In May I wrote a post on Comic-Con‘s future. The event has been growing considerably and there’s been talks that massive expansions are necessary to keep Comic-Con in San Diego. And time was ticking with a contract that expires in 2012.
Recently there has been concern about nearby hotels hiking up prices during the convention, which became part of the negotiation for a new contract. A new contract has been set to keep Comic-Con in San Diego for five more years. Hopefully with plans of the convention center being expanded and hotels negotiating to use discount rates, Comic-Con will continue beyond five years in San Diego.
What can I say? I’m bias. I’ve been attending Comic-Con for over a decade, and I live here. Comic-Con started here, and it should keep San Diego as its home. I’m happy with the extension.
I’m glad it’s staying, and in my opinion, it should stay in San Diego for good.
This is good news! Hopefully within those 5 years they will be able to make the expansions necessary to keep Comic-Con here forever!