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Re: IETF hotel selection mode and a proposal (was" Re: Hilton BA is Booked already?)

"John Levine" <johnl@taugh.com> Tue, 12 January 2016 03:02 UTC

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>I'd like to point out the obvious, which is that there are two parts 
>to the hold-back number.  Expanding the IETF room block from 400 to, 
>say, 800 or 900, would be a way to shrink the percent and cut way 
>back on the "how can the hotel be sold out within an hour of the 
>announcement" complaints.

Too bad there are no hotels in Buenos Aires with 800 rooms.

R's,
John

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