This company is used internationally by large corporations to secure hotel and meeting space. I think most corporations have the same basic needs. Dog show people are an entirely different type of clientle for them and though i would have to assume that they were given the specifics of what "we" like in our hotel rooms, who's to say if they met that criteria. As someone else pointed out they tend to do business with "partnered" hotels however their portfolio of such hotels is not set in stone. Again without knowing what the specific problems related to hotels they may have selected, we have no way of knowing why these hotels were not sufficent to meet our needs. Cindy sally@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: iously exhibitors that are traveling with dogs require special needs that representatives of Helms Briscoe may not recognize. I'd be interested in finding out the reasons why certain hotels were not considered fit for us before I make any judgements on whether this organization should be used for future Nationals. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I am confused - why wouldn't they know what special needs dog people would have. Isn't that their job? Sally www.embroiderybysally.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ Cindy www.cinosamgsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================