Also, when WISPA books a show, it is also reliant on how many nights are
booked to get a good conference room rate.

Regards,
Chuck


On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 7:57 AM, Gino Villarini <[email protected]> wrote:

>  You pay for convenience and comfort ....
>
> Sent from my Motorola Startac...
>
>
> On Feb 9, 2013, at 8:41 AM, "Jeff Broadwick - Lists" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>   That hotel is normally twice the WISPA rate...and it's virtually
> attached to the conference center.  I looked at Hotwire and couldn't find
> anything more reasonable nearby.  I suppose you could find something
> further out.
>
>  Jeff
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 9, 2013, at 2:53 AM, Blair Davis <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>  I have no problem with the $498 I paid to WISPA for the conference.
>
> I have no problem with my yearly membership to WISPA.  I think it is worth
> every penny.
>
> I am also one of those who has no interest in Vegas and who pestered Rick
> for another Mid-West show like St. Louis.  (Thanks, Rick!!  And for the
> next non-Vegas conference, let's be thinking AL,AR,MS,OK,TN,TX.  After all,
> Vegas as anchor pretty much covers the west.)
>
> But,  I can't justify $126+tax for a room I'll be in 9-10 hours a day, and
> asleep most of that!  And that extra $250 is, well, $250.  I can think of a
> lot of things I'd rather spend $250 on than a room to sleep in.
>
> Maybe it is just a different way of looking at things.  When we go out on
> vacation, most of the time we are in Motel 6 or Super 8.  We drive and look
> at things and stop where ever things look interesting.
>
> Technically, this is work.  I'm less likely to spend more on a motel for
> work than for play!
>
> And I am not complaining... I was just looking to see if I was alone...
> Seems not.
>
> --
>
>
> On 2/9/2013 12:45 AM, Joel White wrote:
>
> Or you could look at the advantages of staying on location, supporting
> WISPA that went out of their way to get a location that would support the
> conference yet be affordable to the 500 mile radius that a majority of the
> WISPS are in. Or just accept that no matter what you do you can never
> satisfy everyone. Remember that any conference needs volume to get a
> reduced rate. Stay elsewhere and the numbers go down. Jmo.
>
> Josh Luthman <[email protected]> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>> Ya that's my usual plan :)
>>
>> There's actually a meta search site that aggregates them for me.
>>
>> Josh Luthman
>> Office: 937-552-2340
>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>> 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337
>> Troy, OH 45373
>> On Feb 8, 2013 11:29 PM, "Justin Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hotwire.com is your friend.
>>>
>>>   From: Josh Luthman <[email protected]>
>>> Reply-To: WISPA General List <[email protected]>
>>> Date: Friday, February 8, 2013 11:17 PM
>>> To: WISPA General List <[email protected]>
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] KY show in April
>>>
>>>  Where was 50/night?
>>>
>>> Josh Luthman
>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>> 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337
>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>> On Feb 8, 2013 11:15 PM, "CBB - Jay Fuller" <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Many of us are cheap...that's why we're still here. :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> *From:* Blair Davis <[email protected]>
>>>> *To:* WISPA General List <[email protected]>
>>>> *Sent:* Friday, February 08, 2013 9:51 PM
>>>> *Subject:* [WISPA] KY show in April
>>>>
>>>>  Is anyone else looking to save some cash by staying a mile or two away
>>>> instead of right downtown?
>>>>
>>>> To me, $126 a nite +tax is a LOT for a motel room.
>>>>
>>>> Especially when I can find places within 4 miles for less than $50 a
>>>> nite + tax.
>>>>
>>>> I can't believe that parking or a taxi will cost more than $75 a day...
>>>>
>>>> Maybe I'm just cheap, but the only time I've ever paid more than $69 a
>>>> night was for a special weekend away.
>>>>
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