If you are planning a class reunion, then you will have to block hotel rooms for classmates that have moved out of town. The hotel selection committee is primarily responsible for selecting a hotel that offers discounted group rates so everyone attending the class reunion will find it affordable and comfortable. While it may not Read more …
Questions To Ask Before Booking A Class Reunion
Class reunion volunteers are not professional event planners so they don’t always know what questions to ask a hotel when blocking rooms for a class reunion. Many end up with room block contracts that are very one sided because the class reunion planner simply agreed to everything the hotel asked for without negotiating. Not asking Read more …
How To Select A Hotel For Your Class Reunion In Less Than A Half Hour
When blocking rooms at a hotel for a class reunion, many people make the mistake of selecting based on price alone. Reserving a hotel based on the room rate often does not always serve the groups purpose and will lead to dissatisfied classmates. Listed below are the exact steps you need to take in order Read more …
How To Reserve Hotel Rooms For A Class Reunion
One of the biggest mistakes that class reunion planning committee members make is that they do not reserve a block of hotel rooms for their class reunion. Blocking hotel rooms for out of town guests instead will provide a centralized location for everyone, and simplify transportation, increase classmate interaction, and provide lower group rates for Read more …
How To Negotiate With A Hotel For A Class Reunion
Want to learn how to negotiate with a hotel successfully? Want to feel like you got the best deal possible for your class reunion? We all want to walk away from a negotiation feeling like we got great value for our money. So why is it that most people like they left money on the Read more …
How To Get a Free Room When Booking a Hotel For a Class Reunion
Many guests attending the class reunion are going to be coming from out of town. Class reunion planners consider it a best practice to block a group of rooms at a local hotel so classmates can stay together. In blocking hotel rooms, what you may not know is that hotels offer free rooms based on Read more …
Booking A Hotel For A Class Reunion? Here Are 7 Ways To Save Money
Hotel prices have steadily risen over the years and the average room in the USA is now well over $100 per night. A weekend long class reunion may end up costing classmates over $350 just for the room when you include taxes, fees, breakfast, and WiFi. In order to be able to attract as many Read more …
What Is A Courtesy Room Block? Do I Need One For My Class Reunion
In the year 2009, Lisa Myers signed a hotel room block contract on behalf of her class reunion that stated that if 100% of the rooms blocked were not reserved, they would be held responsible (financially) for the rest. Lisa assumed “that the number of rooms blocked were a safe bet and that we would Read more …
Hotel Site Inspection For A Class Reunion
Doing a hotel site inspection for a class reunion serves two purposes. Doing one will help you get familiar with hotel management and will help you make a decision of whether the hotel can serve your needs from a space and cost perspective While much of the research into hotels can be done online, there Read more …