I will be going, as you probably already know. I'm taking the train with Lisa. While it's "free" in the sense that I'm using a mountain of frequent-purchase miles to take Amtrak and for the intermediate hotel nights in Chicago, Schenectady, and Los Angeles, you can figure that it cost around $200,000 spread over the past twenty-plus to spend enough to earn the points to get the free travel.

Have any space in your room? :)

I don't think you'd ride well as checked luggage for six days. :)

Ah, I mean your room in Montreal. I already have my own means of getting there.

Sorry, I shouldn't have been flippant in my response. No, sorry; Lisa doesn't share rooms very well with other people. She only barely tolerates my presence as it is.

I'm only able to use the frequent-travel points for the intermediate hotel nights -- not at the convention itself, because the hotel is mostly blacked out except for us. OTOH, I rather hope that they'll recognize my platinum-level status and upgrade us to an oversized room and grant my request for a mini-fridge. That would save a lot of money right there by letting us stockpile milk and other perishables, saving lots of time and money on breakfasts.

I have a room in the Embassy Suites and am looking for a room share. I have a possible offer from someone else, but if that falls through I'll get back to you.