Badge Pre-Registration is just around the corner! Never registered for a badge before? Check out the informational video at this link or check out the video link below:
How to Buy Your Gen Con 2014 Badge:
Dragon Shirt
Gen Con’s official merchandise partner Offworld Designs now has a selection of 2014 items in their online store! You can check them out here.
Last year’s dragon design proved so popular, the Offworld team has created an all-new variant on that item. Both dragon t-shirts are currently available at the above link. Note: Image above may vary slightly from final design. There also is a new deluxe messenger bag to carry your gaming loot.
Show up to Gen Con 2014 in your official brand-new gear!
Housing Tips for Gen Con 2014
Gen Con Housing opens on January 28, 2014, at noon (Eastern), two days after Badge Pre-Registration begins. Rooms book extremely fast with downtown properties typically selling out within hours on opening day. While inventory may open up periodically throughout the year, your best opportunity to get downtown housing is on January 28.
Here are the five most key things to know about booking your room:
1) You must have a housing access code to book a room in the Gen Con housing block. The booking limit is one room per badge. You will need to purchase a badge in order to obtain a housing access code. Pre-Registration opens on January 26, 2014. Attendees are entitled to one room reservation per badge. If you and your family need more than one room, adults in your party need to purchase as many badges as the number of rooms needed.
2) Rooms are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis in real time. You can self-book rooms online or contact an agent for assistance by calling 317-912-1420. *Note last week’s newsletter had a transposed number. It has since been corrected on gencon.com. Please use this number.* All room inventory is available through the online booking portal. You will have approximately 10 minutes to complete your billing information from the time you select a room before your session times out, releasing the room back into general inventory. Have your credit card ready before you go online!
3) Call center agents have access to the same inventory that’s selling online in real time. Due to extremely high call volume on opening day, callers may have to wait several minutes before connecting with an agent. Please DO NOT delay online booking while trying to reach a housing agent by phone or email. Book the room that best meets your criteria online.
4) The Gen Con Housing Wait List grows quickly and is also processed in real time. Calling an agent to request a place on the wait list on opening day will result in obtaining a lower placement than applying by email. While waiting to connect to an agent, other email requests arrive ahead of your request. When you apply via email, the housing agent receives a time-stamped message containing the proper email address to reach you. If you forget to leave other important details, the agent will inform you when replying to your request (see next tip).
5) When applying for the Wait List by email, you should include the following information: Your housing access code, your first and last name, a phone number and/or email address where you can be reached between the hours of 9 AM and 6 PM (Eastern), your preferred hotel, your preferred room type, and your preferred check-in and check-out dates. If you already booked a room as a contingency, please include the acknowledgment number with your Wait List request. Agents need all of this information. If you booked another room in the block and later obtain your preferred room choice, there will be no fee for changing your reservation and canceling the original booking.
As announced last week at gencon.com, shuttle service provider GO Express Travel has extended their agreement to provide travel solutions at Gen Con 2014. With additional coverage options in 2014 and single-day passes available, GO Express Travel has listened to your feedback from the 2013 convention, and they are happy to provide an affordable travel solution for Gen Con attendees. For more information, go to genconshuttle.com or read the press release here.
IMPORTANT DISCOUNT INFORMATION: Traveling with a large group or with your family? Any online purchase of $150.00 (three show-long passes) is eligible for a 10% discount. This promotional deal is a “thank you” to those staying at suburban properties, and was proposed by Gen Con fans. To receive this promotion, please use the exclusive discount code: Gen Con Family.
If you have trouble signing up, questions, or want to learn more, email martin@bloomingtonshuttle.com.
Read more at the Gen Con Indy newsletter: http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=2f77d2f8c77398c0b064223ba&id=c90edff18b&e=fa3a78d3af
