[JONAT] Time to go -

[Fazal Cader]

Bob, from my perspective, I tapped into the SC recommendations and in the
end (mostly) made my own reservations through the web (priceline, etc) as
the prices were cheaper.
The whole ethos of JONAT was DIY and whilst I do remember Kim's work and her
suggestions on one occasion, (and if my memory is correct) but the price was
still more than what I got in the end.
Perhaps, in hindsight, the best way would have been to have the SCs liaise
with Kim and then list the recommendations on their individual sector pages.
Alternatively, the 'Accommodation Officer' could have had a link & page on
the web site, directly because in the final analysis it was up to the
individual to make all arrangements.
I am indeed sorry that so much work has gone unrewarded.

Fazal Cader
Executive Committee, ISC - Australia
Jaguar Owner's North American Tour - www.jonat.org



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob" <engl@accesscomm.ca>
To: <jonat@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 3:10 AM
Subject: RE: [JONAT] Time to go -


> I have removed Brad from the list as he had requested.
>
> Just to follow up, I know in the local sector here, hotel arrangements had
> been made prior to Kim getting on board, and unfortunately she had made
> contact with contact with several hotels before contacting the local SC.
I
> also am aware that at times e-mails took a long time to be responded to.
>
> I would like to respond to Brad and Kim, but I would like to put together
a
> thoughtful and positive response.  I would like to get others comments on
> Kim's help before doing so.  It sounds like she had gone to a tremendous
> amount of effort, and does indeed AT LEAST need to be sent an appreciation
> for this effort.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jonat-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:jonat-admin@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Brad Preiss
> Sent: July 9, 2004 10:23 PM
> To: engl@accesscomm.ca
> Cc: jonat@autox.team.net; jonat-chat-admin@autox.team.net;
> jonat-chat-request@autox.team.net
> Subject: [JONAT] Time to go -
>
> Team -
>
> While my level of effort may not have been up to par during many months
> leading up to the tour - I was able to isolate, plan AND RECRUIT from the
> local Jaguar clubs - no one showed ( one team wanted to come but bailed
out
> due to no one coming through from the North ) Frustrating at best....
>
> However - my many many hundreds of e-mails I have reviewed as well as my
> frustration in my sector PAIL in comparison to the idiocy that has
> transpired by this team when it comes to my wife's efforts regarding
hotels.
>
> A Spreadsheet was built AND COMMUNICATED after THREE ( friggin!! )
THOUSAND
> hotels were contacted by her ( on her own time and in no relation to her
> former company, DGO ) She received responses from approximately 1,500
hotels
> requesting information about our tour - she in turn had to send out 1,500
> faxes back to them - FIFTEEN HUNDRED long distance calls.
>
> Kim then went to EACH SC - via e-mail and asked EACH of you to select some
> hotels... which about 1/3 of you did.
>
> So Kim blocked rooms - and put her reputation on the line ( seeing as
> normally you can only block rooms with a detailed signed contract)
>
> months later ......
>
> Not ONE DAMN room was booked under Jonat out of One THOUSAND hotels in the
> US and Canada given as options - her job was never to actually BOOK the
> rooms all you had to do was say JONAT when you checked in.
>
> Kim has since had to RESIGN in total shame from her company due to the
> unbelievable embarrassment caused her in this company which could effect
her
> career in total as she has to deal with hotels EVERY day.
>
> I hope you all had fun...... she didn't - I could go on but I've lost
> interest.
>
> Please remove me from this list - NOW
>
> Bradley S. Preiss
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