DEF CON on Nostr: From npub1drnhd…ex2mm on https://reddit.com/r/defcon about the $20 increase: [1/2] ...
From npub1drnhdwspurvkaptrjmhs4u5crz8r34stfr9ewnhqwwapwj5fc0psqex2mm (npub1drn…x2mm) on https://reddit.com/r/defcon about the $20 increase:
[1/2] There are two things going on blowing us up this year, no hotel room blocks and not being in a hotel convention space.
The termination of our hotel contracts means our existing hotel room blocks were let go, so we have to try and find new ones. At Caesars the more hotel rooms we booked the more it helped offset event space costs. So close to the event there aren’t any big blocks left, and even if there were they don’t help us nearly as much.
By being forced move to the LVCC, our only option this year, we rent the LVCC space and there is no way to reduce the costs with room blocks because they are stand alone.
Our income went down this year and costs at LVCC went up.
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[1/2] There are two things going on blowing us up this year, no hotel room blocks and not being in a hotel convention space.
The termination of our hotel contracts means our existing hotel room blocks were let go, so we have to try and find new ones. At Caesars the more hotel rooms we booked the more it helped offset event space costs. So close to the event there aren’t any big blocks left, and even if there were they don’t help us nearly as much.
By being forced move to the LVCC, our only option this year, we rent the LVCC space and there is no way to reduce the costs with room blocks because they are stand alone.
Our income went down this year and costs at LVCC went up.
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