http://westnorth.com/2009/12/22/a-little-fine-print-to-boost-tourism/ an irregular view on cities Mon, 14 May 2012 18:15:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://westnorth.com/2009/12/22/a-little-fine-print-to-boost-tourism/#comment-16809 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:39:53 +0000 http://westnorth.com/?p=1605#comment-16809 And the routing rules have changed, essentially making this stopover impossible on most itineraries.

]]> http://westnorth.com/2009/12/22/a-little-fine-print-to-boost-tourism/#comment-16657 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:55:03 +0000 http://westnorth.com/?p=1605#comment-16657 I doubt that Denver is offering much in the way of subsidies; those subsidies generally target origin/destination traffic rather than connections. (Rockford had an interesting idea a few years ago: instead of paying subsidies to United, they wrote the checks to passengers who flew from the airport. I got a pretty fun weekend trip courtesy of their airport.)

]]> http://westnorth.com/2009/12/22/a-little-fine-print-to-boost-tourism/#comment-16655 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:43:06 +0000 http://westnorth.com/?p=1605#comment-16655 I wonder though if Denver is paying for the benefit. Lots of ski towns, for example, guarantee a certain revenue amount to the airlines to get them to fly there. If they don’t book up, the town is on the hook to make up the differenc.

]]> http://westnorth.com/2009/12/22/a-little-fine-print-to-boost-tourism/#comment-16649 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:36:53 +0000 http://westnorth.com/?p=1605#comment-16649 So just $60 extra for drinks out with Payton? I don’t know.

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