Re: [AGA-mcm] HUGE Hotel Problem!!!!

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

The size of the blocks depends on how many we promise to
pay for, so some degree of caution was exercised.

Last year, the Marriot in Dallas didn't have a problem
movng rooms form night to night or even, I believe,
increase our block as needed. Va is a tougher joint to deal
with. Maybe Larry can give some suggestionns but either
way, Good Luck, Rick.

sh
--- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:

> I was just on the phone with the Marriott TRYING to book
> my rooms for the
> convention.  I had put it off because I thought Dorothy
> and I would be
> staying together, I wanted to make sure I knew what
> nights she wanted before
> I booked, and I was under the impression that the rooms
> were available to us
> at the conference rate until late in October.  I was told
> there are no more
> rooms available on Thursday 11/11 at the convention rate.
>  I had to book the
> room at something like $268!!!  That's more than my plane
> fare!!!  We can
> kiss a LOT of attendees goodbye at that rate.
> 
> They told me that whoever had booked the event with the
> hotel had only
> reserved 40 rooms for Thursday night.  They said there
> was a "possibility"
> that another block of  rooms could be arranged, but only
> if the original
> person who negotiated the contract contacted them.  They
> also told me that
> they have already almost used up the allotted block of
> rooms for Friday
> night as well.  (I was going to put off booking at all
> until this was
> straightened out, but they advised me to book now,
> because they were afraid
> I'd lose out on the lower rate for the next night also)
> 
> I can't remember who did the final contract signing with
> the hotel, so I
> thought I'd better send this to the list so that someone
> who holds some sway
> there can get on the horn with them and straighten this
> out.  At the same
> time, if (whoever) can get them to change my Thursday
> night reservation to
> fall under the convention rates, I'd appreciate it. 
> Otherwise, I will be
> cancelling that room night anyway, and begging a piece of
> someone's floor
> for that night! (Id share my super-expensive room with
> someone else, but for
> $268 you only get one bed :-/
> 
> Karen
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Edwards" <biotypical@hotmail.com>
> To: <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 8:17 AM
> Subject: [AGA-mcm] AHSupply
> 
> 
> > Hey folks,
> >
> > After getting an answer to my question about
> registrations and sponsors, I
> > remembered that AHSupply has agreed to be a Silver
> level sponsor.  When I
> > was talking with him the other day he told me that he'd
> already paid for
> > registration and all that.  If we're not going to
> require the other
> vendors
> > to pay for registration I think we should bump Kim's
> sponsorship to the
> next
> > highest level rather than refunding the $$$.
> >
> > What say the People?
> >
> > Best,
> > Phil
> >
> >
>
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