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Some facts to ponder

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Monday, 16 February 2015, at 1:27 a.m.

In Response To: Some facts to ponder (Chuck Bower)

Chuck Bower wrote:

It's surprising how few people either understand the following, or are sensitive to it: hotels aren't in the philanthropy business. No, I'm sure you realize that. Go a step further. If there are not sufficient hotel room-nights accounted for by the tournament, the playing room(s) must be paid for by the promoters/directors and those don't come cheaply. It's the difference between making a small profit or breaking even and getting your ass handed to you. Think of that next time you decide to stay in a hotel other than the official one.

I've organized some events that use a hotel both for guests to stay at and for meeting space. It hasn't always been the case that I've struck a deal like the one above, where the meeting rooms come for free but only if enough guests stay at the hotel. If I do, then I let the guests know.

Your comment above makes it sound like this is almost universal practice among backgammon tournament organizers, yet most players are unaware of it. If that is the case, then (1) it shouldn't be too surprising that players aren't always aware of it, because it isn't the only way to do things, and (2) perhaps tournament organizers should gently inform participants.

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