Tamiami Orchid Festival

Duck Slipper · Mar 11, 2022

I was throwing the idea around about attending the Tamiami Festival in May this year and was wondering if you purchase plants and/or flasks are you able to fly them back on a commercial airline?? Checked luggage? Carry on?

richgarrison · Mar 11, 2022

Of course things always change. But Jan 2020 was my last example of having done both…. Checked and carryon

Duck Slipper · Mar 11, 2022

richgarrison said:
Of course things always change. But Jan 2020 was my last example of having done both…. Checked and carryon

Cool!

DrLeslieEe · Mar 13, 2022

I'm going to Tamiami. Hopefully see some of the ST members there?

Tony · Mar 13, 2022

I'll be there.

awesomei · Mar 13, 2022

Duck Slipper said:
I was throwing the idea around about attending the Tamiami Festival in May this year and was wondering if you purchase plants and/or flasks are you able to fly them back on a commercial airline?? Checked luggage? Carry on?

Yes! I have flown commercially and have both carried on and in my luggage.

Duck Slipper · Mar 13, 2022

Excellent, glad to hear there will be other ST members there. Anyone else attending??

abax · Mar 14, 2022

Consider my advice on carry on from the POE and have the vendor(s) send them to
you via FedEx two day. I lost everything I bought flying home and changing planes
from Cinci to Lexington.

suzyquec · Mar 14, 2022

I will also be going. I love the international variety of vendors. But as I live locally I have no experience with flying my treasures home.

Phragper · Mar 15, 2022

at the last time I attended Redland in 2019, UPS had a booth where you could sign in your plants and they would pack and ship. All plants arrived in excellent condition. So don’t know about Tamiami

Duck Slipper · Mar 15, 2022

Phragper said:
at the last time I attended Redland in 2019, UPS had a booth where you could sign in your plants and they would pack and ship. All plants arrived in excellent condition. So don’t know about Tamiami

That is a great idea…

hamiltons · Mar 16, 2022

Sad that I doesnt live in the States, you have so many great exhibitions and festivals with so many fantastisk Orchids, and so many nice warm Places to grow the slipper Orchids without having to use heat systems, don't tale me wrong, Denmark is a nice place to live in and my birth nation, but regarding Orchid growing, the artificial heat and light needed is expensive so Orchid growing can be a struggle and the people having this hobby is not many, although there is some, but I Envy your beautyful Orchids and environmental Places, in this regards you have awesome conditions

NYEric · Mar 17, 2022

hamiltons said:
but I Envy your beautyful Orchids and environmental Places, in this regards you have awesome conditions

Now, imagine living in tropical Central America or Asia!!!

Duck Slipper · Mar 22, 2022

For anyone that might be attending Tamiami…I contacted a representative for the event, he said they have tried to get UPS and/or FedEx to have a booth at the event and as of now neither one will ne attending.