*NOTE: I started writing this post back in April of 2014 apparently - tomorrow I follow through with this plan, stay tuned for more updates!
Wait, I probably already know the answer to that. I guess the question should be, how crazy am I?
So here's what I'm thinking. Every February I leave the cold, Siberian weather of Winnipeg behind and go somewhere that has never heard of snow. It's wonderful. However, to get to these places it generally cost an arm and a leg because they are far far farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr away from here.
For 2015 I'm thinking of employing a different strategy. In fact, strategy isn't really a word normally used when planning air travel, except when referring to planning trips with the shortest layovers.
For 2015 I am thinking of *trying* to get to Phoenix. Confused yet? Isn't it just a matter of booking a ticket and going? Herein lies my master plan. The Super Bowl is going to be held in Phoenix, which means flights are going to be jam packed on the Thursday/Friday/Saturday before "THE Sunday", which, in turn, means that they are likely going to be asking for volunteers to take alternate flights. Generally, when the airlines ask for volunteers, they entice you with vouchers good for future travel; goodness knows I have more time than money. For example, when I was on my way home from my February trip last year, I was able to volunteer to come home 3 hours later on my Chicago to Winnipeg flight - and I got a $400 future travel credit/voucher to do so! I don't know what you do for a living, but I earn less than $20/hr - not $133. Added to the value was the for whatever reason, my original flight was delayed by 1.5 hours, so my wait was actually only 1.5 hours - that means I got $266/hr to sit and read in the airport.
...and that's basically where my draft post left off - more to come soon - feel free to bully me into updates. With any luck, I'll be sitting around in an airport with not much to do!
