Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Here we go!!!

Some of you may be unaware of the entire process going on behind the scenes.  Perhaps some of you might even think I am dragging my butt on it!  Basically, a Request for Proposal was submitted to our wonderful sales manager at Atlantis.  He came back with numbers and contract clauses, etc.  We have gone back and forth until both of us are satisfied and now we can move forward.  What does this mean?




This is not a "special".  This is a "contract" for a certain number of rooms.  It means, they are going to do nice things for us and in return, we will fulfill an obligation to fill a certain number of rooms at a GREAT rate!  Our commitment is for 60 rooms, December 10th through the 13th.  We're back to three nights as the deal was EITHER 50% off the third night OR the 4th night free.  Both ways it is an amazing deal.

I have not been able to offer registration online until all of the particulars were worked out, and now they are so that should be available shortly.  With the current room commitment, it will be first registered, first in the gate.  Once we hit 60 rooms, I can't guarantee you a spot!

Be sure to follow this blog (think there's a place to do it off to the right) so that you will know as soon as registration becomes available.  Of course I am going to have to go into our system and customize certain fields to make this process as streamlined as possible.

Please know, I am working my tail off on this adventure, what started as "Testing the Waters" has turned into a South Florida (and beyond) Facebook phenomenon!  In the meantime we have changed software, and the event has shifted and morphed into a basic package that we will alter and improve with time, the key is to just get the room commitments, then we'll have added bonuses, some will cost $$, others won't as we go along.

Many of you have heard about a boat ride over...again, I cannot guarantee that until I have our numbers to provide to the Convention and Visitor's Bureau.  Right now, we are focused on the rooms and we'll deal with the rest as it comes!

Be sure to subscribe to updates...it's going to be an amazing trip!


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