World Championships 2013 - Las Vegas

On the website, it has 2 phone numbers for the riviera. Can we only book rooms by phone? If so, thats going to be quite inconvenient for people in other countries.
I've already started looking at flights for the Wednesday before, and the Monday after, and as it is right now, the prices aren't that bad (~£515 return). Is it wise to book now? Or should I leave it for a while?
 
MaeLSTRoM said:
On the website, it has 2 phone numbers for the riviera. Can we only book rooms by phone? If so, thats going to be quite inconvenient for people in other countries.
I've already started looking at flights for the Wednesday before, and the Monday after, and as it is right now, the prices aren't that bad (~£515 return). Is it wise to book now? Or should I leave it for a while?
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I would say it is early to book a ticket unless you see a deal you are very happy to pay. As someone who used to travel for work, I found that a month ahead for domestic flights and 2-3 months ahead for international flights generally yielded the best results. That is, of course, an estimate. Flight pricing is notoriously unpredictable.

Oh, and to the point that it will be "warm." In Las Vegas it is probably going to be over 100F (~38C) every day. At one point I was outside at 1am and it was 96F (36C).

That being said, Southern California will be comfortably warm if you visit there (as it is all year), and San Francisco will be unpredictable, as Shelley mentions. As Mark Twain once said, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."
 
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Kian said:
Oh, and to the point that it will be "warm". In Las Vegas it is probably going to be over 100F (~38C) every day. At one point I was outside at 1am and it was 96F (36C).
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o.O

Aww come on, one summer a year is enough for me :( . That's even worse than Melbourne and here it's unbearable.
 
antoineccantin said:
If feet is such trouble, why not have a low pre-competition cutoff (or whatever that's called) like Worlds 2011?
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We have rejected that format in favor of cutoffs. We like the system we employ for US Nationals and are choosing to do the same thing here.

Dene said:
o.O

Aww come on, one summer a year is enough for me :( . That's even worse than Melbourne and here it's unbearable.
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Yeah, most days were 105ish. 110 is totally reasonable. Vegas is literally in the middle of the desert and the Hoover Dam is the only reason the area can sustain a large population.
 
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ottozing said:
Sooo my dad sais that I can definately go as long as I only miss 1 week of school :/ No California for me :(
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Going to Worlds is amazing, you don't need to go to California as well. :p

PatrickJameson said:
I'm not sure about the humidity in Melbourne, but there is virtually none in Vegas, which makes it much much more bearable than with a high humidity.
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From a quick search, Melbourne's humidity seems about double that of Vegas. I went to Vietnam at a time of year when the humidity is almost double that of Melbourne, so it shouldn't be too bad in Vegas. Obviously the hotel will have plenty of air conditioning anyway, so I don't think it will be a problem.

I am hoping to be able to go to Worlds, but I probably need to save about $1500 at least to go.
 
Dene said:
$1500 won't even be enough for flights. I hope you aren't intending to pay for everything with just that :p .
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Idk if this link will work but: http://www.airfaresflights.com.au/flights/Melbourne/Las-Vegas-LAS/ Return to Vegas for $1298. Is there something that I am missing? And if I can pay for flights but can't afford accommodation my parents can pay for it.

Edit: Oh right, that website didn't have the right dates. :fp I entered in the right dates on the same website that deal was from, it says they will be $2514... Surely I should be able to get it cheaper than that.
 
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RCTACameron said:
Idk if this link will work but: http://www.airfaresflights.com.au/flights/Melbourne/Las-Vegas-LAS/ Return to Vegas for $1298. Is there something that I am missing? And if I can pay for flights but can't afford accommodation my parents can pay for it.

Edit: Oh right, that website didn't have the right dates. :fp I entered in the right dates on the same website that deal was from, it says they will be $2514... Surely I should be able to get it cheaper than that.
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Buying tickets 9 months early doesn't usually get you the best prices. Start looking in February or March.
 
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