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I'm planning on attending the 2012 WCAF Show & would like general suggestions for the trip. I am going to stay @ the Mirage since the show will be there. Are there any room/flight packages available? Where do I obtain WCAF admission tickets? I've never been, so any suggestions from prior experience would be helpful.

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Rooster Tails said:
I'm planning on attending the 2012 WCAF Show & would like general suggestions for the trip. I am going to stay @ the Mirage since the show will be there. Are there any room/flight packages available?
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There probably are/will be flight/hotel packages. I haven't looked into them yet, but there are deals out there leading all the way up to a week before the show.

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Where do I obtain WCAF admission tickets?
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You can keep checking online for when registration opens up here. They'll put up all the information about the free registration for the trade show passes and the information for signing up for classes at the same time the information comes out in an insert with your Picture Framing Magazine.

You can also get your trade show passes and sign up for classes at the show, although often times there are classes that are full by then.

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I've never been, so any suggestions from prior experience would be helpful.
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If you are taking classes, don't wear yourself out. Many people take too many classes and either don't get to see the trade show, or take so many they forget the information they wanted to remember.

Also, see the town. There's plenty to do other than gambling, and just the people watching can be entertaining!

I'll let other give you tips on the trade show... I've gone four times and I still find it a little overwhelming. There's an art to knowing what you are looking for at the show before you get there.
 
Go Shana :)

It wasn't that long ago that you were asking similar questions now your the one giving out the tips.

Pretty much what Shana said, but one thing to keep an eye out for is Rob Markoff's Chinese Dinner. It is the real reason I go to Vegas every year.

I will second the advise about not over doing it with classes. BTW, my favorites are by Rob Markoff and Jared Davis. They both deliver a lot of information in a fun entertaining manor.
 
YEA!! I am so ready for WCAF!!

Watch PFM for specials.

I have always booked through Expedia / Travelocity type places because I could get a better deal. I check everything and find the best price.

Can't remember where you are coming from, but Southwest often has killer prices. The use to have a credit card you could sign up for and get a ticket almost free. Not sure if that's still available, but I bet Google would know, lol.

I would plan on coming in the day before. If you can leave the day after, or (my favorite) the red-eye out on Wednesday night.

Chinese Dinner is a MUST! We also met for breakfast at the buffet last year. You get great info from others!! I'm sure we'll come up with something again this year.

Can't wait!!

PS - I was thinking about starting a thread telling people to start adding a few dollars to every order and putting it in the WCAF fund so that the trip was "paid for" when the time rolled around! I just haven't had time.
 
Thanks for all the kind words.

Since LOVE is also at the Mirage, there may be some great deals on room/ticket packages or drawings for tickets- so keep your eyes out!

If you have not seen LOVE it is worth every penny and one of my favorite shows in Las Vegas - and you do not have to sit close to get a great view. In fact, I prefer row L or M as you can take in so much more. Barbara and I saw it with Jared Davis and his partner, Katrina.

I would also encourage you to "like" the Mirage's page on Facebook. They send me deals all the time including free buffet tickets.

Off to Australia to teach at the PPFA Convention in Sydney - hopefully I will get to sit in on one of Jared's classes too!
 
What is this LOVE thing everyone is talkin' about?

Didnt you kids here that CHickie and Nic are taking over VEGAS!!

Watch out Baer and Markoff...... (wonder how many pancake houses shes going to drag me too) :D
 
[video=youtube;BvvPxdJrIYU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvvPxdJrIYU&NR=1[/video]
 
Really Nic?

I would like to see this if we can score some reasonably cheap tickets.
 
Sometimes the deal WCAF gets isn't the best.

There was a deal last year for 139.00 for 3 nights including 6 buffet tickets or 139.00 for 4 nights without the buffet tickets.

Both Rob Markoff and Mike Labbe posted some amazing discounts. I hope The Mirage offers similar deals.
 
Remember Mark, that is why we went to the Mirage last year and got our players club cards.

The drinks at the Mirage are at least twice as expensive as the Hilton, I owe you and your BIL a drink.
 
I want to go to LOVE! We can have a Great Grumble LOVE Fest!! It can wined down with a pancake breakfast, lol.

Is Vegas ready for that??

Thanks for the Facebook tip Rob, never thought about it. Have fun at the show!
 
I always get the VIP Pass from PFM Magazine. It usually costs @ $700.00 and includes your hotel for 3 nights and you can take as many classes as you want. You also get first pick on the classes so you get so no worries on one of the more popular ones filled up. You pay in installments over a few months so that takes the pain out of the expense all getting you at one. By January all you need is the air fare ticket. I swear by it!
 
The Mirage is at the center of the Strip on Las Vegas Blvd. If you want a cheaper option that just a short walk, Imperial Palace, Boll's Gambling Saloon and Harrah's are nearby. TI (Treasure Island) is connected to the Mirage and may also be a bit less expensive.

However, the Mirage has very nice rooms and is a beautiful property. I wouild expect to see some good deals too, but it's rare to see super bargain prices at the Mirage as it's one of LV's top properties and Love is the hottest show in town right now.

BTW, saw Love a few months ago. I'd give it a B+.
 
Looks like the end of an era for the Hilton. Thought some would be interested. They couldn't even get rid of some of the Star Trek theme yet don't know how they can deal with a whole identity change.

Hilton Worldwide informed the Las Vegas Hilton last week that it plans to end its franchise license agreement with the property on Jan. 1, 2012, forcing the hotel-casino to change its name and loyalty program. The Las Vegas Hilton, now owned by Colony Resorts LVH Acquisitions LLC, has held its current name since 1971. The most recent license agreement, signed in 2009, was set to expire at year's end and allowed either party to terminate the contract anytime after Jan. 1, 2011.
No reason was given for the decision, but the Las Vegas Hilton has struggled since the economic downturn and is located on the north end of the Strip, an area suffering from unfinished projects, empty lots, and the recent closing of the Sahara. Colony Resorts lost $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2011, a bigger loss than the $2 million it dropped in the same quarter of 2010. David Schwartz, directer of the Center of Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that having to change its name means extra expenses for the Las Vegas Hilton "at a time when it doesn't have much, if any, money to spare."
Sixteen other properties in Las Vegas bear the name of one of Hilton's brands, including Hilton Grand Vacations, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Homewood Suites, Hampton Inn, and Hilton Garden. Schwartz suggested that the "Hilton might just affiliate with an existing casino, like Cosmopolitan with Marriott. The Tropicana might be a good candidate, as might Treasure Island or even the Stratosphere."
A spokesman for the Las Vegas Hilton said it is in discussions with other hotel brands and expects to form a new partnership before the Jan. 1 deadline. He also did not rule out negotiating a new deal with Hilton Worldwide. The Las Vegas Hilton, once known as the Vegas home of Elvis Presley, was built in 1969 by Kirk Kerkorian and named the International Hotel. It was purchased by Hilton Hotels Corp. in 1970 and renamed the Las Vegas Hilton a year later. Since then, the property has changed ownership several times, most recently in 2004, when Park Place Entertainment sold it to Colony Capital for $280 million.


Read more: http://www.pokernews.com/news/2011/...loses-name-cantor-gaming-deal-sands-10655.htm
 
How sad for the Hilton.

The Sahara close?? It did need some love. We stayed there the first year we went. Very tired. Not a good thing in Vegas.
 
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