Re: DARPA cancellation

[Chris Hedemark <chris_(_at_)_yonderway_(_dot_)_com>]

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On Thursday, April 17, 2003, at 07:31 PM, Frank Bax wrote:

> If the hotel rooms are indeed cancelled, then contact the hotel 
> directly and explain the situation, it is possible that will sell you 
> the rooms to you even cheaper than the original contract - hotel room 
> rates are always negotiable.  I know that aircrews get the cheapest 
> rates, sometimes half the price you or I might pay for the same room - 
> but then they buy a lot of hotel rooms during a year.  I suspect the 
> hotel would rather sell the rooms at a further discount than not sell 
> them at all.

I've had great luck in finding the lowest rates on hotel rooms by cold 
calling and asking for the AARP rate.  You can almost always negotiate 
this rate if you are going to be staying for a long time or frequently 
or getting multiple rooms.

Where is the hackathon going to be held?  Maybe some locals can provide 
services to help defray the costs of things like cars, rooms, food, etc.

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