Hotel rooms are booking quickly for January domain name conferences.
It’s hard to believe that the 2010 domain conference schedule kicks off in about seven weeks. As it creeps up on us, be sure to make your hotel reservations now.
Rooms for the TRAFFIC show at the Hard Rock hotel in Las Vegas are cheap — only $159 a night — thanks to the global recession. That doesn’t include taxes and resort fees. You can book your room online using the link on TRAFFIC’s web site.
DOMAINfest’s rooms at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel are a bit more expensive, starting at $239, but you better call and reserve your room quickly if you want a good price. I called over the weekend and was told that the $239 rooms are basically sold out. They have some available, but you’ll have to check out of your room each day and into another given the limited availability. The next cheapest room type is $259 a night. When you make your reservation, ask to enroll in the hotel chain’s frequent visitors program so you get perks such as free in-room wifi during your stay. You can only get the conference rate by calling, not online.
Both hotels offer reasonable cancellation policies, so if you’re thinking about attending either show you might want to lock up your room now and decide later.
Same thing for Domainer Mardi Gras. I called them last week and they only had 8 rooms available at the $179 price point. Now the days of the event itself they had enough rooms on hold. But the days before and after, only 8 as of last week. Which for myself is important because I’m flying in the day before.
It’s held during the two weeks of Mardi Gras!
Thanks for the info Patrick. I just booked a room, too. Marriott’s cancellation policy is a bit nebulous…making a change to the dates/length of stay may result in a rate change.
For clarification, we have rooms on hold for Domainer Mardi Gras Thursday February 11th through Saturday February 13th, 2010 at the low rate of $179. We have also secured the $179 rate for three days before the conference and 3 days after the conference – based on availability. Room availability for the days leading up to the conference and the days following the conference is limited.
Those who attended last year know that during Mardi Gras New Orleans is FULL of people who love to party so hotels will sell out.
Take 2 minutes to book a hotel through the conference site http://www.domainermardigras.com and if you have any problems booking a room, feel free to contact me and I will help you out.
Thanks,
Michael Ward