I bought a large duffelbag from a sporting goods store and use that everytime I fly with my cues. They have some medium size hockey bags that are pretty reasonable. I pack half my stuff in, then I put my cues (kept in my case) in the middle and pack the rest around it. Even wrapped a towel around each end a couple times.
It works great and you are taking a much lower risk on losing your luggage than with shipping it to the hotel.
It works great and you are taking a much lower risk on losing your luggage than with shipping it to the hotel.