Apr 13, 2016
The following is an update on the investigation of a large block of rooms being reserved by a small number of individuals.
Despite direct communications with them, the Denver-based group known as the Furry Raiders declined to drop their reservations at the Crowne Plaza.
We have exhausted all of the means that we have to officially try to get them to release the rooms, but we’re sorry to say that neither the convention nor the hotel currently have policies in place to prevent this behavior, though we strongly disapprove of it.
We will be taking direct action to implement policies with the Marriott next year to prevent this obscenely unfair behavior.
In the meantime, you can post your feedback and concerns here in the comments, or you can e-mail them to marketing@rockymountainfurcon.org.
Attendees who wish to, may also contact the Furry Raiders and voice your concern directly through their various social media outlets. We will not post their contact information on this or any of our other Social Media pages.
Despite direct communications with them, the Denver-based group known as the Furry Raiders declined to drop their reservations at the Crowne Plaza.
We have exhausted all of the means that we have to officially try to get them to release the rooms, but we’re sorry to say that neither the convention nor the hotel currently have policies in place to prevent this behavior, though we strongly disapprove of it.
We will be taking direct action to implement policies with the Marriott next year to prevent this obscenely unfair behavior.
In the meantime, you can post your feedback and concerns here in the comments, or you can e-mail them to marketing@rockymountainfurcon.org.
Attendees who wish to, may also contact the Furry Raiders and voice your concern directly through their various social media outlets. We will not post their contact information on this or any of our other Social Media pages.
- Thanks for the update. Do you know how they were able to book before the room block opened?1 週間
- I like how larger conventions have handled their hotel reservations - the hotel charges a full room night up front for every room booked - and it's non-refundable. It keeps shenanigans like this from happening. You can also request access to the master list in your hotel contract, so you can directly add and remove people from your room block at will, including removing reservations from groups that might have hijacked your room block 1 週間
- FWA suggests using Helms Briscoe to handle booking the hotel and setting up the contracts....Hope it all works out. 1 週間
- I work at a Hotel. Tell the Hotel to pre-authorize all those rooms right now or the full amount of the stay. Any rooms that get declined will be canceled and opened up for normal con-goers.4 日