For Anderson, it's only an hour-long trip to Denver from his home, but he'd no doubt be willing to travel as far as it takes to be a delegate at what's being billed as a "historic" convention.

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Furthermore, the assumption that airline passengers would be willing to pay higher fares to travel on an airline because it has a higher priority is simply not realistic.

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It may yet be too early in Asia to completely bypass your travel agent, but if you are willing to do the research, chances are you can save some money, if not some time.

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