[JONAT-chat] Accomodation

[Richard Jones]

SC's are to recommend hotels; travel coordinator is to negotiate best rates;
drivers then make their own reservations at the hotel of their choice, which
may or may not be the ones recommended.  Yes, hotel prices are ridiculous
and vary quite a bit depending on geography, but there was never a
requirement for minimal 'clean and dry'.  If you need a cheap hotel, you
could always ask your SC to recommend one.  He/she should be able to come up
with an alternative for you.  However, if you do this, you will find that in
many areas of this country, the rate will still be quite high (not
significantly less than the tour-negotiated rates for better
accommodations).

Dick.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fazal Cader" <fazalc@usa.net>
To: "JONAT List" <jonat-chat@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 8:06 AM
Subject: [JONAT-chat] Accomodation


> At this point I'm moved to comment that after all the negativity and
carping
> about costs of participating in JONAT from certain quarters, every choice
of
> accommodation that I have seen so far (for the route LA to Vancouver, at
> least) has been well over US$100 a night.
> Eg, the choice at SLO for one night b/n $135-$185 (to me) is crazy and I'm
> sure it gives a lot of people second thoughts of participating.
> I thought the requirement was somewhere clean and dry to sleep in before
> driving off the next day?
> I've been 'going with the flow' so far and I guess I'll have to stick with
> it as I do not know the geography of the towns well enough to modify.
>
> Fazal Cader
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