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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mixmaster" data-source="post: 120192" data-attributes="member: 472">Convention Cities:East Coast (NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, DC, Baltimore)It can't happen here. Reasons:Hotel rooms are TOO much - The average gamer can barely afford $150+/night rooms, that's why the Pfister is the last to fill. Imagine $200-$350/night??There might be enough rooms, but they are somewhat spread out. (BTW: You can't have it in downtown NYC. No hotels (I mean, we lost two of them 9/11). <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />Trade Unions - They charge WAY too much <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":mad:" title="Mad    :mad:"  data-smilie="4"data-shortname=":mad:" /> No small company can afford their rates. That was the reason Origins couldn't stay in Philly. You were not allowed to load, unload etc.South (Florida, Atlanta) - Too hot. GenCon South proved that mostly Floridians went.Chicago - Same as the East Coast. Expensive rooms, Unions. Besides, there are no dates in the summer - they're all taken.Midwest - Detroit would work, but it would have to be downtown. I think the union issue might ply also. I know about Milwaukee and Indy.  St. Louis - not enough hotel rooms during the summer. It's a big city for family reunions.Cleveland?? Cincinnati?? Minneapolis?? Kansas City?? I've been to these cities, but I don't know their hotel infrastructure.Las Vegas - No way. Gambling is everywhere. Can't buy books If I left my money at the blackjack tables. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> LA / SF - Hotel prices (SF). Prices and they are too spread out (LA).San Diego - It's has the weather, the hotel rooms, the infrastructure. I'd have no qualms about going. But isn't there already a decent size CON there now about the same time as GenCon??I'm not a expert on TX (Dallas, Houston), Seattle, Denver or New Orleans - I'm willing to hear from people in those cities.</blockquote>

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