Magician in San Diego

San Diego is a fly-in and an easy one to plan. The convention center, the Gaslamp hotels and most downtown venues sit within a few minutes of each other, and the airport is close enough that a delayed flight is still recoverable.

I still come in the day before for anything that matters. Travel is built into the package or itemised on your quote, and agreed before anything is booked.

What gets booked in San Diego

Conventions drive the calendar. Large medical and scientific meetings fill the center and generate the work around the edges of them: hospitality receptions, client dinners, suite nights, and booth magic that stops someone in an aisle long enough for your team to talk to them.

The resident employers are biotech and genomics along the Torrey Pines corridor, defense and the Navy, and telecom. Outdoor receptions work here almost year-round, which suits close-up. People stand in small groups with a drink in one hand, and that is the format at its best.

Getting there

A fly-in date from Milwaukee. Flights and time on the ground are either built into the package or shown as a separate line on your quote, agreed before anything is booked — never added afterwards.

Also covered nearby: La Jolla, Coronado, Del Mar, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Escondido.