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Spoiled by our own success
Jan. 21st, 2010 02:02 pmHave you booked for Coronet tourney yet?
The crown principality of Insulae Draconis is (finally) moving to full principality status next month - first coronet tourney is being hosted by Thamesreach, and we're really looking forward to it.
The event reservations are going gangbusters, with over 120 booked so far, which is some kind of record, I think!
But Now the event staff are at a crossroads: do they book another whole hall, with 50 beds, or start turning people away? Because the two halls they'd thought would be ample space for a coronet event. are now completely filled
Unfortunately, there's nothing smaller available on site, in between nothing and 50 beds, and it's an all-or-nothing booking - we can't book just the rooms we use.
If we get say another 10 bookings and have to reserve the 50-bed hall, we lose money, which would really bite. But we don't want to turn anyone away from this historic event.
The really tricky part is the fact that, despite pleadings, threats and dire words, people are usually crap at booking in advance.
Having so many book up front leaves us wondering: will there stll be the rush of bookings in the last week before the event? or have all those usual late-minute Charlies actually made an effort, and we'll get only a trickle towards the end?
In the grand scheme, if the worst outcome is an event that doesn't make money, it's embarrassing, but it's not fatal. Our shire will bounce, and losing money at the gate does not equal a bad event experience for our guests - I think the event will be splendid, regardless of how many show up.
SO: go book, already! Let the shire know you're attending!
The crown principality of Insulae Draconis is (finally) moving to full principality status next month - first coronet tourney is being hosted by Thamesreach, and we're really looking forward to it.
The event reservations are going gangbusters, with over 120 booked so far, which is some kind of record, I think!
But Now the event staff are at a crossroads: do they book another whole hall, with 50 beds, or start turning people away? Because the two halls they'd thought would be ample space for a coronet event. are now completely filled
Unfortunately, there's nothing smaller available on site, in between nothing and 50 beds, and it's an all-or-nothing booking - we can't book just the rooms we use.
If we get say another 10 bookings and have to reserve the 50-bed hall, we lose money, which would really bite. But we don't want to turn anyone away from this historic event.
The really tricky part is the fact that, despite pleadings, threats and dire words, people are usually crap at booking in advance.
Having so many book up front leaves us wondering: will there stll be the rush of bookings in the last week before the event? or have all those usual late-minute Charlies actually made an effort, and we'll get only a trickle towards the end?
In the grand scheme, if the worst outcome is an event that doesn't make money, it's embarrassing, but it's not fatal. Our shire will bounce, and losing money at the gate does not equal a bad event experience for our guests - I think the event will be splendid, regardless of how many show up.
SO: go book, already! Let the shire know you're attending!
