Read on TwitterI know if you can’t go, you feel like you should have a refund, but here’s why...
Hotel conventions have to make certain commitments to have the event. This include how many hotel rooms will be sold, food and beverage catering, AV services and internet. Contracts for events have clauses designed to ensure that the hotel will get its due, whether the event...
happens or not. Cancel one year out, not bad. Cancel one week out and you have to fork over the money for your entire room block, F&B, and services as tho the event is going to happen.
Now... if your venue agent is a good one, your contract should have a cancellation ...
Now... if your venue agent is a good one, your contract should have a cancellation ...
clause that erases that penalty for things like war, acts of god, etc. They are called an impossibility clause and look a lot like this.
The problem with this is that a health crisis doesn’t necessarily count as an “Act if God” even tho we might think it does. As a venue...
The problem with this is that a health crisis doesn’t necessarily count as an “Act if God” even tho we might think it does. As a venue...
agent, I have been trying to get terms added to client contracts that specifically include “public health crisis” as a valid reason. The hotels are unilaterally refusing them, meaning they intend to enforce the cancellation clause on any events that cancel due to covid19...
Think about that for a second; for the average size furry con, a forced cancellation where the hotel successfully (and probably stupidly since it would ruin their reputation) enforces their clause could put the con into a financial nosedive, and in some cases bankrupt them. ...
“But kit, what about event cancellation insurance”
A few weeks ago I sent out some inquiries, including one to my agent, as to cancellation insurance coverage in response to covid19. The only answer I got was from my own agent in the form of a letter to all his clients. ...
A few weeks ago I sent out some inquiries, including one to my agent, as to cancellation insurance coverage in response to covid19. The only answer I got was from my own agent in the form of a letter to all his clients. ...
So effectively if your local furry con, who if anything like ours gets about 50% of its income DURING the event, gets cancelled short notice...
The hotel could demand full payment...
Vendors could demand full payment / not refund...
Event Cancellation insurance is useless...
The hotel could demand full payment...
Vendors could demand full payment / not refund...
Event Cancellation insurance is useless...
They will suddenly and without fanfare go deeply into the red unless they’ve managed to squirrel away enough money to cover a whole year with zero attendees.
Small / Young conventions likely do not.
So before you demand a refund on your ticket, please think about it. ...
Small / Young conventions likely do not.
So before you demand a refund on your ticket, please think about it. ...
If your local convention is a 501c3, you can just inform them to consider your ticket a donation and (since you got nothing in return) may be able to write it off on your taxes.
The con will appreciate it, and hopefully will be able to survive the hit to come back next year.
The con will appreciate it, and hopefully will be able to survive the hit to come back next year.
