We spend all 12 months making ready for the Cranky Community Awards offered by Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport behind the scenes, however a weekly submit on what we’re doing looks like utterly absurd overkill. Heck, even a month-to-month submit appears insane. However as I prepare for a visit on the market to do some planning work, it appeared like a great time to drag again the curtain on what’s in retailer.
An Earlier Date and a New Resort However the Identical Schedule
As invitees know, we’ve moved this 12 months’s program up per week to make it a better journey schedule for these heading to Rio quickly after for an trade convention. Hopefully all of you community of us have February 19 blocked off in your calendar.
We even be in a brand new resort this 12 months, the Courtyard Phoenix Downtown. I do know, I do know… a Courtyard? However belief us, this isn’t an everyday Courtyard.
You’re going to like it, particularly because it’s even nearer to the occasion venue, and it’s proper subsequent door to the afterparty spot.
I feel we are able to all agree that the largest concern about this date shift is… will there be spring coaching video games performed the following day? Although it hasn’t been formally introduced, we’re feeling good that there might be video games for many who wish to sneak one in earlier than you head again. We all know the place your priorities lie.
The Cranky Confab Returns
Final 12 months we tried one thing new. As a substitute of beginning with the cocktail reception and dinner, we started at lunch with the Cranky Confab dialogue. On this off-the-record panel chat we lined two matters: Plane Producers and the US-México market. And now we’re doing it once more.
No, no, we aren’t doing the identical matters once more. The dialogue about plane producers is at all times well timed, so which will come again, however we could have a minimum of one totally different matter within the combine. So for those who’re coming, ensure to get there within the morning. You received’t wish to miss this.
The Cocktail Reception Continues
Don’t fear. Simply because we’ve got the Cranky Confab doesn’t imply we received’t have the always-important cocktail reception to kick of the night. This 12 months’s reception, offered by Go to Phoenix, Arizona Workplace of Tourism, and Expertise Scottsdale might be prepared to start out the night time off proper.
Final 12 months, the official cocktail of town of Phoenix was service, the aptly-named “The Phoenix.” Do you could have any favourite native drinks? Tell us, and we’ll see what we are able to do. (Be aware: Cactus Cooler doesn’t rely as a neighborhood drink.)
An Afterparty Hotspot
I discussed that this 12 months’s afterparty could be proper subsequent door to the host resort. However what I didn’t point out is that Bitter & Twisted has been named of the highest bars in all the US. It has additionally acquired two pins from the Pinnacle Information, which is making an attempt to do for bars what the Michelin Information does for eating places. Right here’s what a far more-crowded occasion than ours appears to be like like on the within.
This will likely very properly be our greatest afterparty venue but, a spot the place all of the winners can have fun. (And ITA can cry in its negroni….)
The Forecast Breakfast offered by Tampa Worldwide Airport is Again
I had a community exec inform me final 12 months that the forecast breakfast alone made it definitely worth the journey. Is it so nice due to the mugs that the nice individuals of TPA handed out in earlier years? Effectively, sure, but in addition I’ve to begrudingly give my partner-in-crime some credit score. Courtney Miller takes the, ahem, Visible Strategy and walks by means of reams of slides however to not bore you. He desires to get the dialogue flowing with some actually fascinating charts. And circulate it shall.
Now With Extra Privateness
One final replace for you. We used to livestream the awards. Then we minimize it down to only placing out a brief abstract video. Now? Video cameras are gone. This occasion has at all times been concerning the airways and ensuring their community groups can have a great time. We don’t want video for that, however be warned… I’m fairly positive everybody nonetheless has video capabilities on their telephones. Possibly I’ll put collectively a horribly-photoshopped abstract. Or perhaps we’ll simply get pleasure from ourselves within the second and never fear about anybody who isn’t there. Who knew that was a nonetheless a risk in right now’s world?
It simply implies that it would be best to be there much more than you probably did earlier than, if that’s potential. We’re fairly restrictive on who we’ll let attend, however one sure-fire approach is to, in fact, take into account a sponsorship. When you’d prefer to be taught extra about that, electronic mail cna-sponsor@crankyflier.com.
