If you attend the SCI show you can meet any number of outfitters and often times the PH that you will be hunting with.

The obvious advantage of seeing all the outfitters in one location is being able to shop the prices from booth to booth. The other upside is that you get a "feel" for who your are dealing with face to face. I would think that for the kind of money that many of these safaris cost, it would be worth the trip to Reno or a comparable show to do your due dillegence.

Just my thoughts on the matter.

DT