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> -----Original Message----- > From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com > [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of > jkrueger@andrewscg.com > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:22 PM > To: midrange-l@midrange.com > Subject: RE: Early bird special for COMMON - COMMON Housing > Importance: High > <snip> > > > Just a quick reminder... Part of the reason we had to raise > COMMON's rates is > because we've had to pay some VERY high attrition charges to the > hotels when our > room blocks weren't filled. Staying at a close by 'cheap' hotel may seem > attractive in the short run, but in the long run, if too many of > you do it, > we'll have to make up for it with higher and higher conference > fees. THERE IS > NO FREE LUNCH! I knew there was no free lunch, but didn't know of the economics you pointed out. > > We do understand the need for including lower priced hotels as > alternatives, so > that you can use the COMMON housing bureau without paying > extravagent rates, and > we've instructed our staff to do their absolute best to meet that need. > > Our challenge comes from that fact that in most cites, the > convention centers > and the high-priced hotels work together as a team -- it is > simply not possible > for us to rent the amount of convention space we need without > writing contracts > with both the convention centers and the hotels -- they are only > being sold as > complete packages. > > Please consider working through the COMMON housing bureau if at > all possible; it > makes COMMON sense! > Will do. I'm still working under the assumption this is at the OpryLand Hotel complex. We've vacationed there once. Anyone who can afford to stay there is in FOR A REAL, REAL TREAT... We may go that route, ourselves, but we don't have a company to pay for it. (Clients not being so generous, as employers, about these kinds of things...;-) > Janet Krueger > COMMON Treasurer
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