Gulfport Vendor Info
Site Location:
  Holiday Inn Airport,   9415 Hwy 49 (at I-10), Gulfport, MS, 39503
                        (Behind the Factory Outlet Shopping Center)
  228-868-8200 or  800-441-0892 

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Web Site:                                        GNO EXPO 

Table Pricing:                                                        Cost/ Table          Cost/ Table         Cost for 
        Number of Tables
          Size          Days     Before April 1st       After April 1st      Electricity
         One (1) or Two (2)         8ft x 30"          2              $65                        $70                    $0 
         Three (3) to Six (6)        8ft x 30"          2              $60                        $65                    $0 
         Seven (7) or More          8ft x 30"          2              $55                        $60                    $0 

Vendor Setup:    Friday from 10 pm - Till, Saturday from 6-9 am, Sunday from 9-10 am.
The time available for set-up in Gulfport is contingent on availability of the exhibit space. The hotel has recently rented our space to a church group on Friday. Their function is not scheduled to end until 10:00 PM Friday.  The hotel will begin our set-up at the conclusion of their activities.  Our vendors can set-up any time after their space is available.  Vendors in the hall (tables 1 - 9) should not have a problem as long as they don't disturb the group. Additionally, I will be there to supervise at 6:00 AM instead of 7:00 AM as originally planned.

Hotel Occupancy:  
When the Fair is located at a Hotel or facility with sleeping rooms, the cost of the Fair hall is frequently dependant on the number of rooms reserved by the fair vendors and participants.  This is a variable cost.  It can be very significant and doesn't show up until the fair is  over.  Vendors staying at a Hotel associated with the Fair will receive extra consideration over vendors choosing to stay at a different  hotel.  If you are a local vendor or have a special circumstance, it will not affect availability of space.

Hotels and Rates:   $65 Group name "Bird Fair" 
                              
Holiday Inn Airport,   9415 Hwy 49 (at I-10), Gulfport, MS, 39503
                               (Behind the Factory Outlet Shopping Center)
  228-868-8200 or  800-441-0892 

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Group Name is "Bird Fair"   The Group Rate is  +++++  for Single or Double
Be sure to make the association between your reservations and the "Group". If you don't tell them, they won't know. It is also important for vendors to make their reservations early. The Hotel doesn't charge your account until you checkout after the fair and if you should have to cancel, there is no charge. 

Vendor Hospitality:  No formal Hospitality room set-up.  The Hotel Bar is next to the Fair Hall. 

Sales Taxes:   Total Tax Due is:   7.0% 
Mississippi has required me to pre-pay the estimated sales taxes for the Fair.  You are required to collect Seven (7%) on all sales, including birds.  They have given me vendor envelops for vendors to enclose tax payments.  Payment should be in cash or check payable to GNO Expo, with appropriate notation indicating that the check is for Sales taxes at the Fair.  You can get a separate receipt for your taxes if necessary.  The envelops should be returned by 4:00 PM on Sunday.   Vendors leaving early should return the envelop to the admission table when they leave.

Tax Numbers:  Vendors who have a Mississippi Sales Tax Number have the option to make their tax payment directly to the state along with their regular business payments.  If you choose this option, you should write your Mississippi Tax Number on the envelop and return it to me before you leave.

Bird Sales License:  Mississippi requires that anyone selling birds have a license to sell birds.  The Miss. Board of Animal Health has sent a supply of license applications for the Fair. If you don't already have a Miss. license and sell a bird, or if you want to be a "Licensed Retail Bird Dealer" in Miss.  You can complete the form and return it to me with a $10 check, payable to "State of Mississippi", and I will give it to their agent, if they show up at the Fair or mail it to them on your behalf.

Wholesale licenses are also available for $25, or combo license for $35, and Licenses will be mailed to your home address after processing.