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.

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Kristi
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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!!!!!
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I gotta agree! :thumbsup :thumbsup

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.