Registration is now open and tickets are on sale for the 2014 Chicago Seminars in good old Elk Grove, Illinois, right near Chicago O’Hare. This year, the event will take place Friday-Sunday, October 17-19, again at the Holiday Inn Elk Grove Village near O’Hare. You can register here for $95 for the weekend, which includes the cost of attending, but not your accommodations or dinner. As of this posting, there are 443 tickets left, and they cost $95 each. 100% of the profits will be donated to various charities.To find out more about this year’s event, you can check out this FlyerTalk thread, but here are the details.Date: October 17-19, 2014Location: Holiday Inn, Elk GrovePrice: $95 for ticket to all the weekend’s seminarsRoom rate: $84 single, $94 double. Overflow guests will stay at the Holiday Inn O’Hare with shuttle service - info on booking hereFor the past three years, I have co-hosted the event along with The Frugal Travel Guy, Rick Ingersoll. This year, there will be about 500 frequent flyer enthusiasts in attendance and several informative sessions for both beginner and advanced mileage junkies, as well as some fun cocktail hours thrown into the mix.I personally have given seminars on topics like American Express Membership Rewards, Maximizing Transferable Points and Bonus Spending Categories, and Advanced Credit Card Strategies, as well as hosting get togethers for TPG readers. I’ll be one of the event sponsors again and plan to give another presentation, plus there will be lots of TPG prizes and specials as well, so stay tuned for more news.The list of confirmed speakers this time around is bigger and more exciting than ever and includes:Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Rick Ingersoll the Frugal Travel GuyBrian Kelly The Points GuyBen Schlappig from One Mile at a TimeSummer Hull from Mommy PointsDaraius Dubash from Million Mile SecretsGreg the Frequent MilerRene from Delta PointsCaptain Denny FlanaganStefan of Rapid Travel ChaiMarshall Jackson on CruisingBikeguy with Rookie BootcampHowie Rappaport with Managing Family AccountsCara Kretz ITASoftware by GoogleJohn Lopinto of ExpertFlyerMarathon Man & Manufactured SpendCliff Stratton with Computer Tips and TricksScott Mackenzie from Hack My Trip on Alaska AirlinesGeoff from NoobTraveler on Southwest & The Companion PassBest Rate Guarantees with Angelina AucelloScott Grimmer from MileValueAri Charlestein from AwardMagicJeff Brownson of IndulgeTheWanderlust on VRBO & AirBNBMore news to follow in the coming weeks and months. In the meantime, be sure to register now, because space is limited, and once it’s gone, it’s gone. Hope to see you in Chicago in October![card card-name=‘Barclaycard Arrival™ World MasterCard®’ card-id=‘22089566’ type=‘javascript’ bullet-id=‘1’]
