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  • in reply to: Group Rates for 10th Clan Gathering 10-13 May 2018 #6692
    Carol Ferro
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    Statement regarding accommodation for 10th Clan Gathering
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    <p style=”margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: inherit;”>I held an allocation of rooms for 10th/11th/12th believing that it was 3 nights from 10th-13th. In fact the banquet is for the 13th so accommodation would be needed for Sunday night as well.</p>
    <p style=”margin: 6px 0px; font-family: inherit;”>Unfortunately both the Old Ground and Templegate round the corner only have 6 rooms left between the two hotels and in fact The Old Ground are overbooked meaning they have sold more rooms than they actually have for Sunday and Monday.</p>
    <p style=”margin: 6px 0px; font-family: inherit;”>Also since the rates have gone up so much I have been<span class=”text_exposed_show” style=”display: inline; font-family: inherit;”> told it’s a rip off by some of the contingent even without putting any admin fee on top to cover phone calls etc.</span></p>

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    I have therefore taken the decision to release all the rooms I am holding tomorrow since I cannot fulfil an obligation to cover the duration of the clan gathering on a group basis and the fact I already know they are overbooked is not a responsibility that I am am happy to deal with.</p>
    <p style=”margin: 6px 0px; font-family: inherit;”>I have already had 6 enquiries for Sunday night so even if I were to book those I cannot fulfil an obligation to fill my allocation of rooms and I cannot waitlist 25-30 rooms and hope for cancellations</p>

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    <p style=”margin: 6px 0px; font-family: inherit;”>It is also a fact that the Templegate have increased the rates as time has gone on because they know that the rooms will now sell at any price</p>

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    <p style=”margin: 6px 0px; font-family: inherit;”>I feel therefore that for the 2018 gathering I will give up on trying to get a group allocation and let everyone book individually at the best rate they can get.</p>
    <p style=”margin: 6px 0px; font-family: inherit;”>Best of Luck</p>

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