[Deptheads] room crisis

[Eric M. Aldrich I]

Yes. The contract says self parking, they aren't saying anything, the  
lawyer says they're screwed. Guests will get a parking space, but I  
don't know if it will self or valet. I'm pretty sure unless a miracle  
occurs it will be valet.

Eric

On 28 Jan, 2010, at 20:03, Eric Burgess wrote:

> Okay but right now, the convention is saying if you book through the  
> con rate, you get a self-parking or valet space per room? Just want  
> to confirm before I blast an e-mail about this to the board game  
> discussion groups.
>
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> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Victor B <fhoenix88 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thumbs up Eric.
> Sounds funny but the basis of it would work. Con goers like free  
> stuff so a drawing is a great way to get people to volunteer their  
> hotel information we need. Put a sign up near registration so  
> everyone sees it as they pick up their badges. "If you are staying  
> at the radisson for 3 days just enter your name for a special  
> drawing of prizes". It would work..
>
>
> Vic
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 1/28/10, Eric D <luckyguyca at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: Eric D <luckyguyca at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Deptheads] room crisis
> To: deptheads at strategicon.net
> Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 9:06 PM
>
>
> We should have somebody standing at the front desk, dressed as a  
> hotel employee and asking people if they will be there for three  
> days on Friday night.  If they say yes, then ask for their name and  
> tell them they are getting signed up for a special drawing.  After  
> the convention we turn in all of their names to the hotel with them  
> as convention goers.
>
> There, room crisis solved in one easy step.
>
> --- On Thu, 1/28/10, Eric M. Aldrich I <ealdrich at apple.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Eric M. Aldrich I <ealdrich at apple.com>
> > Subject: [Deptheads] room crisis
> > To: deptheads at strategicon.net
> > Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 4:32 PM
> > Just so everyone knows, we face a
> > potential issue with the Radisson this con over rooms. Since
> > they've upped the price without having the parking structure
> > in place, room reg's have dropped significantly and we've
> > lost some to alternative deals.
> >
> > If you know people that are hemming and hawing about
> > getting a room, encourage them to do so. If you know people
> > who went outside the con reg system to get rooms, let me
> > know (they won't lose their rates but we can get credit for
> > them).
> >
> > Right now pre-reg's are in good shape, so I suspect we have
> > quite a few people that have registered rooms via
> > alternative routes. I did a quick check and couldn't find
> > any better deals right now, but there certainly were some
> > better deals out there for a while.
> >
> > Eric
> >
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