Tampa? New Orleans? Palm Springs? Looking for feedback...

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you just like the gay population... fag

great!

That was my vote... Morongo all the way...

Hmm... me thinks a select few are trying to rock the vote to sway things towards Palm Springs...

Tampa is the way to go

I gotta say Tampa

Indeed
Palm Springs is badass

heeeeeyyyyy... vote for palm springs...
(as he hands him a picture of his kids playing in the park)

How about some drawbacks here folks?

I'm seeing a lot of "it's convenient for me... oh yeah and there's some great clubs" etc.

But how about why you would knock the other cities down in favor of the one in your back yard?

Tampa would be a nice area to hold it in. The Tampa bay area area in general have a very large population of webmaster and programs down there

I love Palm Springs, but it might be great to revisit New Orleans again with all of you...well, maybe not all ;-)

that's true... i don't know how tampa is, but i do know how palm springs would be... i think everyone is gonna lean towards convenience

Come on down to Tampa!

Plenty of Webmasters and programs are already here.

I'm going with New Orleans since there hasn't been one there in ages, they could use the business of course & there's tons of fun stuff to do down there & plenty of clubs & drunk girls.

Tampa would be the next choice.
Totally not Palm Springs. It's nice & all but there's not much to do in terms of partying it up!

For sure palm springs so much better

PALM SPRINGS for sure! Tampa and New Orleans are way too humid!

Gotta love all the LA people who say Palm Springs but nothing more to add about it LOL

what would you like to know?

How about something East coast like Boston! Great city!

Well, my is this...

Why not have a show somewhere we have not gone in the last year. Tampa, Miami too close together.

Palm Springs is ok, and only about an hour from my house but i don't really see that being a good location. Only hotel that is somewhat decent is The Spa, and still really isn't much of anything to do... old people town.

Why not do it in New Orleans... i'd be much more willing to book a flight somewhere i haven't been to in the last 6 months and actually look forward to the trip. Home of the party people, also sponsors for the show will have much more options of events to host and it will actually be different then gathering around a bar or going to a dinner... So much to do in the french quarter!

That would be a kick ass show !

So my vote NEW ORLEANS!

Thats also a great idea... Boston is beautiful.... nothing ever happens in those parts... always FL, CA, AZ.... let's change it up a bit... add a little spice

New York City... that would work

Seattle could handle it too...

How about mexico or maybe, I dunno, PR or one of the islands? Bahamas maybe? Rent a whole resort and go nuts?

Boston and NYC are mucho dinero.

I like Palm Springs... but in your opinion what's so great about it. Why would 500 people want to fly or drive in?

Palm springs has great weather, great casinos, great pools and did I mention great casinos, oh and it is very close to me.

I have to vote for Palm Springs. Nice place, good weather and it does cool down in the evening.

I don't know how many of you have been to new orleans but you will not find a more party town. It is the party capitol of the world for a reason, even now after the hurricane. You guys would love Bourbon St/French Quarter. Harrahs is right next to the convention center.

I know the city would want it.

Everything is walking distance, Hotels, French Quarter, Convention Center, Casino. Hundreds of bars, strip clubs to hold your events. Huge Convention center for the show. The best Music and Food in the world. All the great restuarants are back open. Go take a voodoo tour, or take a carriage tour around the quarter, listen to jazz and blues music, some of the best shopping in the country. Wildlife / outdoors stuff, everything from swamp tours, to real fishing charters, lots of stuff to do.

For the gay guys here, this is the home of Decedence. There are a lot of gay bars here and huge gay partying population.

Go somewhere you never been before and have a good time, the beach is nice but it's the beach. How many times have you been to the beach. That's not a selling feature to me.

got to go where they have great pools lol

new orleaaaaaaanssssssss

Palm Springs or Tampa

I say Tampa because it would me more tolerant... Here is short list of the city strip clubs... this list is probably about 2/3 complete:

2001 Odyssey
7 Seas
Aquarius Video
Class Act
Dejá Vu - Tampa
Diamonds Showclub
Dreams
Foxy's Showbar
Goldrush
hollywood nights
Silk Stockings
Starlite Lounge
Tanga Lounge
Thee Doll House
Whiskey River Saloon
Wild Showbar & Restaurant
Ybor Strip
Mons Venus
NightMovesII
NightmovesII and CLub Tantra
Pink Pony
PonyTails
Roxy's Adult Cabaret
Scarletts
Secrets Cabaret
Shangri-La
Thee Dollhouse
Tampa Gold Club
Pure Platinum
Bogie's Babes
Centerfolds
The Clique
Playhouse Playpen
Lipstixx
Pink Pony
Starlite Lounge
Hardbodies

I am still for Tampa

Tampa is close to us, but I don't mind flying....Keeps my status high with American

I think Tampa is a good choice, not because it is near where we are located, but because Florida does have a ton of strip clubs, and as I posted earlier, hosts the Adult Entertainment Awards every year- which would lead me to believe that Tampa is not going to be crazy with regulations & laws.

The prices in Tampa are not crazy either.....I haven't compared them to the other 2 under consideration, but Tampa is a reasonably priced area. It just seems to make sense financially and legally to have the event in Tampa.

Thanks!
Kristi
President
http://www.eroticy.com

It seems strip clubs are a requirement for some people, New Orleans probably has about 20 of them with in a 2 block area alone. No telling how many more scattered around. and all the free tities on the street, kinda like one big strip club.

Agreed. I love Austin ... could even move there one day in the far future!

Would be happy to show you around Kristen... let me know if you are ever coming back here!

Tampa got casinos as well......Casino cruise ships and of course.....

http://www.hardrockhotelcasinotampa.com/

I live in Tampa and love it so 2 thumbs up for Tampa from me!!!!!

I gotta agree!

Palm Springs for sure

Hey if they can have the SUPER BOWL here....you know its a great town.......

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Well, to answer a few questions:

San Fran was my #1 choice and has been for some time. I sent out several RFPs. It seems that most of the smaller hotels don't have space (they want to send you to the convention center) and the large hotels talk about 'marrying us with another group. Have already been there and done that too many times. It is too much pressure and lack of privacy to ' marry with another group. Finally gave up.

The #4 choice was Atlantic City. The drawbacks were: no direct flights - making airfare higher, they don't want conventions on weekends - would have to take weekdays, anything in the same chain (don't remember what name now they keep buying each other out - but are the major ones there now) won't allow an Adult convention. Many did not even answer. Too many remember the East Coast Video Show in it's heyday & want to raise prices for an Adult convention. Too much damage done.

Somewhere along there, Boston was also in consideration for awhile. Also Austin Texas, and Chicago. We were hot on Vancouver, but I found that starting Jan 1 you have to have a passport to fly in there. Our people procrastinate so much that doing a show where a passport is required, would cut attendance.

Most of the North East Coast is very expensive, and I am not talking about just rooms - other show related costs are all very high.

and Tampa is nothing like Miami - totally different in many ways. Not only further North, both the people and the coastline on the West side of Florida are different.

Our size show has many problems in hotel selection. We are not large enough to contract for all the rooms in most hotels & not the type of show to co-exhist with other shows. (been there - done that:-) We do need space requirements that most smaller hotels don't have. Outside areas are starting to get more important for shows. We have too many smokers & people don't want to have to stay inside all the time. They want courtyards & outside areas. The majority of hotels don't have that to offer. You almost have to choose a resort type for any outside areas to conregate.

We were interested in May when the weather would not be as much a factor, but had to work around Mothers Day, Memorial Day & the Toronto show.

Any yea...the same old places... but for a reason. Going where the strongest webmaster bases are, is a strong pull. More sponsors willing to get involved. There are 3 strong areas: California, Florida, and New Jersey/New York.

So, if anyone has the right kind of hotel in another location that would have us (we need a hotel willing to work with us - not against us) & that meets our criteria - we would love to check into it. There is a lot more to it than just choosing a city.