Re: [91attendees] Social event cost

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On 11/15/14 6:55 PM, ietf@johnlevine.com wrote:
> In article
> <alpine.OSX.2.01.1411152023070.1294@173-11-110-132-sfba.hfc.comcastbusiness.net>
> you write:
>> 
>> Nope. Different Luau. The one in your link is the rooftop 
>> version, not the sit down dinner on the Great Lawn.
> 
> This suggests it's really the same thing.  The New Years Eve
> edition is on the great lawn, and still is only $116:

What you think it should cost and what it actually costs to put on
aren't really that Germain .  The contractor in this  case is not the
typical hilton contractor so booking the space and catering and
performance are not intriscically related to what an event a hilton
event at the resort might look like..

Social events are the domain of the host the nominal fee typically
represents a small fraction of the costs whether we're in Wakiki
Hiroshima or Dallas.

> http://www.hawaiidiscount.com/oahu/luaus/hilton-waikiki-starlight.htm
>
> 
>>> If the IETF and/or sponsors paid $200/seat for the luau, it's
>>> hard to avoid the conclusion that someone got ripped off.
>>> 
>>> PS: a little googlage suggests that $100/ticket is a typical
>>> price for luaus all over Hawaii.
> 
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