[Deptheads] room crisis

Thu Jan 28 21:22:50 PST 2010

Why do you think they are doing this?  Since they know we will only be 
back once after this...they don't have to care... Or since they went bk 
we can get in line for any compensation?

Eric M. Aldrich I wrote:
> I just tweaked it so it's ambiguous -- problem is that WE DO NOT KNOW. 
> The contract says self. They've said both valet and self.
>
> Eric
>
> On 28 Jan, 2010, at 20:56, Eric Burgess wrote:
>
>> Our website seems to contradict itself. Valet or self-parking? I 
>> think if they are saying self, we should say it. After my blast, I 
>> had three people ask which it is. They also disliked "This may change 
>> shortly" on the day before the registration deadline but obviously 
>> the hotel is putting us into that situation.
>>
>> Per our site:
>>     • The convention room rate is $109 per night for a double. The 
>> hotel is now guaranteeing self-parking availability. This may change 
>> shortly.*
>>     • Rooms must be reserved 14 days before the event.
>>     • Valet parking is covered for ONE (1) car per room in the 
>> convention price of the room. This only applies to registrations made 
>> using the convention rate.
>>     • The Radisson started construction on the parking lot on August 
>> 19, 2008. It will not be available for Orccon 2010.
>>     • There are now 350 valet spots available on site. The hotel is 
>> also virtually surrounded by available off site parking.
>>     • Handicapped parking is unaffected and still available to 
>> convention participants at $10 per day.
>> Parking Options
>> *As of 18 January 2010 the Radisson is now saying that self parking 
>> will be available and the room rate will be as per contract at $109. 
>> We're looking into this as this is a change from arrangements made 
>> prior to the con. Watch this space for more information as it becomes 
>> available. Also, triples and quadruples will be higher than the $109.
>>
>> ...ERB
>>
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>> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Tim <tim at stugiii.com> wrote:
>> Actually you want their name and room number I would think.
>>
>> Victor B 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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