[00:23:41] I don't have experience with Amex agency yet but sounds like 20 year old technology. emailing back and forth sounds not much better than using a fax machine. [00:23:43] do they not employ any programmers there? (re @Hugo_Lz: > how this policy saves money [00:23:44] It saves travel agency time, no more custom dates booking for each participant with back and forth...) [00:24:19] https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa [00:24:20] US is the opposite of Cuba. official rules for ordinary, ordinary rules for official. [00:39:53] I get the feeling that it's the opposite: [00:39:55] - What's the point in holding an event in a local with a different culture, but at the same time expecting exclusive dedication to the event? [00:39:56] - If participants shouldn't miss the event activities to experience the local, then what's the point in hosting the event in different locations? [00:39:58] - Would it be cheaper to choose a location with lower costs and hold the event in the same location every year? [00:39:59] The possibility of having extra days, at the participant's expense, seemed like a good compromise... (re @jeremy_b: I guess this varies airline to airline? it's too bad there's not more flexibility. having trouble wrapping my head around how th...)