Next week I’ll be flying out to Vegas to attend TravelCon2. It’s going to be a great event, and I’m really excited to meet up with a lot of the innovators of the game there. The speaker line up is outstanding, but frankly, the real talent is in the room. This is why I always stress that it’s about ‘the networking’.
I’m arriving on Friday afternoon, and plan to use those hours to both catch up on work, write the presentation for Saturday, and enjoy some pool time. By the end of that, at 6pm, I wanted to see if anyone would be around for a drink. I’m staying at Aria (as of today..) so I picked a couple of places near me, and one place that involved schlepping across town.. there’s a poll at the end of the post where you get to pick where we should meet up.
Oh.. and a giveaway!
I know that we might get some new people coming who weren’t sure about attending a conference, after all, there’s a lot of crap out there. I wanted to help reward that leap of faith with a giveaway. The prize.. a free ticket!
The tickets for TravelCon2 started at $129 for the early birders (these guys probably went to the first one, so snapped them up) and are now selling for $139.. there’s a couple left which you can get here: Tickets for TravelCon2 I think the final few tickets may increase to $149, but right now I see $139 as available.
Legal Terms and Conditions
- Don’t sue me you swine
- I don’t know what to do about people paying different amounts, so the prize is going to be $150 in CASH MONEY! It’s Vegas Baby!
- You need a valid ticket to be entered into this, you do not need to attend the Friday night drinks (but it will be a blast and you’ll be sorry you missed it). If you aren’t going to be there and vote for Dicks.. I will know who you are, and I will add you to my naughty list.
- Winner will be drawn on Saturday, including those who already bought the ticket, and forgot to read my blog twice a day. If you transfer your ticket between now and then, you give up the prize, it goes to the ticket holder.
The Bars for the meetup
Todd English Pub
Location: Shops at Crystals
Lift Bar – Aria Casino
Location – inside Aria Casino, near the ‘lifts’
Dicks Last Resort
Location – Excalibur Casino
Over to you folks!
I’m really excited to catch up in Vegas, I hear that the organizers of TravelCon are also putting together plans for drinks and dinner on Saturday after the event, and on Sunday there will be a brunch- Scott from Travel Codex indicated he was down for that. Remember, the most important part of any of these gigs is to network and meet up with folk. You can exchange contact info, and build strong relationships that will pay dividends. TravelCon2 isn’t just about a day sitting in a room in Vegas, but meeting new people over the entire weekend, from drinks and maybe a dinner on Friday, right through til Brunch on Sunday.
See you guys there! On the fence? Buy a fricken ticket, if you don’t win, you’ll still get to grab a beer with me, dinner with great people, and brunch if you make it out of bed in time. It’s going to be epic.
TravelCon2
I put my vote in, but unfortunately will not be able to make it to Friday night drinks unless you guys keep it going past midnight (or I get my flight switched…). I’m sure you’ll keep everyone updated on Twitter, so I’ll look out for any late night guys if someone wants to meet up for a nightcap.
Can’t wait for the conference and to meet everybody.
Cheers
p.s. Why can’t I subscribe to comments here? You expect me to just keep checking the page over and over again?
What? Are you walking there? I just recoded WordPress to allow follow for you, drama queen.
I was going to bike, I’m not crazy!
And I thought the no following comments thing was just an elaborate ploy to get more page hits, you’ve shown true nobility enabling this feature.
I haven’t checked the results yet, but don’t forget… I won’t forget
Do you know if the Travel Codex folks will be sending an email to ticket holders re: the Sat dinner or will it be more informal and announced on Saturday?
Is this different from a brunch that was suggested on one of the Saverocity TravelCon threads? Maybe those folks should join forces with whatever Scott has in mind?
Tahsir is working on dinner right now. I plan to get you guys connected with Scott for brunch
Thanks!
I’ll try to swing by about 8 if y’all are still there.
We can stay in touch with twitter if not.
Rebooked on WN so can be there at 6pm. Hopefully, not at Dicks.
Great! Tahsir is working on something re the venue now that may sway the vote a lot (in favor of not going there!)
I voted for Dick’s but I don’t know where any of these places is from the Monte Carlo since I am walking everywhere from the Days Inn I am staying at. I figure to walk after the conference and then eventually end up at the airport. Flying out early on Sunday but can fly and sleep so that is cool.
Aria is right next to Monte Carlo, so the other two options are close, Dicks is a bit of a trek.
So sad to say it but I don’t think I can make this one. TravelCon Orange County was awesome and I vaguely remember Mike (as in Pat & Mike) running out to buy alcohol twice and then some other stuff that shall not be spoken of…
Have fun!
Ah that sucks.. But if it makes you feel better I’m sure that Vegas is going to be a lot more low key than Orange County…
What happened in OC stays in OC, but I’m thinking at best you guys will be able to match it.
Anyone know if Pat & Mike will be there?
Also… how do I add an avatar/picture?
The pic comes from Gravatar. Not sure if they are joining us but hope so!
Pat for sure, maybe Mike.
I’m not even a puppet this time (for now).
Well, shucks, I don’t land til 8, but I’m game to join whoever is still going.
Likewise I get in at 8, but will head to wherever you end up deciding upon to see if you are still going strong. Staying at the MC (Hyatt points and cash!)
Good stuff. Not sure where, Friday I plan to bail a touch earlier than Sat, beauty sleep and all that.. But hope we can all connect on Twitter or email to meet up.
Matt,
Can you check if I am as dumb as I think I am? I’m sure I bought a ticket pretty much as soon as this was announced. I then booked travel. But your prompt to vote made me look for my ticket confirmation and I couldn’t find it. So I bought another ticket. Did I really buy 2 or was the 1st one just something that I thought I did? I wouldn’t put it past me!
Cheers,
I’m actually nothing to do with this event, all these posts are me trying to help the guys make it a hit.
I’d suggest pinging Tahsir and Omar.
BTW, if the place ends up being Todd’s English, they have a Happy Hour from 3-6pm so if you get there early, you can get half price beer and wine. Also some discounted snacks.
http://www.toddenglishpub (dot) com/file/d3bd7202-5c64-4779-a719-8f1448644c83