Well, it looks like I will be going to MacWorld in New York this year.
Man, am I scared.
The first thing I did, after getting my confirmation, was to look up hotels and such that are close to the Javits Center, the convention center where MacWorld will be held. There are several good websites out there for deals, including through MacWorld/IDG, but the best rate to be found were found through Hotels.com. T.V. ads work.
We made plans to travel over several days, to save our backs and to see relatives.