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Ryanair don't fly to Frankfurt from Paris or Barcelona, they only serve a handful of major city routes (primarily London and Rome). And at the point where you flying into a different city it's no longer an "easy-to-get-to" location.
> Ryanair don't fly to Frankfurt from Paris or Barcelona, http://www.bravofly.com/offers/flights/frankfurt-barcelona/r... As for 'flying into a different city', almost all of Londons airports except for Heathrow are more than an hour away and most of the cut-rate lines fly into the aiports furthest away. I know you're trying to find all kinds of reasons to justify the choice made but all this nonsense is a bit strang…
As I said running an event is different from visiting, you're dealing with venue staff, caterers, security, insurers, etc. it's certainly all doable especially at the high-end of the market where everyone speaks english but it adds non-trivial overhead and you will be paying a premium.
As soon as you require all your vendors speaking English you're price segmenting yourself into a more premium market. There are some cities where everyone speaks English, but in many major European cities many caterers, etc. will only speak their native language. I've even found smaller hotels in Paris, Madrid, etc. often not to have english speaking staff.