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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]just curious.

DH, I and our 4 young kids go visit my parents every year around Christmas. The airfare costs around $1500.  The rest of the siblings live close and drive there. 
My parents only come visit us every 5 years or so, despite us giving an open invitation to the whole family.  We wish the 2 of them would visit more, rather than us schlepping our family of 6 on a plane.
I also wish they would offer to pay for all/part of our airfare sometimes. (We both work, and my Dad still works, so we all have some disposable income)

So, when you visit your parents for the holidays or whenever, who pays for tickets?  or do you alternate who visits whom?
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You made the (probably wise) choice to move away, OP.

You pay.

Oh, and an "open invitation" doesn't mean much. [/quote]

+1 to both points.  You moved away, you pay.  We pay to fly to see my parents, knowing that they take on the expense of extra houseguests--buying more food, more gas, more laundry, etc.  My parents paid for my tickets when I was still in school, but once I had a "real job," I paid.  I will say that my parents also come to visit us at least once or twice a year.

And if you want your parents to come visit, propose some specific times or events, not some generic "open invitation."  [/quote]

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