[Deptheads] Hotel Block Question.

[Strategicon Department Heads]

We are doing well enough that if there is a hotel room crunch and if they are raiding our block, then it's actually a concern. They also drive up the hotel prices when it comes time to negotiate a block for the future. We already pay $5/$6 more per hotel room for Orccon over the others.

At least the NBA All Star Game is not in town this year.

Eric

On Jan 28, 2015, at 10:00 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:

> Message From: Rusty Howell  badgeguy at gmail.com
> It was just a question that came to my mind.  I am not saying that this is the case, nor that there is anything that can be done about it.  It was a purely outsider observation.  I do not have access to the data you do, so I could not even begin to say "maybe to a small extent, but it's not numbers that we have to worry about or do anything over."
> 
> The positive side to it, though, is that if some of their attendees are doing this, it is only helping Strategicon financially and makes us look like a stronger convention to the hotel.  For a few Whovians that do take advantage of it, would we really want to lose out on the benefit?
> 
> Again, just pondering and spit-balling.
> 
> Thanks for alleviating my concerns.
> 
> Rusty
> 
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 9:46 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
> Message From: Eric Aldrich  ealdrich at mac.com
> 
> I looked into this a little more and started an inquiry with the Hilton. But here some factors that make me think there has been little to no room poaching
> 
> 1. We sold out our block at Gateway and had to grab any room we could. No Gallifrey One there
> 2. Our pre reg is through the roof.
> 3. Gallifrey One sold all of its available tickets last March.
> 4. Gallifrey One opens its room block in March/April of the prior year. It sells out instantly. We open ours if all goes well in September for Orccon. As a Gallifrey One attendee, you're taking your chances on waiting for us.
> 
> The one annoying thing is that the Hilton is listed as a nearby hotel on the Gallifrey One web site, and it erroneously lists them as having the lowest price.
> 
> So my guess is they could very well be sucking up rooms at the hotel, but not in our block. That said, I'm going to check.
> 
> Also, we will probably start gating our block  with con registration just to be sure, but when we hit this problem again, then what?
> 
> Eric
> 
> On Jan 28, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
> 
>> Message From: Shane Sauby  ssshanucon at yahoo.com
>> Would not surprise me.
>> 
>> SSS
>> 
>> 
>> On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 7:14 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
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>> 
>> It has been suggested that I post this pondering here:
>> 
>> I have a question. Can we attribute the room reservations in our block to strictly Strategicon attendees, or is there the possibility that Galifrey One attendees may be booking at the Hilton using our code for a better rate?  The link for our rate and block is publicly available without any type of registration or verification required.
>> 
>> Rusty
>> 
>> Message From: Rusty Howell  badgeguy at gmail.com
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