I think that cities that are interesting "per se" disregarding if there's a summit or not and will call attention to more people are:

Rome
Paris
Prague
Berlin

in no particular order

however, I think Barcelona is and will always be the best place for this kind of events. Maybe Marseille if you want to change air

it might be cheap to get to London, but everything else is expensive as hell. therefore Prague would get my vote, also because of the "entertainment factor" :)

Prague is definitely a good location.

Also mentioned in this thread is Budapest, that would be my 2nd choice.

Been to both places multiple times and I think the best variety for the adult arena would be Prague, it would gather a lot of attendance also from eastern europe.
Andreas:
I do not like the idea of a show every 8 months, get it planned on fixed months every year to avoid conflicts with other shows, if you start conflicting shows you ruin the value of both :2 cents:

What is the first more beautiful city? I am going to be in Budapest later this year and would love any tips you or anyone else may have.

Thanks

Italy, Switzerland, Israel...

I'd be there if it was in Iceland or Tuscany, mainly because I've never been to either before and I hear that the women are stunning are in Iceland. But, I've been to 90% of the cities/countries listed in this thread. And, very few mentioned are as great as some make them out to be (re London and Paris). :upsidedow

Did I get tricked ??:Oh crap

You meant "Maybe Marseille if you want to be shot?" :)

St. Petersburg, no doubt (for me)

Hi magpan,

How about Barcelona? As great as some make it out to be?

What about Portugal...I have heard some amazing things about Portugal and I would love to visit :)

Ooops Never got there, so no idea. Make it Nice, Cannes or Menton then :)

Whahahahahaha!

Chicago is a great suggestion! Awesome city!

I say Prague would be a good consideration

Oooh! I was going to say Paris!

They did, but it's really tough to keep a focused show in the Big Apple, and it's really pricey.

*I think that was his point :D

Chicago, almost good enough for the olympics! st. petersburg would be amazing though.

Locations in EU
 

I would love to go to a show in Madrid, or Portugal somewhere, Italy would be awesome too. If it's summer then Berlin. ;-)

London, Rome

Madrid and Ibiza get my vote for the summer months, but if you do it again in Feb, did you know that Andorra has an ice hotel? Who would have thunk it!

Roald, you kill me with the Iceland suggestion. Heehee

Although I would love to go to a show in more "fun" places: Australia, Thailand, Japan, etc... from a practical standpoint, Paris, London and Prague make the most sense. Vancouver could also work since it's right above Vegas and LA.
I don't think holding a show in October is very practical since Oktoberfest is the last week of Sept and as JFK pointed out, Venus is in Oct. My vote if you are doing a show in the 2nd half of the year would be Nov. If you are going to do an October show, having it REALLY close to the Oktoberfest Gathering would be perfect so everyone who goes to that can just fly directly to the next show ;)

Didn't we try that once already.. :Oh crap

I like the idea of Cancun..
Could just do $1000-$1500 per person with flight from the USA/Canada..
All you can eat.. all you can drink.. for free no real need for sponsorships
Lots to do. *if you want to do sponsor ships *wet wet t-shirt contents or just sponsor the wave-runners . Could do it at the start or just b4 the off season.. and rent the place out.. They should be happy even if they only sell 1/3 the rooms..

Free badges... then even the little guys can make it down as its just the same as the cost for a flight and a room to any other show for them..

And no need to worry about getting stuck with the drink / dinner bill as people dash just before it shows up....

:1orglaugh

Which is why London is probably not the best bet.

Language barrier. That is the problem with Lisbon too.

They have and mainstream does. Is expensive there.

Too frequent. Won't last, IMHO. :2 cents:

Prauge would be cool.

Chicago? You can't even get people that live there to come out. I go to Chicago shows all the time and they are the smallest, hands down.

Cannes I do not really like that much. Nice is really beautiful, but may be difficult to get to from the U.S.? Also Nice might not "sell" very well to American visitors, as I am not sure if everyone has even hear of Nice yet? What do you think?

:Oh crap:Oh crap:Oh crap So Amsterdam directly to Munich directly to another show ? And then fit in Berlin for the people going there :helpme If someone could schedule another couple of shows, you wouldn't even need to go home anymore.

I'd say November is a good time both for people that wanna close a couple of quick deals before the end of a tax year or to make postponed deals for the new tax year

Pretty sure everyone of even average intelligence has at least heard of "Nice." It is my understanding that English is not very well accepted there, or have I been misled?

Well, let's put it this way ... I speak English, German and Spanish, and no French ... and I usually survive better with my German and Spanish in the South of France than with my English :D

So, why have a conference somewhere like that? Same thing with Portugal. Getting stuck there on the way to Barcelona sucked. You know it is bad when they don't even speak English at the airport. Unless you are not looking for participation from the US, of course.

Good, valid point. I did not know that about Portugal (but I guess I could have assumed it).

No, a basic level of English in the host city is an absolute must, as my conference is - as you know from your own experience - held mainly in English.

Thanks for the valuable advise baddog!

how about greece

rochester, ny

we could build snowman and i could show everyone around this beautiful city

Its got to be Paris for me

Greece is on the other side of Europe. Too long of a flight for Americans to get there may be...

http://www.webehigh.com/city/detail....TYID=Barcelona

Don't let this influence you in your opinion :)

you are right about that :thumbsup

Hahahahahaha!!!!! Emphasis on "influence" as in being under the... :winkwink:


What about a private cruise???

http://smallshipcruises.com/silversea.shtml

Take over an entire cruise ship just for ourselves and cruise to cool places, while conducting seminars/panels on the days at sea. There's a lot to do, without having to go anywhere, and a great deal for what you get (food, destinations, gambling, etc)

There are several ships that accommodate 300 people and under, so it would be pretty easy to fill based on the amount of registrants you have for the Barcelona Summit:thumbsup

Only trouble is Internet is expensive, but at least available

Jenni just reminded me of an idea we had for the very first Summit: To do it on a cruise ship. We did not do it back than, because we figured 400-500 people would not like to be stuck on a ship together for 48-72 hours. What is your take on this?

Not a chance. Highly doubt you would be prepared for the expense.

That is what I thought too baddog. Thanks for confirming! :)

Which brings us back to the initial question: Where to next? :)

I agree:thumbsup