Dallas March 2025

[Ted Nesbitt]

Anyone from Ireland, or UK heading for the Dallas Show next month?

[Malcolm]

Not going this year Ted, airfares are extremely expensive now. Spoke to Mitchell last night he was rehearsing his set and doing charts, Also doing a spot in the non pedal room. Have a great time, take it Ivor the Driver is going?

[Zumbilly(Murdoch)]

My first visit to Dallas cost £480 return, I attended several times after that with the cheapest return fare being. £320. I would guess the average(over the years ) was £400.
I had a quick look at the prices yesterday and B.A. have a return flight as low as £477 from Glasgow. Two reasons I no longer attend are the cost of insurance for old timers(even without any medical conditions) and the 15 and a half hour travel time not inIcluding travel to the departure airport. I would dearly love to visit again but a trip to Asda tires Me out now.

[Malcolm]

Billy, the cheaper fares normally exclude hold bags, Last time I looked most fares were around £7/800 with bags,booked seats. Even the round about routes we used. Eg Glasgow /AmsterdamAtlanta or Memphis are actually dearer than the London or Amsterdam direct.As you say Insurance is a major problem, as the rising cost of hotel accommodation and food while there. They have moved this year to :another hotel, but it is costly and I don’t know if it within walking distance to The good old Red Roof, but even that has gone up quite a bit in price. Car hire for us wrinklies is pretty much non existent. Nothing cheap these days, and the pension does not stretch to either
Even the Dublin festival is to costly now.