Actually (shhhh), the IETF *does* get credit for rooms sold. We reconcile the attendee list with hotel guests. Go for it.
On Jan 3, 2012, at 2:48 PM, Michael StJohns wrote: > The pre-pay is pretty annoying. And the "if you cancel too late, we'll take > all your money" *really* annoys me. So much so that I booked on-line, direct > with the hotel at a higher rate for a nicer room, but still better than the > rate for the alternate hotel. And no-prepay and cancel by 4pm the arrival > day or pay one day's room. > > I hate doing it this way - the IETF doesn't get any credit for rooms sold. > > Mike > > > > At 01:57 PM 1/3/2012, Thomas Nadeau wrote: > >> I agree. In addition to that the pre-pay situation can be a major PITA >> for expensing purposes. We should add "normal" booking procedures to the >> hotel requirements list as well. >> >> --Tom >> >> >> On Jan 3, 2012, at 11:52 AM, George, Wes wrote: >> >>> Happy New Year, it's time for our triannual hotel complaint thread. >>> I hate to do it, but I think that there are people who haven't looked at >>> this yet, and I'm hoping that we can perhaps rectify it before the majority >>> of folks try to book: >>> >>> "Instructions for making reservations at Hotel Concorde: >>> Please fill out the reservations form and fax it directly to the hotel at: >>> +33 1 57 00 50 79 or email it to cmas...@concorde-hotels.com" >>> >>> It's 2012, but the IETF and this hotel chain expects us to book >>> reservations at the main conference hotel by (international) FAX or by >>> *emailing* a form which includes a credit card number so that the hotel can >>> hold the room and implement its relatively bizarre prepay/anti-cancellation >>> policy. >>> Would it be trolling to ask whether anyone verified that "cmasson" has >>> support for PGP encrypted-email and a proper method of securely storing >>> (and then destroying after use) the several hundred credit card numbers >>> they are about to receive? >>> >>> What person or rate code should we ask for when booking our rooms over the >>> phone? (hey if I'm going old school, I'm doing it all the way!) Though, >>> given the above, I'm relatively worried that my credit card number will >>> simply end up on an unprotected spreadsheet on a PC somewhere in their >>> office even if I call to book. >>> >>> More practically, the hotel blocks at the primary hotel typically fill up >>> quite fast once registration is opened, especially since the overflow hotel >>> is actually more expensive than the primary. Does the hotel fax/call us >>> back to tell us that they have no more rooms available for our requested >>> dates, or is the block open-ended such that they will keep selling rooms in >>> it until the cutoff regardless of the number? >>> >>> Evidently "ability to book group rate rooms online" is something that >>> should be added to our list of hotel requirements. I'm stunned that it's >>> not there already. >>> >>> Wes George >>> >>> >>> >>> This E-mail and any of its attachments may contain Time Warner Cable >>> proprietary information, which is privileged, confidential, or subject to >>> copyright belonging to Time Warner Cable. This E-mail is intended solely >>> for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you >>> are not the intended recipient of this E-mail, you are hereby notified that >>> any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to >>> the contents of and attachments to this E-mail is strictly prohibited and >>> may be unlawful. If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify >>> the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of >>> this E-mail and any printout. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Ietf mailing list >>> Ietf@ietf.org >>> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ietf mailing list >> Ietf@ietf.org >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
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