kwanfan1818
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I think the point people are making is that Montreal Worlds, even factored for the exchange rate, is more expensive than comparable events in relatively recent Worlds in North America and want to know why. (If Worlds were held in a Eurozone or Nordic country or Switzerland, the exchange rate would have taken an even bigger bite, the time zone difference would be at least twice as much from most of mainland NA, and housing wouldn't be uniformly cheaper.) For some people, it's a question of whether it is worth it, like the cost-benefit analysis I did for a knitting cruise to Alaska and decided it wasn't, and for others, it's a matter of not being able to afford it. Comparing it to any other concert/ticket is meaningless, if the total cost is prohibitive, especially when travel is factored in.
I agree with those who believe that both the size of the venue and ticket prices were chosen because so many fans from Japan, and increasingly from China, will travel and pay the prices. Montreal is also convenient from Europe, and the Euro, Swiss Franc, and Nordic currencies are strong against the Canadian dollar, so probably a wash or near to it.
I think another factor is that if it were in a smaller venue again like fake London in a city that had not much else going for it from a vacation point-of-view and so fewer choices to stay within walking or reliable and robust transit, there would have been hell to pay for Skate Canada, even with lower prices, unless, like the Vancouver Olympics, tickets were sold to Canadian residents first and tickets for other countries were limited and allotted to central agencies.
I agree with those who believe that both the size of the venue and ticket prices were chosen because so many fans from Japan, and increasingly from China, will travel and pay the prices. Montreal is also convenient from Europe, and the Euro, Swiss Franc, and Nordic currencies are strong against the Canadian dollar, so probably a wash or near to it.
I think another factor is that if it were in a smaller venue again like fake London in a city that had not much else going for it from a vacation point-of-view and so fewer choices to stay within walking or reliable and robust transit, there would have been hell to pay for Skate Canada, even with lower prices, unless, like the Vancouver Olympics, tickets were sold to Canadian residents first and tickets for other countries were limited and allotted to central agencies.
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