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Anyway, with the recent news about FTU Advanced Newport Beach, I thought I would list all the meetups and travel conferences that I will be attending throughout the end of the year.  These are in chronological order and there may/may not be tickets left to purchase.

Let’s start with a local meetup in San Francisco.  This group is relative new, but the turnout of 30-50 people is impressive.  They have formal presentations once a month and then breakout discussions afterwards.  The organizers of this meetup are very passionate and knowledgeable.

• Where: San Francisco, California (Meetup page)
• When: Thursday, July 23 @ 7PM

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Our arch-nemesis friends at First2Board are doing a travel conference in Phoenix later this month.  The group will be limited to 50 people or so.  I believe a few tickets are still available.  I had a great time last year at #WestCoastDO in Phoenix and hope to see some new and familiar faces in the crowd.

• Where: Phoenix, Arizona (Info, Tickets)
• When: Weekend of July 24-26

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I found a really cheap flight down to Orange County in mid August, so I decided to fly down to visit my friends and family.  I will do another OC Meetup at In-N-Out, if anyone is interested.

• Where: Tustin, California (In-N-Out @ Tustin District)
• When: Saturday, August 22 @ 12pm

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FTU is going back to Dallas for round 2.  The host hotel is literally surrounded by airport terminals, so late night check-ins are easy.

• Where: Dallas, Texas (Info and Tickets)
• When: Weekend of September 25-27

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Up next is the Chicago Seminars.  I think this conference gives you the most bang for your buck.  Its 2.5 full days of non stop travel hacking and the $100 price tag is a steal.

• Where: Chicago, Illinois (Elk Grove Village is 10 mins from O’Hare) (Info and Tickets)
• When: Weekend of October 16-18

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Since there are no official travel conferences in November, I decided to organize 2 meetups at Centurion Lounges at SFO and LAS.  This is crazy and I look forward to seeing how they go.  A PR rep from American Express reached out to me about this event.  If I can get enough people interested (probably 20-30 people), she can organize something special for us.

• Where: SFO Centurion Lounge and LAS Centurion Lounge (Info)
• When: SFO on Saturday, November 7 (12-3pm), LAS on Saturday, November 7 (6-9pm)

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Last but not least, the newly announced FTU Advanced Newport Beach is at the beginning of December.  I will be staying at the 4 star suite that is my bedroom back home, but I am sure the host hotel is amazing (December in California is a great place to be).

• Where: Newport Beach, California (Info and Tickets)
• When: Weekend of December 4-6

I don’t recommend that you go to all the above events.  Check your schedules, see if there are any events nearby to where you live, and see if you can buy a ticket online or from FlyerTalk/MilePoint.  If you are an advanced travel hacker, you will probably not learn a tremendous amount of new tips/tricks, but the networking opportunities are invaluable and the friendships are amazing.  I will also have a few more Bay Area Meetups in Fremont, San Francisco, and Sacramento, I just haven’t planned which weekends to do those yet.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.  Have a great day everyone!