ZAPCON 6: AZ's Classic Arcade and Pinball Con! April 21-22, 2018!

Wes let me know that Emily has taken over the propaganda machine. She'll be making a new thread soon with deets... She's been with Zapcon since day 1 and is awesome people...

Did someone say Propaganda Comrade ??? :)
 

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In talking with Wes there will be no hotel deal/block of rooms, so just book where you want. The hotel is pretty cheap as is so just grab a room at the venue and enjoy getting smashed with us with no worries :p
 
Did someone say Propaganda Comrade ??? :)

OMG I WANT TO REP YOU FOR THAT BUT ALREADY DID RECENTLY

Yeah, the Marriott is closest, but they kinda fucked Wes/Zapcon over, so fuck them.

Jeff: CD lives VERY far away from the event, just fyi. I may end up just light-railing to it, since both I & Zapcon are very close to the light rail.
 
? because the room block rates were never cheaper than just booking it online?

Thats actually true.
They were offering rooms cheaper than the rate you could get through the room block.

I don't know what ZapCons commitment was but I do have some experience running conventions.
You basically have to commit to a number of rooms and often if there is a shortfall, you are required to make up for the difference.

This is screwed if the hotel offers rooms cheaper than the room block because people will just make reservations through the hotel rather than use the room block.

I think not having a room block is probably a good thing in this case.
 
Thats actually true.
They were offering rooms cheaper than the rate you could get through the room block.

I don't know what ZapCons commitment was but I do have some experience running conventions.
You basically have to commit to a number of rooms and often if there is a shortfall, you are required to make up for the difference.

This is screwed if the hotel offers rooms cheaper than the room block because people will just make reservations through the hotel rather than use the room block.

I think not having a room block is probably a good thing in this case.

indeed...

As part of that negation, you negotiate the room block prices (you should have a basic understanding of what a hotel night costs before that happens)...if the hotel drops prices, you negotiate new room block prices or get out of the contract. Typically there clauses to allow for those cases. If not you negotiated poorly.

The problem with the room block rates in the past is that they weren't a few bucks different they were DRASTICALLY different.
 
Yeah! Fuck that Marrio.....wait...what?....I have points? Room booked.

Best. Rate. Ever! ;-)

OMG I WANT TO REP YOU FOR THAT BUT ALREADY DID RECENTLY

Yeah, the Marriott is closest, but they kinda fucked Wes/Zapcon over, so fuck them.

Jeff: CD lives VERY far away from the event, just fyi. I may end up just light-railing to it, since both I & Zapcon are very close to the light rail.
 
Has anyone posted what the current rate is for the Marriott? I just re-read quite a few posts back & didn't see it... :confused:

I'll check with Emily & see if she's started a 2019 Zapcon thread yet. She's been trying to get her KLOV account approved for a few days now, to be able to post deets...
 
That hotel is now called Delta Hotel by Marriot.
Rates look to be about $150/night

I had reward points so my entire stay is free. Wohoo!
 
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