Lord, I don't think our point people have the time or energy to get proposals from more than 2 or 3 hotels.

Again, with the What Teppy Said.

I might concievably get five basic proposals, but I would whittle those down to eliminate the obviously less favourable - and I have always counted hotel staff and management cooperation during the planning stages as a major factor. I certainly would present no more than three.

There's another thing that's making the "let's keep the hotel and city information general" seem bizarre to me.

This group has been pretty specific about what it wants for its hotel buck. Hospitality suite, with hotel agreement that we can put our own food in there. Prom on the premises, with a dance floor. Internet access available on demand in every room. The ability to have a bar at prom. A very specific price range.

Well - okay. That's all doable. But it would be good to recognise that these are very specific requirements. If it isn't down to the molecular "the band requires three bowls of M&Ms with the orange ones removed in the Green Room" level, it aint all that far off.

With reqs that specific, I'm not asking vague questions.

If it isn't down to the molecular "the band requires three bowls of M&Ms with the orange ones removed in the Green Room" level, it aint all that far off.

Jesus, Deb, I *told* you -- the YELLOW ones!

Jesus, Deb, I *told* you -- the YELLOW ones!

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is it laura who hosts the F2F page

I've put together a page each year. For the DC F2F (I think) I put the hotel options and features on a page for our consideration. I'd happily put together a summary sheet of the various locations, hotel info, whatever.

Lord, I don't think our point people have the time or energy to get proposals from more than 2 or 3 hotels.

When I researched KC I called their convention bureau, gave them our specifics, and had ten preliminary proposals within two weeks. I didn't even call them back and start pitting them against one another and the prices were pretty good already.

I'd think, even without a convention bureau, that a good way to go about getting good deals would be to talk to more than one hotel.

I'd think, even without a convention bureau, that a good way to go about getting good deals would be to talk to more than one hotel.

I've already got proposals from two, one complete, one awaiting one piece of information. I'm going to start nudging a third (the Ramada) momentarily.

I can't speak for Susan or Aimee, but while it wouldn't occur to me to talk to ten hotels unless the first nine were flatly unsuitable, I certainly wouldn't talk to only one, either.

For Vegas, I plan on sending it to the Vegas Convention people and let them do the footwork.

Did we ever get the breakdown of monies spent in NOLA from Drew? I know he's been a slacker soooper busy.

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HEY! Do not diss the roadies, for they think your eight thousand dollar PRS Private Stock guitar is crunchy, and good with sea salt.

IOW, better to piss off the dragon. But in this instance, it isn't the roadies you're talkin' about, bebe. It's the tour management staff.