Please Don't Forget The Rest of Us, WotC

[@IgorSantos-im1nr]

LATAM: "First time? Here, have a seat."

[@SSolemn]

hahahahhahha yes 😹

[@magr9911]

Remember national qualifiers, Even for influencers, inclusion is only for the “first world”

[@ftgrimm1016]

Yep all the damn time 😂

[@v.velanga9608]

I was about to make a similar comment.

[@TheYoutubeUser69]

But we are literally the biggest single market in the world😭

[@Alucard_Ander]

At least they aren't dropping support for your language

[@johnpisser1983]

glad im collecting in english, cant imagine how stupid it would be if they literally didnt print cards in my language anymore lol

[@Reluxthelegend]

@@johnpisser1983 Unfortunately I use German cards to play with my dads would be pretty sad if they stopped with German cards :/

[@dannybeane2069]

Give it time.

[@daftwulli6145]

I get it if you want to play in your language but collecting anything but english is kinda stupid. With very rare exceptions the english cards cost less per box and are worth more

[@retroenergy]

YET 💀

[@leandroP2323]

Welcome to the group - Latam

[@raonair]

Brazilian here. Welcome, Europe, finally, to the club of "Not the USA, TM". I don't doubt at all that someday, maybe soon, the rest of European languages will stop having Magic printed on them too.

[@MrOuter]

As a Londoner who doesn't really get on with Travelling, one of the things I adored during the old GP era was that there was consistently 2 massive events in the UK every year. Exactly which cities did vary, so it wasn't always London, but it meant that I could reasonably go to a major event every year without needing to worry about travel, accommodation, etc. to anywhere near the same degree. Yes, not everyone could have that, but having a large number of these premier level events all over the globe meant that most people had one that was a level of local to them. Then they just stopped doing GPs and in this era, with only 3 Magic Cons per year, I basically don't bother paying attention, because the odds of me getting one where I could go without travelling exceptional distances is basically non-existent. I appreciate that particularly the Pandemic forced them to scale things back, but I feel that Wizards have lost sight of the fact that a huge part of the draw of the old GPs was that it was a premier level event that was _local_.

[@calebbarnhouse496]

The British on there way to pretend a 2 hour drive is impossible to survive

[@MrOuter]

@@calebbarnhouse496 I can't drive

[@purklefluff]

​@@calebbarnhouse496 It may seem strange but UK life doesn't revolve as much around the car as in the US. things you need are often a short walk or cycle away, cities and urban areas generally aren't as dominated by huge roads or built around them. So less people in the UK drive or need to drive. That's exaggerated in London where the public transport links are pretty good and having a car can be burdensome.

[@calebbarnhouse496]

@@purklefluff I'm aware, British citutes are not far away from eachother and are connected by public transportation, Europeans love to brag about how much time they get off and how much time they walk and exercise but somehow it's somehow impossible for them to deal with anything unless it's a 5 second trip away from them

[@GamerFlair]

I still remember going to Pro Tour London, the day after the London bombings.

[@hero_kage]

MagicCon Amsterdam was such a blast. My playgroup was already talking about going to the next on in Europe 2025 wherever it was. But flying to the US just for the MagiCon? Yeah, sadly not something I am willing to do. Really sad because I had so much fun in Amsterdam.

[@ty_sylicus]

Who would want to visit the US for any reason?

[@ashholiday123]

I'm the exact same. I can't justify the time and money commitment for the US, but Amsterdam was the best thing ever

[@Leidnix]

Amsterdam was the most fun i had in many years at events and i have played plenty of GPS over the years. I would have instantly gone to the next one...but U.S yeah not gonna happen.

[@7nineofspades5]

I started playing magic in 1993, won a bunch of state/regional champs, qualified for several pro tours, made my national team. I live in Australia. I haven't seriously played magic basically since 2018 when Nats was eliminated and basically all other competitive events disappeared here. They're just starting to come back now, but there's still no big events IN Australia. I imagine I must be one of the more ingrained dedicated players and I am not playing magic. It's a real shame.

[@maxbooth179]

You can play arena

[@MrRockguy84]

Australia here, join the club, we might as well not even exist to wizards & have to pay literally twice as much for all magic product.

[@leadpaintchips9461]

TBF though isn't it that way with pretty much any hobby, or anything at all not locally produced down by you?

[@BrunoAlbuquerqueBRQ]

I think WotC direction is really clear now: Only US matters, like it or not.

[@josephclark7243]

They literally don't care about us either. They will take your money and then cancel your order months later and claim that your account didn't "meet their verification process".

[@wellwellwelp]

WotC: someone call the crazy house, someone here thinks… and get this! That there’s something beyond the us

[@JStack]

They’ve done the math on consumers that require a level of quality and addicts feeding a problem. The US is filled with the latter and has almost none of the former

[@Aaron-l3l6g]

Correction only U.S. Commander players matter.

[@BlueGriffin20]

They are still trying to appeal to the Japanese market too, but that’s specific items and not as a whole.

[@mikemorrow6055]

Magic con: pleasant kanobi's living room.

[@CodyDockerty]

*cries in APAC*

[@joshua_lee732]

"Play the game, see the world." I willnforever miss this tag line.

[@zacharymcvicker5820]

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO MRS. KENOBI! Vince, I really enjoy your video essays because you give credit where it’s due and roasts when it’s due. I hope I get to pick your brain on some MTG things one day!

[@PleasantKenobi]

Appreciate the kind words. I really do. It's nice to hear some positive feedback from time to time.

[@zacharymcvicker5820]

@@PleasantKenobi Oh of course, and undoubtedly, and especially given you’re a man on the internet with an opinion, that rubs people the wrong way (for some ungodly reason).

[@icholi88]

Europe: I feel bad for you. America: I don't really think about you at all.

[@zeo4481]

The feeling is mutual

[@kufkzxkxzvkdvkxz]

@@zeo4481Sometimes it feels like euro twitter’s entire personality is comparing themselves to the US.

[@Wyrm7774]

@@zeo4481bro we're on a video about how the US is getting something Europe isn't, fym you don't think about them at all

[@mattjones2811]

@@Wyrm7774who?

[@caseyaldrich6864]

They've done Seattle dirty too. Not only have we not had a MagicCon since they started them, but we had the Protour here CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, and the headquartes are right across the freaking lake. Stupid.

[@scottcampbell9515]

A Pro Tour closed to the public is the right move. When the PT was at MagicCon Chicago it seemed like the vast majority of the attendees would have been a distraction to those in the PT. Also that space could have been used for more events / play space for the 15k people that were there.

[@clon1122]

Not safe

[@christopherreay3242]

Apparently this was because they had one planned for Japan that fell through, so they had to do this instead

[@maxchenmusterhausen5311]

Dint think Seattle needs any more - i hear that place ALL the time when it comes to hobbys and nostalgia.

[@JStack]

@@scottcampbell9515people walking around is not a distraction lol

[@MikeGeney]

The announcement timing for these events Always feels crazy short notice. Like how do they not know what their schedule is farther in advance. February is only 5 months away and based on his response they don't start to coordinate staffing until after the announcement? Wild. Especially in a US economy where people are struggling and have to coordinate their budget for stuff like this as far in advance as possible.

[@sh41]

Traditionally there was one in Europe, one in USA, and one in Asia at least. Very disappointed with this change. I remember the "Play the Game, See the World", that was cool

[@stanislawlavoie5394]

I'm from Montréal, Canada, and have never attended MagicCon nor Commandfest yet! However, I was lucky enough to experience GenCon through work this summer, and met Gavin, TappyToeClaws and Zabracus and got them to sign cards for my Party Box. It was amazing meeting them and I can only imagine how that feeling is multiplied a thousandfold in Magic-specific events !

[@nickintexas]

Even living in the USA, the travel costs are prohibitively expensive. Vegas is the closest to me (and I live in the third / fourth largest city, Houston), and going to one of these conventions is basically a luxury vacation that you can only take once every three or five years. I feel you. There’s not enough attention to areas that aren’t vacation destinations. (Like seriously. Who wants to spend a weekend in any city in Texas? They all smell like burning tires.) Hasbro hates all of us.

[@Marcosomos]

Wtf is a Europe? Those new fringe formats have weird names... It sounds like a variation of tiny leaders

[@baltosstrupelos302]

Nah, that's Napoleon: everything card has to have a horse in it.

[@Marcosomos]

@@baltosstrupelos302 lol

[@zeo4481]

{Me when i parody how little i know about the world i live in}

[@Marcosomos]

@@zeo4481 pffff so SORRY I didn't knew your dead format, wotc don't have to officially support your idiotic especific rules fam v:

[@TheYoutubeUser69]

Europe: we literally made you🥲

[@Guevon_Pajaro]

American here. I agree Vince, '--capitalism' isn't a good excuse for a bad decision. I'm privileged living here, hopefully I can make it to Atlanta in 25. Ideally they'd sprinkle in places like Amsterdam, and importantly something in LATAM like Argentina, Columbia etc. That'd be awesome, high change I'd fly down to go to south America for a magiccon

[@nicolasrededeo805]

I missed out on Magic-Con Amsterdam and was really hoping they'd do it again this year...

[@thomashladky3804]

to have an event like that in Prague would be nice, and perhaps even easy on the money and travel for wizards and the rest of the Europe, allegedly conventions here are rather cheap to rent and contract. Community-wise it would also be nice for the European mainlanders, as they could just take a bus, a train or a cheap flight and the city itself isn't very expensive compared to a city like Vegas or London.

[@jamesedwards8175]

My favourite Magic event memory of all time involves an artist. GP Vancouver a few years back, I was working the prize counter, helping set up on the Friday night. A guy comes over and asks if he can give us something to put on the prize wall. We were a little confused, but then he introduced himself. It was Eric Deschamps and he wanted to give us the original sketches for Fatal Push. He told us a little story about how he developed the final picture and then signed our copies of Push (it was in Standard at the time). I feel really bad that a sizable amount of players will never have little interactions like that anymore.

[@Bluji]

They didn't forget about Europe. They just don't care.

[@MrPiotrV]

100% this

[@dane_anubis6213]

Thank you for being the first person to mention Australia in all of this. I would be happy with a spotlight/GP event

[@paulbarclay5487]

I don't know why, but "MagicCon Slough" really tickles me.

[@GamerFlair]

I'm down, as long as they get Sterophonics of repeat at the entrance whilst we are greeted by a giant David Brent.

[@danielklein5829]

Condemning people to visit slough would be punishment enough tbh

[@thadrin]

If you're getting a Slough related tickle, you probably need antibiotics.

[@barbaraflyte8281]

Imagine MagicCon Liverpool and all these Americans trying to understand the accent 🤣🤣

[@wdeborde]

Counter argument here. If making the most money doesn't align with making the community happy and healthy...maybe we should look at ourselves. If the European, South American and Asian fans aren't happy. STOP ENGAGEING WITH THEM. Edit: THEM being WOTC.

[@albertosanchezballesteros1271]

As we talked at CommandFest 2025 was the year I was trying to get into MagicCons in Europe (since going to USA is still a bit out of reach), so that's a big disappointment for me. Let's see if I can make it to the second spotlight event at least (the first one is the weekend of my wedding lol).

[@cloudycatgaming]

Congratulations in getting married. I hope you have a fun time with your new spouse.

[@albertosanchezballesteros1271]

@@cloudycatgaming Thanks! I'm sure we will :)

[@The-Swift-Kobold]

As a European living south Korea I totally agree. Magic is not massive in Korea (Wizards stop printing in the Korean language won't help this) a East Asia event would be great. Even a scaled down version if profits is there 'tag line" for limiting these events.

[@Chicken_PatPie]

As an American who went to Amsterdam last year for magiccon, it was phenomenal! I honestly would love to see another country again just to meet other players who love this game as much as I do.

[@commiecommandermtg]

Wonderful break down. Thank you!

[@Devininity]

Happy belated birthday to your wife!, I hope yall had a good time celebrating! We all care about the game, and I agree that sometimes the most "financially beneficial" move for a company is not the best long-term business move. If WotC keeps showing their hand in supporting the USA first and foremost then that's going to definitely influence how people may or may not want to approach the game.

[@tehguy0]

i actually met vince in magic con amsterdam. at the toilet. and like the absolute buffoon i am, i startet a conversation. at the toilet. i wont ever forget what an immense annoyance i must have been that day.

[@rsm014]

And now telling the world about it.

[@Oznej]

At least you realised it afterwards, and probably won't do it again. Cringing at old memories are proof you've improved.

[@EnordAreven]

As I've said for a while now, we gotta do things ourselves! . If we sort our own tournaments and prize pools we could set our standard, for a more accessible and engaging tournament! A lot of the things we haven't loved about how they organise tournaments, we can ignore and do things our own way! Our own European champions!

[@ChilleDINJerseY]

Great video. Thanks for articulating a lot of what I've been feeling too.

[@captainkiwi77]

Even as a Canadian that’s an extra 300 minimum for an international flight to the states, not counting lodging, food, and transportation, which is all in American dollar, so everything looks cheap in price, but the actual conversion of our money means it took quite a bit more of my cash to pay for anything. As a young person, kinda a tough order to be able to book time off a job for this, drop 1000 on outside expenditures, plus however much it is to attend (badges are sold out so the page won’t even tell you rn) I spent less going to the renfaire a notoriously expensive time. I just spent less coming to Nola for my mom’s wedding. Las Vegas is notoriously expensive as hell, Chicago and Atlanta not so much. But much further from me up north.

[@EnordAreven]

Magic-Con Stoke-on-Trent 🎉

[@dicktokens]

MagicCon Blackpool

[@JamesBrooksco]

Brother, you genuinely are SUCH a gifted communicator.

[@Giby86]

I would consider that insulting. He's not "gifted", he put in the work.

[@kerolokerokerolo]

not really, he speaks way to fast and eats half the words.

[@Trogdorbad]

My wife and I couldn't make it to Amsterdam this year but were pretty solidly planning to go to whatever Magiccin we got in 2025. Needless to say we were pretty disappointed by the news - the only way we're doing Magiccon next year is if the trip we're planning for her family to visit my family in the states falls around the time Atlanta happens. Oof.

[@CannarWilm]

Hi, I'm one of the peeps who used to organise GPs in Europe. My profile pic is from GP Amsterdam 2011. Happy to answer questions or shed more light on the process of it helps with understanding announcement times etc.

[@KeenanPayne]

I live in Denver, Colorado, in the US. While I appreciate that there are events that are regionally close and decently affordable, I actually want more events in other countries/continents so that I have a reason to travel! Yes, I’m privileged in that I can afford such an activity, but I DO NOT want to go to Vegas just for another MagicCon. I want to go somewhere NEW! Please, WOTC, give me a reason to travel and engage with Magic and the community in new places.

[@geraudbroussaud894]

Did you noticed ? they ignored Europe, Yet Phtlnp is driving a Volkswagen

[@fasterbuilder11]

Fblthp.

[@brandonguffey5959]

Fiblthip

[@Bubben246]

Well, Volkswagen's country of origin doesn't exist anymore, depending on your point of view.

[@BloodMoonGo]

I, an american, drive a volkswagen

[@geraudbroussaud894]

@@Bubben246 When did Germany cease to exist ?

[@sylph01]

Asia: "" Good thing that we have active local TOs.

[@kylegonewild]

I went to a few DragonCons down in Atlanta with a college friend which runs around the end of August to the beginning of September and let me tell you, Atlanta is still absolutely miserably hot most days even approaching the end of September. Lot of good food in Atlanta though can't go wrong there.

[@thomaspitkeathly1108]

Shout out from the Isle of Wight. We out here being a metaphor.

[@Naim_less]

Lol UK or Europe getting missed? Imagine living in Australia. Those of you up there BARELY remember the Southern Hemisphere even exists.

[@fwmlp]

As a Brazilian living in New Zealand I can say I relate and you have all the right to complain.

[@jamminjelly117]

I do agree that it sucks that MTG isn't prioritizing more part of the world for a global game but the three locations listed have SEVERAL convention centers right next to some of the largest airports in the United states. They're probably cheap and logistically easy, which is why Seattle hasn't seems to have one. I'm sure wizards would love to fly a bunch of people to Japan but I don't envy anyone trying to make that work at all.

[@FruitMonstersTCG]

Fruit Monsters TCG hasnt forgot about Europe

[@karelchocholousek2336]

Magic Con Prague would be insane!

[@TheUniversalEclipse]

As someone who lives in America, these locations are still so prohibitively far from where I live, I'd need to drive 10 hours straight to get to the closest one.

[@Jubsworth]

Canada: "First time? Here, have a seat."

[@necrocreature9117]

Yeah, those dates almost confirm it's a money thing, there's no other reason they'd all be at the worst possible time of year for their respective locations.

[@SpiddeRify]

Atleast we had 2nd biggest Duel Commander (after French) tournament in Czech Republic.. =) it was so amazing to attend it. I wish the we would have some magiccons around in Europe in bigger hubs like Berlin, London etc.. Because as you said, traveling overseas is EXPENSIVE...

[@zirilan3398]

Because of our laws in germany regarding gambling (yes cardgames fall under gambling here) there won't ever be an event that has a larger price to win

[@kylegonewild]

@@zirilan3398 That is weirdly strict as this is still primarily a skill-based game just with variance due to building constraints. I imagine it's not worth the effort to try and lobby the German government to carve out an exception for skills-based, rules-enforced competitive card games.

[@zirilan3398]

@@kylegonewild it is a game that involves a degree of randomness therefor it falls under gambling

[@grandpretredesalpagas4665]

i think that when people say a company does something bad because it makes money, it means that the system is broken and need to be radically changed, not that it justifies companies doing awful stuff

[@korsvisscher4898]

Happy birthday for mrs Kenobi. Also, the EU has to big enough market for one big event each year.

[@Humakt83]

Lets make european tournaments with proxies allowed for everything.

[@kiwi_commander]

As someone who lives in Atlanta, if you can only come to one event, come to ours. Our airport is the busiest in the US with direct flights from many cities within the US and overseas, we have a fantastic food scene (which just got Michelin rated restaurants last year), accommodations are very affordable, and we are very friendly. Just be prepared for the heat, September is still considered summer with days in the high 80s, sometimes reaching the 90s.

[@otterfire4712]

No offense, fuck Atlanta.

[@anthonycatania5613]

Chicago has joined the room. 😅Atlanta over Chicago is WILD to suggest.... WILD. Atlanta is not even in a contest for comparison of food, culture, international airport, etc...

[@otterfire4712]

@@kiwi_commander no offense, Atlanta is bad

[@kiwi_commander]

@@anthonycatania5613 sorry but I am not taking any advice from someone that makes a casserole and calls it pizza. JK. If you ever come down to Atlanta definitely make some space for food. We actually have a huge Asian population and can find anything like Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Laosian, etc. Then we have the good old southern food and all the fusions that come with it. Atlanta is a hidden gem and if you visit, you won't be disappointed.

[@sammckay1307]

Being the busiest airport in the US is not a good thing

[@matteorebeschi6824]

Since I live in Berlin, I can confirm that winter here is abso-fucking-lutely dreadful 😂

[@Thewallace7347]

I live in the US and have never been to a magic con because this country is huge, and it takes a large amount of time to get anywhere. Also, there is culture to US cities, especially atlanta and chicago. If you do visit, i do recommend getting into that culture some. I sympathize with Europeans not getting something, but bashing on three American ones feels bad as im excited to go to the atlanta one.

[@PleasantKenobi]

No one is bashing.

[@NoJusticeMTG]

They won't do a UK magiccon because of Brexit

[@dzdj]

"You should visit Brian more." - WOTC

[@Spitlebug]

My fellow, even Canada is an afterthought.

[@aladoristcg3769]

LSS hasn't forgotten about Europe, PT London in April

[@PleasantKenobi]

LSS are doing God's work.

[@thesoundofwhitenoise2122]

I went to a Magic con in Utrecht a few years ago, I think it was 2018, if they return to that venue that they had, it was a pretty dismal event in a not that great location. The event hall, basically like an old warehouse or abandoned factory floor, was pretty bad, and toilets were even worse. There wasn't much space for a lot of things, and the building was very drab and had a depressing atmosphere. I hope they can get a decent location for this one.

[@philiplouis7032]

Loved Amsterdam Magicon, and would love another European Magicon.

[@dogdriver70]

September is perfect weather in Atlanta.

[@Stilghar]

I loved both European MagicCons. Would love to have more of them.

[@dvicko]

Finally someone speaking out about the obvious. We had 2 years with great events in Barcelona and Amsterdam and just when it was supposed to become the tradition, to have 1 summer event in Europe - Wizards drops the ball...

[@patstevenswhohatesbuttermi5861]

Atlanta is kind of the hub of the US South. Nearly every airline has a stop in ATL, so it's a lot easier and cheaper to get there, and it's a reasonable drive if you live n the region. Also a really cool city, actually.

[@MaraFaris]

Damn. It's really unfortunate that London is too expensive to host an MtG event in. So I'll still see you at the Flesh and Blood Pro Tour: London in April though, right? ❤‍🔥

[@ty_sylicus]

"What's a Europe?"

[@LordJaroh]

I'm in Winnipeg, Canada. I would love to see something here, and we're right next door. But Canada isn't worth paying attention to for Wizards. :/

[@adamwhittaker9548]

I’m here for Magicon Southampton!

[@DM-MilkMan]

I hope they never, EVER, have a magic con in Dublin. You'd need to remortgage your parent's house just to get a bus into that city. Have it in Belfast, great travel hub, plenty of hotel/overnight stay options and isnt as expensive as the rest of the island.

[@Hurricayne92]

In terms of Australia Wizards has broken a core tenet of our culture "For those who’ve come across the seas, We’ve boundless plains to share"

[@KoiBoiRoi]

St. Louis is Innistrad confirmed

[@seanfsmith]

i did nine months in Swindon, living right by the Magic Roundabout *_never again_*

[@procrastianArt]

It's in the name: The Gathering. That's what's kept so many of us playing all these years.

[@JackTalksMTG]

Amsterdam was way too good for them to not do another one in Europe. Was looking forward to doing a full weekend next year so fingers crossed 🤞🏻

[@crayyonnyadrav4055]

I also believe it is an expensive city for an event of the scale of a MagicCon, but one in Vienna would be dope.

[@AusSkiller]

I'm from Australia and I can't remember there being any big magic events here that weren't just pro events.

[@angush40]

I was looking forward to going to Europe for MagicCon 2025 😢

[@ecaffrey72]

Las Vegas in June is peak busy season. One of the points you bring up about cost cutting does not make sense for Las Vegas.

[@vengerofthelight]

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Kenobi.

[@hudsonsin]

We got pickpocketed in Barcelona! Defo more careful on holidays after that 😅

[@JP-go5tr]

Lets go with the local call outs - Southampton would be awesome !!! (And yet completely agree with your opinion of it 😂) -

[@03adrian88]

Is there a Football stadium in the UK that could hold a MTG events?

[@mlefebvre007]

0:25 Something is really off with your projections, mate. You've accidentally annexed most of the southern border of Canada. As a cartographer, I think you mixed up your projections when superimposing the map and the mask for the flag.

[@gotelc]

What is Canada but a better America?

[@PleasantKenobi]

Blame Storyblocks lmao

[@Bubben246]

@@gotelc How does having all of your population crammed into the southern third of your landmass make you better?

[@gotelc]

@Bubben246 That's a weird metric to use. if that's the biggest gripe you have to talk aboot, then obviously Canada is pretty great.

[@danielklein5829]

What could be more american than accidentally annexing another nation

[@darkora_]

MagicCon: Southampton! Lets make it happen! (I think hell would need to freeze over first, but I can dream, right?)

[@JakeyEpix]

"Oh well it makes them money" - someone who is a direct part of the problem

[@Gureiseion]

I wasn't impressed with the MagicCon Chicago earlier this year. It'll take a lot for me to go again anytime soon, and I'm in reasonable drive distance.

[@Amber-vn2le]

Wait isnt there one in Amsterdam?

[@PleasantKenobi]

Nope. That was this year, and it's gone.

[@taylormarcon5131]

Atlanta and Chicago are the two busiest/most central airports in the US. That likely explains that choice.

[@brexcubo6766]

Try other games, flesh and blood is great and centered in new zealand, altered is very interesting and centered in france, they won't end up with this kind of problem

[@TabbyLavalamp]

Brave of them to assume the US will be a place to visit after November.

[@TheHonouredOne]

Please make this happen #MagicConSouthampton

[@hairydino4568]

Everyone forgets Europe 🫠

[@TemjinZero]

The real kicker as a Canadian is that it probably costs as much if not more for us to visit the US as it does were we to travel to Asia, Europe, etc... Also with my personal schedule these announcements are pretty late. I need to do all my 2025 vacation picks in the next month. As it stands i only know of the magic con schedule and a few of the spotlight series, and by the time the schedule for the others comes out it will be too late for me.

[@PleasantKenobi]

A flight to America costs as much as a flight to Central Europe?

[@TemjinZero]

@@PleasantKenobi at some points in time it can. Mostly conversions to currency are the sore points. CAD vs USD or Euro are pretty similar right now, so yes US trips are cheaper to fly to, but accommodations can be more pricey in the US. Flying to Japan for example is a more expensive flight ticket, but since the currency conversion is so much gentler to CAD, the rest of the trip is a little more... 'Affordable'.