I almost put this in the members section but figured
it was best to be here.
I have been saying for years on here that you always book early. There are numerous reasons.
Foremost is that the meeting spaces are always paid for by room nights. If the host club does not get enough room nights booked then it will lose lots of money because you are paying out the nose for the meeting rooms.
The second thing that I tried to stress on here is that a club has to put out lots of money to put an event on.
When I know I am going to a convention, I always register well in advance. There are several reasons but the one that stands out is that the club needs that money.
Depending on a contract, a club first puts out the money to hold the hotel. That is usually thousands of dollars. I have seen some contracts in the past that require a second payment of thousands of dollars at about 60 days out. Now if everyone waits till the last minute to decide to go.... First how many clubs have the money to, say, put money down money like that two times before the event. Then there are the other expenses like, wood, tanks, filters, badges, tshirts, air line, valves, registration supplies, etc.
Then even if a club has enough money to buy all that, they look 60 days out and see no room nights? You begin to wonder. lol Who will pay for this stuff. lol
I know I sound like I am preaching but that is why you nol onger go for a hotel with 500 room. you want to fill the hotel.
This is what drove me nuts during Aquafest. I think like 70% of the registrations came in the last week or at the door. Thats great but even with the 3 clubs putting in $1000.00 each for that small event, we almost did not have enough to guarantee the hotel until a week before.
A month out there were discussions of canceling the event. Yet it turned out great. Seemed like everyone had fun and we made money.
So after all that preaching, If you are going to Milwaukee in July. Register now. Get your room now. Again its a small hotel as far as rooms and the over flow is miles away from what I hear.
Last I heard it was around 50% booked but it starts to go quick now.
Okay back to water changes.
lol
it was best to be here.
I have been saying for years on here that you always book early. There are numerous reasons.
Foremost is that the meeting spaces are always paid for by room nights. If the host club does not get enough room nights booked then it will lose lots of money because you are paying out the nose for the meeting rooms.
The second thing that I tried to stress on here is that a club has to put out lots of money to put an event on.
When I know I am going to a convention, I always register well in advance. There are several reasons but the one that stands out is that the club needs that money.
Depending on a contract, a club first puts out the money to hold the hotel. That is usually thousands of dollars. I have seen some contracts in the past that require a second payment of thousands of dollars at about 60 days out. Now if everyone waits till the last minute to decide to go.... First how many clubs have the money to, say, put money down money like that two times before the event. Then there are the other expenses like, wood, tanks, filters, badges, tshirts, air line, valves, registration supplies, etc.
Then even if a club has enough money to buy all that, they look 60 days out and see no room nights? You begin to wonder. lol Who will pay for this stuff. lol
I know I sound like I am preaching but that is why you nol onger go for a hotel with 500 room. you want to fill the hotel.
This is what drove me nuts during Aquafest. I think like 70% of the registrations came in the last week or at the door. Thats great but even with the 3 clubs putting in $1000.00 each for that small event, we almost did not have enough to guarantee the hotel until a week before.
A month out there were discussions of canceling the event. Yet it turned out great. Seemed like everyone had fun and we made money.
So after all that preaching, If you are going to Milwaukee in July. Register now. Get your room now. Again its a small hotel as far as rooms and the over flow is miles away from what I hear.
Last I heard it was around 50% booked but it starts to go quick now.
Okay back to water changes.
lol
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