We'll hold x number of rooms in our organization's name, but that is generally a placeholder for sponsors.
So any unused rooms just goes towards attrition?
I had an event this weekend where 5 people showed up looking for a room. Block has been closed for weeks and hotel was almost full.
Would have been nice if they preregistered. Grrrrr!
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Steven Schlossman
Jack of all trades. Master of none.
BMW Car Club of America
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-05-2019 20:35
From: Melanie Pensinger
Subject: Looking for imput on how your organization manages room blocks
I was wondering how other organizations manage their room blocks after the rooming list deadline. We ordinarily allow attendees to register after the rooming list deadline which means we must submit fake names as placeholders to the hotel and then submit the actual attendee names as people register. This creates a lot of extra work. How do other organizations handle this, do you release any additional rooms and attendees are on their own to find housing? Would love tips and tricks that others have used.
#ManagingRoomBlocks
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Melanie Pensinger
Director, Enterprise Meeting Services
American Cancer Society
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