RE: is there no IBM Technical Conf this year?

["Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since I don't attend COMMON conferences anymore, I have no skin in the game,
except to say this:

If the folks who select the venues don't like these little rip-offs, and
have no control over the hotel's charging them, all they have to do is
select a different venue that does not behave this way.

Later.

Paul Nelson
Office 512-392-2577
Cell 708-670-6978
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Trevor Perry
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 10:58 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: is there no IBM Technical Conf this year?

Paul,

Some time back I called the resort. The $10 is a resort fee, payable by
EVERY hotel guest, regardless of the conference or event you are attending.

This is not something that COMMON has been able to negotiate away, so you
should probably stop whining at COMMON, and go whine at the resort. Sure, it
is another way of the resort ripping you off, but it is not COMMON that is
in charge of that particular resort fee. They ~have! warned you, so you are
now aware of it.

If you want to take it up with the resort, do so. Or, consider it another
line item like TAX, and consider it buried.


Trevor



On 1/16/08 11:37 AM, "Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Well, it IS my money. The first time COMMON went to the Gaylord in
> Nashville, they tried to nick me for that fee when I checked out. I told
> them that I had not been notified in advance, and that I would not pay it.
I
> offered to go back to the room and retrieve the water and newspapers and
> return them.
>
> I told the front desk manager to either remove the charges or he could
> explain to the general manager why American Express was going to call him.
> He removed the charges.
>
> If you look at COMMON's registration page now, you will clearly see the
> notification about the resort fee. I guess my point is that if they're
going
> to hit you with that insult, why not just bury it in the price of the
room?
> Paul Nelson
> Office 512-392-2577
> Cell 708-670-6978
> nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx