erich@eye.com (Eric Haines) (04/30/91)
Now that you all have your SIGGRAPH '91 advanced programs, I thought I'd pass on info about a good deal. Check into American Airlines and the Flamingo Hotel (which is evidentally across the street from Caesar's Palace, the HQ hotel). We found they had a junket deal that effectively costs us about $20 a night for the hotel room when compared with SIGGRAPH's discount flight deal (and, no, we don't have to bring $1000 in krugerrands or gamble 16 hours a day). Las Vegas (a.k.a. Lost Wages) is the junket deal capital of the world, so check around. If you're getting your way paid by SIGGRAPH, you may not be able to save them any money, as SIGGRAPH has it's own official travel booking office and whatnot that you must use to get reimbursed. For more information, check your local travel agent. You could also call ours (Stone Travel) at 1-800-631-6464 and they can tell you more the AA-Flamingo deal. Of course, by the time you read this the deals may already all be gone... Just passing on what we've found (no, sadly, I don't get a kickback), even though I can't take advantage of it (I'm a speaker), Eric