The Fest website has also been updated with the link to the hotel's reservations page.
RC On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 7:44 AM Richard Cuff <rdc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Good suggestion - > > Visit the hotel's reservations > site,https://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/pennsylvania/doubletree-suites-by-hilton-hotel-philadelphia-west-PHLGHDT/index.html, > and look for the "Add Special Rate Code" item at the left. Our group > code is SWL. It does appear to be working as of this morning. > > Reservations made through that group code include up to two breakfasts > per night stayed. > > RC > > > > > On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 9:20 PM Ed Cummings <bern...@panix.com> wrote: > > > > Perhaps it would be helpful if specific instructions are posted here and on > > swlfest.com for exactly how to make reservations to ensure the event gets > > the badly needed credit for those reservations. And clarify if such > > reservations include a breakfast ticket. > > > > The pared-down breakfast options offered by the hotel in recent years (no > > more custom omelets!) may have decreased the incentive for people to pay a > > higher price for SWLfest-sanctioned reservations than they can buy through > > an aggregator (or alligator) such as Hotwire / Expedia / Google / > > Hotels.com / Booking.com / etc. > > > > -Ed Cummings > > > > > > At 08:48 PM 1/12/2020, Richard Cuff wrote: > > > > Bruce (and anyone else) -- if you do reserve a room outside of the > > > > Fest block, please send me an e-mail so I can attempt to get the room > > credited to our group. > > > > John's metaphor of the balloon is appropriate - if we don't meet our > > hotel room commitment, it would cost us more for the forum / silent > > auction / registration & exhibit space, which would necessitate a > > higher registration fee. > > > > This used to be much easier before the days of online reservations and > > Hotwire / Expedia / Google / Hotels.com / Booking.com... > > > > Rich C > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Swlfest mailing list > > Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > > swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > > shown above. > > > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > > > http://www.swlfest.com > > http://swlfest.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
