Reply #15: Someone has to be underwriting this [View All]

[Missy Vixen]

I spent last year chairing a writing conference for 250 people. We have attendees from around the nation; our conference celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. We no longer have to pay a deposit to the hotel in question -- we're a known quantity to them, not to mention we're not a problem with other guests or functions in the venue that weekend.

I can't imagine there's a hotel chain on the planet that would accept a group like the Freepers without a significant deposit, signed contract, and a mandatory room block, even during a recession. In other words, someone's underwriting this.

IMHO, YMMV.