Originally this thread came about because a number of affiliates on limited budgets had asked where they could obtain passes to CAC (this was in other previous threads). This seemed like a good topic of discussion and was of interest to a lot of affiliates.
The conversation has since degraded to basically demanding that all expenses be paid including airfare, hotels, food and possibly even oriental shiatsu massages by large breasted females (ok, ok that was my idea to throw in :shhh: ).
At CAP we dont advocate strong arming our partners or berating affiliate managers if they dont have the budget to sponsor EVERYONE to come to Las Vegas. Obviously this wouldnt be practical or possible.
Yes, a large number of affiliates are comped with show passes by their affiliate managers. I dont think it is a bad thing to ask for show passes provided the program you are asking IS attending and that you do work with them throughout the year and produce profits for that casino group. But I think shaking them down for airfare or hotel stays is unprofessional and unacceptable behavior.
Do some SUPER affiliates get comped airfare and hotel rooms, yes, but very few, and as has been pointed out these are special situations. It is NOT a common practice anymore and its NOT realistic to EXPECT that a program will do this for you. Please dont let this thread give you the idea to run out and hit all your programs up for airfare and hotels in Las Vegas, most likely all you will accomplish is to piss off everyone and end up feeling rejected yourself when the programs tell you they cant afford to do this. (Don’t take it personal, they cant.)
I am moving this thread to the free for all area for now, but if it continues to head south I am going to archive it as this is not a productive line of discussion.