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I honestly see no reason for events that far out to cancel today. It does seem likely that they will have to do so eventually but they don't have to commit to t
by ls612 7y ago
I honestly see no reason for events that far out to cancel today. It does seem likely that they will have to do so eventually but they don't have to commit to that until the end of the month.
- adamnemecek 7y agoPeople are buying tickets right now and it's irresponsible to be selling them.
- manigandham 7y agoNo it's not. As of now the show is on so they're selling valid tickets. If they do cancel then they'll refund the cost.
- TrueGeek 7y agoBut what about the cost of the booths, the displays, the printed material, the plane tickets, the hotel rooms? Months of planning and hundreds of thousands of dollars goes into an NAB vendor booth.
- manigandham 7y agoThat’s on the attendees. Random events happen. It’s no different than a sudden earthquake ruining plans. Doesn’t mean the conference is at fault.
- walls 7y ago> If they do cancel then they'll refund the cost. Several major events have 'cancelled' this year by 'postponing' it until next year, giving no refunds. I wouldn't count on that being true.
- frosted-flakes 7y agoPlane tickets, too. Can those be refunded?
- athriren 7y agoMost US domestic airlines are just providing travel credit with no cancellation or change fees. I had to cancel a month of business travel just now on several airlines and incurred no cost—I just have to use the credit in the next year which in my case is absolutely not an issue.
- djsumdog 7y agoIt's very difficult for these events to refund people. Unless they have some big industry sponsors, a lot is based on ticket sales. Deposits on venues are usually made with the profit left over from last year. E3 is different because the big companies can choose to eat or write off the loss, or give money more starting capital to organizers for next year. For smaller events like say, a dance weekend or puppet festival, a lot of those are labour of love type events that have been built up slowly over the years. Those will be the groups hardest hit.
- CydeWeys 7y agoPlane tickets, conference tickets, hotel reservations (which aren't always refundable) ... Every day delayed is more hassle for would-be attendees to deal with.