Kristin! Shouldn't you be on the road by now?

Jon!

I'll be on the road this evening. Leaving between 7-8, in theory. Packing like a mad thing at the moment, but I was taking a 20 minute sanity break. Back to work...

I do know quite a bit about what's popular in SF and Seattle, so a big list of popular attractions isn't high on my list. I guess, for me, I'd be interested in finding out what's close to the hotels that are being pimped.

Since I'm going to be in SF in a week for the first time ever (running through airports doesn't count) with a bunch of other first-timers, I'd welcome suggestions of cool things to do with a group of family, ages ranging from 5 to 70 (no sex please, we're British). Profile addy is good.

Ok, then, how's this pimpage format sound to people:

City

• Hotel blurbs (cost, ammenities, Prom & HS plans, parking, etc), plus a few Things to Do in the immediate area. Try to keep it short.
• Transportation (public transit, especially. Where does it go? It is reliable? Easy to navigate?)
• Anything else you'd like to highlight (or that other people have highlighted.)
• Concerns, based on the above and other discussion.

Basically, I think, think of it as the Cliff's Notes of the city discussion.

That said, then, if people want to look at the whole hotel proposal in-thread, works for me.

Deb, I think it's that we're coming at it from different directions. I was thinking that coordinators may be putting out pretty wide nets (which is sounds like Aimee, at least, is), for which details (even at a relatively low volume per hotel) could get overwhelming, so a summary/overview of the kinds of stuff that's out there could be useful. If you're focused on only a few, then that changes the givens of the situation.

How about City Pimpage due on the August 12th, and voting from the 18th-22nd? (Looking for 3 yes votes here, or not)

Thoughts, anyone?

Sounds good to me.

Good by me, as long as the pimps agree.

I was thinking that coordinators may be putting out pretty wide nets (which is sounds like Aimee, at least, is), for which details (even at a relatively low volume per hotel) could get overwhelming

I think that the pimps should review what they get and narrow down the choices for us. I would expect that, within a city, some proposals will be objectively superior to others.

However, if the past is any indication, the pimp will probably hear back from only a few places anyway.

Yep, sounds good.

OK, I'll get to work next week to have pimping info by 8/12.

Aimee, do you need any help with with Vegas? I can pitch in.

Also, did anything come of the Pheonix idea? Are we only looking at big touristy cities this year?