| FGC Travel Guide for Newbies Posted: 22 Jan 2018 04:28 PM PST With AE just recently released and the next CPT season just around the corner, there's probably a lot of new people looking to get into the scene and start traveling out to events. For those that don't travel much, the whole process can be quite intimidating - Plane ticket prices, airport security regulations, hotel reservations, etc. - It's a lot to think about. So I decided to make this guide to help make it all make a little more sense, so you can get out to tournaments and test your skill! Note that this guide is primarily for those traveling within the US. It will largely apply to other countries too, but airport policies and customs are all different from country to country. Planning Choose your event: The first step in any trip, of course, is to pick the destination. You'll want to decide what event you're going to well before the actual dates. I personally recommend starting to make plans as soon as tournament registration opens. If you don't know what events there are out there, Shoryuken.com has an event calendar and the Capcom Pro Tour website has a schedule for events as well. (CPT site is not currently updated - I would just look at Shoryuken for now until CPT season starts. Note that the SRK calendar does not have events without confirmed dates) Make a budget: If you don't travel often or at all, you may not know how much a trip costs. I recommend making a little text document for yourself laying out the cost of everything you plan to spend on - Plane tickets, food, transportation, tournament registration, hotel, etc. It's okay to guess a bit if you aren't 100% sure. (just make sure you overestimate, not underestimate!) I also recommend including an "emergency fund" in the budget, in case something happens and you need some money to fall back on without bankrupting yourself. How much you put in that fund is up to you. Track flights: If you're driving down to the event, you can ignore this bit. Plane ticket costs can vary wildly and it can be hard to know what the best deal is. I personally use Google Flights to track flights to my destination and get a feel for what times and prices I'll likely get. You can track lowest price, or track one specific flight's prices. The "prime booking window" is generally 105 to 21 before departure time(Source) so make sure you don't book too early or late. And make sure you're okay with the flight and airline you're getting on - Sure that Spirit flight that leaves at 1 AM is $50 cheaper, but is it really worth it? Sometimes comfort is worth the extra spending. Make sure you understand your airline's policies and extra fees before booking, too. The dates: I wanted to include this quick note that may already be common sense: For the best experience at a 3 day event, arrive on Thursday and leave on Monday. You can leave on Sunday if you're okay with missing finals (and don't expect yourself to make finals), but events often start early Friday these days and it's just awful to miss your pool due to arriving late. Plan your baggage: Make yourself a packing checklist of everything you want to bring and ensure all your things fit in the bags you have. I personally put everything I want to have on the flight + my fightstick in my Qanba Guardian and everything else in a suitcase that goes in the overhead bin. If you need to check bags, do not put anything in your checked bags that you absolutely NEED for the trip. Specifically things that are hard to replace, like your controller. Lost luggage is rare, but it does happen, especially if you have connecting flights. Register for the tournament: Make sure you do this as early as possible! The venue fee at all major events will increase the closer to the date it gets, so make sure you register ASAP. Some tournaments don't even offer on-site registration anymore, and plus it helps the TOs out a lot to have a good idea of how many people to expect at the event as early as they can. Make hotel plans: If the event you're going to is at a hotel(as 90% of events are) I HIGHLY recommend staying at the venue and not at a slightly cheaper hotel nearby. Tournaments often get special deals for attendees that can make very nice hotels affordable for the average person, and the convenience of being there at all times is too good to pass up. If you absolutely can't afford the venue hotel, make sure you have transportation plans to and from the venue and where you're staying. Make sure to make reservations well before the event dates, otherwise rooms may all be booked out. Get some roommates: Hotels are expensive, even with the reduced rates that event attendees can get. You can mitigate this by bringing some friends along and splitting the costs! $120 per night can be a heavy hit on the wallet for one person, but if you split that 4 ways it becomes only $30 per night. Even just one roommate can split the costs significantly. If you don't have any friends in the FGC yet, join some Discords or reach out on Twitter or Facebook! It's not hard to meet people and find potential roommates for events. At The Airport This guide assumes you are flying to the event. I don't personally drive, so I can't offer help for those planning to drive. Getting to the airport: If you're flying domestic and have to check bags, it's recommended to arrive at the airport 2 hours before scheduled departure time. If you have no bags to check, you can shave that to 90 minutes. If you're flying internationally, arrive 3 hours before departure. Make sure you plan your route to the airport a few days before leaving, and if you're using public transportation, plan to arrive 30 minutes earlier in case of delays. This will give you plenty of time to get through security and find your gate, and maybe even get some food beforehand if you need. Know where you're going: If you have a smartphone, most if not all airlines have mobile apps with airport maps on them. If your airline does not, you can always find maps of the airport online. If you do not have a smartphone, there will almost always be a map of the airport very close to the entrance. (Alternatively, you could print out a map at home from your computer and bring it along) Before security: If you're not using your airline's smartphone app for your boarding pass and did not print it at home, make sure you find your airline's check-in kiosks and get your boarding pass before doing anything else. You'll need your flight confirmation number or other kind of identification to check in. After that, if you're checking bags, head to your airline's bag checking kiosks and get your bags tagged and sent off. From there, head right to the security checkpoints. Getting through security: This is where a lot of people tend to have stress. Every airport has different security policies, but here are the general rules that will keep you safe at almost every US airport: Shoes, hats and jewelry off and in their own bin. Everything removed from your pockets and put either in a bin or in your bags. No liquids over 3.4 ounces period, and no knives, explosives or firearms of any kind. All electronics larger than a phone removed from your bags and put in their own bin. This includes fightsticks! I've gone through security without removing my stick before and it's been fine, but if you want to be safe I highly recommend removing the stick from the bag. Regular controllers are most likely okay to be kept in the bag, but you can take them out if you want to be safe. Remember that there's no big rush, if you need time you can just let people behind you in the line go past you as you get your stuff out. Once your stuff is on the belts, just follow the TSA agent's instructions and you'll be past in no time. For a fully detailed list of rules on TSA screening, you can go here. Past security: The first thing you should do before security is find your flight's gate. It will be listed on your airline's app if you have it, and if you don't, there will be boards spread throughout the airport with flight times and gates. If you can't find your flight on the boards, find your airline's customer service desk and ask them for help. Once you find your gate, if you have plenty of time before boarding, you can wander the airport and get some food or other things you might need, or just wait at the gate until boarding. Just remember that boarding often starts around 30 minutes before departure time. Boarding: This part is not complicated, though it can seem confusing at times. Every airline does it differently but generally: once boarding starts, they will start boarding section by section, starting with first class and going down the rows. The section you're in will be listed on your boarding pass. Once your section starts boarding, simply get in line, show your boarding pass to the attendant, and get on the plane. Remember that if you have two non-checked bags with you, one must go in the overhead bin and the other at your feet under the seat in front of you. Getting To/At The Event On the plane: This part is simple for those without fear of flying, just sit back and wait to arrive. But I wanted to spend a small bit of time covering what to do if you're afraid of flying, because this is a large part of what makes travel hard for some people: Just remember that airplanes are EXTREMELY safe and crashes happen so rarely that every time it does happen it's a news story. Turbulence is normal and harmless, though uncomfortable. If you're traveling with any portable game systems, it can be good to play them on the flight to distract yourself. I know there's not much I can do to "cure" a phobia, but I wanted to offer what little help I can. This app helped my mom a lot with her fear of flying and while I never personally used it, perhaps it can be of help to you too. Deboarding and leaving the airport: This part is much simpler than getting into the airport. If you have checked bags, follow the signs to baggage claim and find your flight there. Otherwise, follow the signs for "ground transportation". If you're taking a shuttle to the venue, there will be a designated place for each shuttle company, generally on the bottom floor. If you're taking Uber or Lyft, some airports have a designated "rideshare" area. If you're having a friend pick you up (or using Uber/Lyft in an airport without a designated area) there will be an "arrivals" terminal where all cars can come and pick people up. If you get lost, check the airport map or ask staff for help. Arriving at the venue: This will be assuming you're staying at the official hotel for the venue. If you're the person checking in for your room, head straight to the desk and get all checked in - and if you're sharing the room, get some extra room keys to give to your roommates. If the room's not under your name, you may have to wait for your roommate to show up. If they're already there, just communicate with them and head straight to your room. Some tournaments allow people to check in on Thursdays, so if you're arriving a day early, you may be able to head down to the ballrooms and get your badge as well as get a feel for the layout of the event. If not, just relax for the rest of the day and wait until Friday. During the tournament: There's a ton of guides out there on what to do at a major if it's your first time, but I'll reiterate quickly here just in case you haven't seen any of those yet: Stay hydrated, know what pools you're in and what times you play, make sure to be there at those times, and for god's sake, use deodorant and shower every morning. I recommend making plans for food too - Know what's nearby and when you'll have time to leave the venue for food. Don't skip any meals if you can avoid it, you'll need that energy to play at peak performance. Don't fret too much if you don't do well though - Remember, 50% of the bracket goes 0-2 at every tournament. Learn from your losses and come back better next time. After the tournament: If you get knocked out, don't just leave. There will always be casual setups around to practice, and the spectating experience in person is much different than it is on a Twitch stream - Even if you're not much of a spectator generally, I recommend spending some time in the crowd, especially for finals. If nothing else, you're surrounded by people with a common interest - Go make some friends! You'll need roommates for the next trip, after all. If you don't get knocked out... I'm not sure what you're doing reading this guide, clearly you're more experienced with all this than I am. Going Back Home Leaving the hotel: Use that packing checklist you made before and make sure you packed all your stuff back up. Hotel rooms can become a mess over the course of a weekend - Make sure you don't lose any of your things in the mess. I personally try to leave the room as close to the way I found it as possible, it makes it easy to spot your things as you're putting stuff back in place. Make sure you or whoever reserved the room checks out - Some hotels will automatically check you out if you just leave after your reservation time, but for the rest, you will be charged an extra day if you do not check out on time. And if you're the one who reserved the room, your roommates are most likely not going to be willing to help you pay for a night that nobody used. Back to the airport: You've already done this whole process once by now - Only difference may be if you bought(or won!) any large items on your trip that you cannot fit in your bags. If need be, most airports have shops that sell luggage, though you will need to check that bag if you already have 2 carry-ons. Alternatively, you could mail the item(s) back home. 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