
