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Re:Grand Rapids has become a midwestern economic star genera... by bpicolo on Sunday June 24, 2018 @09:19PM (#17389330)
> international air tickets

Air tickets are significantly cheaper in NY than ruralish areas in my experience

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Re:Grand Rapids has become a midwestern economic star genera... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday June 24, 2018 @09:25PM (#17389352)
Yes, I’m sure tickets to SFO to Asia are often cheaper than from Grand Rapids or even Detroit.
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Re:Grand Rapids has become a midwestern economic star genera... by bpicolo on Monday June 25, 2018 @09:15AM (#17392119)
Arbitrary example: GRR -> Copenhagen roundtrip is ~$1,100 USD. From NYC or SF I can do that for ~$400-$500. Pretty much anywhere else I could pick has a similar differential.

That's a massive cost difference, especially when you're looking at 2-4 person vacations. That's a problem in pretty much every rural area (flying out of Ithaca was expensive as heck). I'm able to travel way more as a result.

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