CCI Putting Off Future Host City Decision Until After The 2010 Show

An intriguing article appeared on the San Diego Union-Tribune site last Friday: Comic-Con International officials have put off until after the 2010 show their decision as to what city will host the event for the next group of years after 2012. What intrigues me is that officials cite a reason -- the potentially and, if so, inexplicably recalcitrant behavior on the part of San Diego hotel officials to say whether or not they'll comply with a request to cap hotel room rates offered to Comic-Con guests at a certain price point. This is a tricky area, since I don't begrudge certain hotel rooms to charge a lot of money at certain points in the process as much as I regret things like their keeping rooms off the grid entirely. At the same time, I think it's totally bizarre that there would be any delay on any request at this particular juncture in negotiations. My personal preference remains San Diego for the qualities it provides the show that can't be duplicated elsewhere, let alone improved. I also guess that a weekend of shameless tipping by Comic-Con attendees would be the biggest way they could sway the town, although I'm not certain most con-goers care or if they do care aren't backing another city. Also, and let's be honest, "shameless tipping" isn't in the con-goers' collective utility belt.
 
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