[CQ-Contest] Is anyone else pissed off...

[John K5XA]

Whether it's correct or not, I was just told by the hotel Sales Department
that the reason for no special rate is that Hamvention didn't contract to
block any rooms for next years event.

???

K5XA John Guida

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Paul Gentry
> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 7:33 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Is anyone else pissed off...
> 
> .... about this amazingly disgusting rate hike by the Crowne Plaza?   From
$125 or
> so all the way to $209?
> 
> This is a 70% increase
> 
> I thought that $125 a night for the average rooms & service that we get is
a bit
> high... but $209?
> 
> The DoubleTree 2 blocks away is just as nice and under $100 a night
> 
> I bet that if enough people call the Crowne directly and voice an opinion
and
> threaten to go elsewhere, they might have a change of heart.  I'm
currently in email
> contact with the marketing manager... probably gonna talk to him tomorrow.
> 
> 
> Paul K9PG
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