On Aug 23, 2011, at 11:23 AM, Thomas Nadeau wrote: > > But surely based on that block purchasing power we could negotiate more reasonable rates than $200+ night? Well, the Cisco corporate rate at the Hyatt is also $265/night. Given that the hotel is around the corner from the Cisco office, we have some traffic there. I wouldn't discount the effect of the value of the dollar on hotel rates as measured in US dollars. > --Tom > > > > On Aug 23, 2011, at 2:07 PM, Ole Jacobsen wrote: > >> >> You said: >> >> "At root is that we are trying to negotiate a purchase at a discounted >> price without committing to buying any particular number of rooms, >> versus only a limited number of possible sellers." >> >> When negotiating a group rate we actually ARE committing to buying a >> certain number of rooms (the "room block"). There are certainly pros >> and cons with group rates. On the pro side: guaranteed rate (but not >> necessarily the absolute lowest available at any time), included >> benefits (breakfast, Internet, if applicable), free or subsidized >> meeting rooms where applicable. On the cons side is of course the >> cancellation policy (not that it has to be as onerous as this one). >> >> Ole >> >> >> Ole J. Jacobsen >> Editor and Publisher, The Internet Protocol Journal >> Cisco Systems >> Tel: +1 408-527-8972 Mobile: +1 415-370-4628 >> E-mail: ole@xxxxxxxxx URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj >> Skype: organdemo >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf