<VV> 2007 convention hotel and a CLARIFICATION

[Ken Wildman]

At 08:34 AM 3/14/2007, John Kepler wrote:

>Absolute nonsense!
>
>As EVERYONE else who has travelled extensively and made reservations at
>hotels, my experience has been that the card number is sufficient.
>
>Then I submit that you haven't been involved in many
>Conventions/Conferences!  It's fairly SOP.  Don't want to "deal" with
>it...book the room in your own name and pay the "normal" freight for the
>rather than the "convention" rate!  Quid Pro Quo!
>
>John


Your submission has been reviewed and rejected.  <very big grin>  I have 
been going to conventions and conferences several times a year for the past 
40 years.  Still do, even in retirement.  Never, ever, ran into this 
requirement.  It's silly since they have to verify the card number 
anyway.  Those who minimize the risk of identity theft are living in a 
decade that has long past.

Now, I believe Harry when he says that he was blind-sdied with this.  It's 
not his fault.  I happen to like Harry very much, he's a gentleman and a 
very effective manager of our club.  I'm behind him 100%.

I will not let this irritation with the hotel's policy affect my attendance 
or enjoyment of the convention.  If rattling a few corporate cages at BW - 
Central doesn't work then I'll send them a check.

My only reason for writing initially was to add my experience to what many 
others have had -- that of never encountering this policy before.  I was 
not challenging anyone else's experience, just reinforcing what the 
majority have reported.  Maybe rejecting those experiences out of hand 
("you haven't been to many conventions") was a little over the top?  Your 
mileage may vary.  <grin>




Ken