An Open Thread To AVN & Internext...

[Greenguy]

The Venetian has to love having us, since if you booked thru Rose, you not getting that room comped at all, regardless of how much you gamble.

In 2004 I was at The Venetian for 7 days (6 nights) and I think I paid for 2 of them (since I am a degenerate gambler)

[Tommy]

Originally Posted by Greenguy

The Venetian has to love having us, since if you booked thru Rose, you not getting that room comped at all, regardless of how much you gamble.

In 2004 I was at The Venetian for 7 days (6 nights) and I think I paid for 2 of them (since I am a degenerate gambler)

you would think with all the buisness they get from us at one time a discount would be in order

I am sure there is a huge discount but avn and rose tours pocket it

[Surfn]

Originally Posted by Tommy

you would think with all the buisness they get from us at one time a discount would be in order

I am sure there is a huge discount but avn and rose tours pocket it

I have to agree otherwise we would see significantly lower prices by the hotels.

[walrus]

Originally Posted by Tommy

you would think with all the buisness they get from us at one time a discount would be in order

I am sure there is a huge discount but avn and rose tours pocket it

I doubt it given that CES alone supports the largest convention in Vegas each year. Expanding the city's population by somewhere between 200 - 250K each year. The Venitian would be booked whether AVN/Internext was there or not. They have absolutely no incentive to offer big discounts.

[walrus]

Originally Posted by walrus

I doubt it given that CES alone supports the largest convention in Vegas each year. Expanding the city's population by somewhere between 200 - 250K each year. The Venitian would be booked whether AVN/Internext was there or not. They have absolutely no incentive to offer big discounts.

Correction it was only around 150k in attendance last year for CES

[Linkster]

So now an example of why the prices are higher - I go to the mailbox yesterday and there is a shiny black envelope - legal sized - with a poster from Internext in it - with a caption at the bottom - make sure to register early by Dec 2
Why waste the money we are giving for the passes to send out advertisements to drum up business - to people that have already registered???? And send it so that it arrives after the registration cutoff??? What a waste and just another example of the mis-management of the whole show

[Surfn]

Originally Posted by Linkster

So now an example of why the prices are higher - I go to the mailbox yesterday and there is a shiny black envelope - legal sized - with a poster from Internext in it - with a caption at the bottom - make sure to register early by Dec 2
Why waste the money we are giving for the passes to send out advertisements to drum up business - to people that have already registered???? And send it so that it arrives after the registration cutoff??? What a waste and just another example of the mis-management of the whole show

I got mine yesterday too. The first thing I thought was "Is this a portent of things to come?". Meaning the demise of Internext in relation to our industry.

I think so.

[Far-L]

Linkster: Tell us what date it was mailed on... If the mail was slow - is that also AVN's fault?

Also, why shouldn't they continue to market the show to people that are most likely to refer more business? I think you could likely put anything they do into a negative light but there are definitely two ways to look at the situation in your example.