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buckeyefanflyer Dec 29, 2012 7:14 pm
FT Convention
 
I have only been a member for 3 years has there even been any discussion about a FT yearly convention. This may be difficult with 450,000 members located accross the world. Is this why there are the at times the FT meetups. It would be a huge convention maybe bringing in the airlines, hotel, and rental car companies. After all we are the customers.
Another option would be breaking up conventions to location, say in the US have one on the west coast, midwest, east coast. Just a thought.

WillTravel Dec 29, 2012 8:14 pm
FT Convention
 
There are various "dos" and "megados". Check the Community Forum. Also, you can arrange small meet-ups.

tom911 Dec 29, 2012 8:25 pm
Originally Posted by buckeyefanflyer (Post 19940867)
It would be a huge convention maybe bringing in the airlines, hotel, and rental car companies. After all we are the customers.
Who would pay the underwriting/organizational expenses of these conventions? I just don't see Internet Brands underwriting the amount of staff you would need with something of the scale that you suggest. It's a little beyond the time commitment that volunteers presently commit when organizing local events.

TrojanHorse Dec 29, 2012 9:03 pm
Why not make it a for profit event?
Don't some competing sites make a buck or two off these events?

Canarsie Dec 31, 2012 12:18 am
Originally Posted by buckeyefanflyer (Post 19940867)
I have only been a member for 3 years has there even been any discussion about a FT yearly convention. This may be difficult with 450,000 members located accross the world. Is this why there are the at times the FT meetups. It would be a huge convention maybe bringing in the airlines, hotel, and rental car companies. After all we are the customers.
Another option would be breaking up conventions to location, say in the US have one on the west coast, midwest, east coast. Just a thought.
I had a similar thought 8.5 years ago:
Originally Posted by Canarsie (Post 2963250)
The topic of this thread purposely has a double meaning:
  • What and when was the largest gathering of the most FlyerTalk members at one time to date?
  • Shall we attempt to break that record, starting with this thread?
Choose a date, time and location sometime in the distant future and let’s see if there is a gathering of FlyerTalk members large enough to require renting out an entire hotel, chartering an aircraft (while still earning miles, of course!) and/or completely filling up a restaurant.
Perhaps it could be part of this or this?


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