The cost of fan faire

Unspartan · 08-29-2009, 05:13 AM

Hi all

I was thinking of coming along to fan faire next year along with some friends from EQ2 and was wondering if anybody could give a rough ballpark figure of how much it cost for the whole weekend?

A breakdown of approximate about travel costs, hotels, food, admission, etc. so that we all know what to budget for.

I know this will vary depending on location and other variables but all I am interested in is a rough figure.

Thanks very much

dicemong · 08-31-2009, 06:21 PM

Flight and room was about $540 out of Grand Rapids, MI from Wednesday to Sunday. Food and drink was probably about $300 (could have been more, I kept getting those damned 48oz Margaritas) cab fare/transfer from airport was around 30 bucks, Fan Faire cost was $89. Depending how long you stay and gamble and/or drink I think I spent about $1000. If you dont drink or gamble it will be far cheaper.

Melfor

Mith Marr

Matt_NZ · 09-01-2009, 10:43 PM

dicemonger wrote:

Flight and room was about $540 out of Grand Rapids, MI from Wednesday to Sunday. Food and drink was probably about $300 (could have been more, I kept getting those damned 48oz Margaritas) cab fare/transfer from airport was around 30 bucks, Fan Faire cost was $89. Depending how long you stay and gamble and/or drink I think I spent about $1000. If you dont drink or gamble it will be far cheaper.
Melfor
Mith Marr

I think I spent about $350 on accomodation and about $100-$200 on food. I don't drink so I didn't have to worry about that I actually found that room service was pretty much the same cost (and sometimes cheaper) then going out to restaurant or w/e. I won't bother giving you my air faire cost since I travelled from NZ . I opted to use a shuttle from the airport which is around $6 each way. Not as direct as a Taxi as depending on their schedule they might stop at a number of Hotels before yours but being new to Vegas I enjoyed the driving tour SMILEY

Calthine · 09-01-2009, 11:20 PM

The killer is your airfaire. It's about $1000 for me to fly to Vegas.

SOE usually arranges special room pricing (book early) and plan $200-300 for food and whatnot. There's always whatnot SMILEY

Matt_NZ · 09-03-2009, 10:15 PM

Calthine wrote:

The killer is your airfaire. It's about $1000 for me to fly to Vegas.
SOE usually arranges special room pricing (book early) and plan $200-300 for food and whatnot. There's always whatnot

Pfft, $1000 is nothing for an airfaire SMILEY

MasterCosmo · 09-14-2009, 04:57 PM

Matt_NZ wrote:

Calthine wrote:
The killer is your airfaire. It's about $1000 for me to fly to Vegas.
SOE usually arranges special room pricing (book early) and plan $200-300 for food and whatnot. There's always whatnot
Pfft, $1000 is nothing for an airfaire

You were probably better off shipping yourself to vegas FedEx or something

Calthine · 09-14-2009, 05:27 PM

MasterCosmo wrote:

Matt_NZ wrote:
Calthine wrote:
The killer is your airfaire. It's about $1000 for me to fly to Vegas.
SOE usually arranges special room pricing (book early) and plan $200-300 for food and whatnot. There's always whatnot
Pfft, $1000 is nothing for an airfaire
You were probably better off shipping yourself to vegas FedEx or something

I tried, but I can't get all of me into a flat rate box.

Darkerusaelp · 09-14-2009, 07:06 PM

Calthine wrote:

MasterCosmo wrote:
Matt_NZ wrote:
Calthine wrote:
The killer is your airfaire. It's about $1000 for me to fly to Vegas.
SOE usually arranges special room pricing (book early) and plan $200-300 for food and whatnot. There's always whatnot
Pfft, $1000 is nothing for an airfaire
You were probably better off shipping yourself to vegas FedEx or something
I tried, but I can't get all of me into a flat rate box.

LOL

Matt_NZ · 09-20-2009, 10:11 PM

Apparantly, airfares to the USA from NZ (and vice versa) are about to be reduced by up to 40% SMILEY Maybe I'll be back for fan faire sooner than I thought...

Calthine · 09-21-2009, 04:11 AM

Matt_NZ wrote:

Apparantly, airfares to the USA from NZ (and vice versa) are about to be reduced by up to 40% Maybe I'll be back for fan faire sooner than I thought...

Fly through Alaska and stuff me in your carry-on....

Unspartan · 09-21-2009, 06:39 PM

Thanks for the responses, that will be very useful in the future.

09-01-2009, 10:43 PM	#3
Matt_NZ Board Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Zealand (and Chilastra) Posts: 61	dicemonger wrote: Flight and room was about $540 out of Grand Rapids, MI from Wednesday to Sunday. Food and drink was probably about $300 (could have been more, I kept getting those damned 48oz Margaritas) cab fare/transfer from airport was around 30 bucks, Fan Faire cost was $89. Depending how long you stay and gamble and/or drink I think I spent about $1000. If you dont drink or gamble it will be far cheaper. Melfor Mith Marr I think I spent about $350 on accomodation and about $100-$200 on food. I don't drink so I didn't have to worry about that I actually found that room service was pretty much the same cost (and sometimes cheaper) then going out to restaurant or w/e. I won't bother giving you my air faire cost since I travelled from NZ . I opted to use a shuttle from the airport which is around $6 each way. Not as direct as a Taxi as depending on their schedule they might stop at a number of Hotels before yours but being new to Vegas I enjoyed the driving tour

09-03-2009, 10:15 PM	#5
Matt_NZ Board Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Zealand (and Chilastra) Posts: 61	Calthine wrote: The killer is your airfaire. It's about $1000 for me to fly to Vegas. SOE usually arranges special room pricing (book early) and plan $200-300 for food and whatnot. There's always whatnot Pfft, $1000 is nothing for an airfaire

09-14-2009, 04:57 PM	#6
MasterCosmo SOE Community Council Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 55	Matt_NZ wrote: Calthine wrote: The killer is your airfaire. It's about $1000 for me to fly to Vegas. SOE usually arranges special room pricing (book early) and plan $200-300 for food and whatnot. There's always whatnot Pfft, $1000 is nothing for an airfaire You were probably better off shipping yourself to vegas FedEx or something

09-14-2009, 05:27 PM	#7
Calthine SOE Community Council Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 181	MasterCosmo wrote: Matt_NZ wrote: Calthine wrote: The killer is your airfaire. It's about $1000 for me to fly to Vegas. SOE usually arranges special room pricing (book early) and plan $200-300 for food and whatnot. There's always whatnot Pfft, $1000 is nothing for an airfaire You were probably better off shipping yourself to vegas FedEx or something I tried, but I can't get all of me into a flat rate box.

09-14-2009, 07:06 PM	#8
Darkerusaelp Happy Camper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Moreno Valley, Ca Posts: 6	Calthine wrote: MasterCosmo wrote: Matt_NZ wrote: Calthine wrote: The killer is your airfaire. It's about $1000 for me to fly to Vegas. SOE usually arranges special room pricing (book early) and plan $200-300 for food and whatnot. There's always whatnot Pfft, $1000 is nothing for an airfaire You were probably better off shipping yourself to vegas FedEx or something I tried, but I can't get all of me into a flat rate box. LOL

08-29-2009, 05:13 AM	#1
Unspartan The Quiet Type Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2	Hi all I was thinking of coming along to fan faire next year along with some friends from EQ2 and was wondering if anybody could give a rough ballpark figure of how much it cost for the whole weekend? A breakdown of approximate about travel costs, hotels, food, admission, etc. so that we all know what to budget for. I know this will vary depending on location and other variables but all I am interested in is a rough figure. Thanks very much

08-31-2009, 06:21 PM	#2
dicemong Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4	Flight and room was about $540 out of Grand Rapids, MI from Wednesday to Sunday. Food and drink was probably about $300 (could have been more, I kept getting those damned 48oz Margaritas) cab fare/transfer from airport was around 30 bucks, Fan Faire cost was $89. Depending how long you stay and gamble and/or drink I think I spent about $1000. If you dont drink or gamble it will be far cheaper. Melfor Mith Marr

09-01-2009, 11:20 PM	#4
Calthine SOE Community Council Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 181	The killer is your airfaire. It's about $1000 for me to fly to Vegas. SOE usually arranges special room pricing (book early) and plan $200-300 for food and whatnot. There's always whatnot

09-20-2009, 10:11 PM	#9
Matt_NZ Board Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Zealand (and Chilastra) Posts: 61	Apparantly, airfares to the USA from NZ (and vice versa) are about to be reduced by up to 40% Maybe I'll be back for fan faire sooner than I thought...

09-21-2009, 04:11 AM	#10
Calthine SOE Community Council Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 181	Matt_NZ wrote: Apparantly, airfares to the USA from NZ (and vice versa) are about to be reduced by up to 40% Maybe I'll be back for fan faire sooner than I thought... Fly through Alaska and stuff me in your carry-on....

09-21-2009, 06:39 PM	#11
Unspartan The Quiet Type Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2	Thanks for the responses, that will be very useful in the future.