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. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> West Michigan Wireless ISP >>>> Allegan, Michigan 49010269-686-8648 >>>> >>>> A Division of: >>>> Camp Communication Services, INC >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wireless mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wireless mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list >>> [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wireless mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> ------------------------------ >> >> Wireless mailing >> [email protected]http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> > -- > Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. 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