Quote Originally Posted by Paul Leblanc View Post
BC tournaments are also attracting record turnouts. Some are reaching maximum capacity well before the events.
Our biggest challenge is finding affordable playing sites. Meeting room and guest room rates have increased sharply in both Vancouver and Victoria.
This sharply increasing room rates is a Canada-wide and perhaps a world-wide issue. The hotel room that I stayed in when I was getting the Indian visa was $160+. The last time I stayed in it a few years ago the price was less than half of that. I think we have to negotiate with the hotels as they are the ones who make the most money from chess tournaments.