RE: [council] Block booking for hotel rooms in New Delhi

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let me see if I understand this correctly.  The hotel information was just 
posted in the last 24 hours and the venue hotel is already booked? So we are 
looking at a possible situation like we experienced in Luxembourg, one that was 
terrible in terms of getting to and from the meeting venue from our various 
hotels.  Can anyone explain how this happened? 

Glen: I fully understand that you are just the messenger.

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of GNSO.SECRETARIAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:05 PM
To: 'Council GNSO'
Subject: [council] Block booking for hotel rooms in New Delhi


[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org]

Dear All,

Some New Delhi hotels have been posted on the website 
http://del.icann.org/hotels.

The meetings will take place in the  Taj Palace Hotel, Sardar Patel Marg, 
Diplomatic Enclave New Delhi 110 021 
http://www.tajhotels.com/Luxury/Taj%20%20Palace%20Hotel,NEW%20DELHI/default.htm
This hotel is currently sold out.

There is a possibility of having a block of rooms for the Council members at 
the ITC Hotel Maurya (room rate $468 USD) Sardar Patel Marg, Diplomatic 
Enclave, New Delhi
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=423

This hotel, I am told, is within walking distance of the venue hotel, but there 
will also be transportation from the hotels to the venue each day.

'Le Méridien' (room rate $379 USD) 8, Windsor Palace, Janpath New Delhi 110001 
rkhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
http://www.hotels-new-delhi.com/hotel-le-meridien-new-delhi.html
has also been indicated as a good hotel.

Could you please give me an idea, off the Council list to:
<gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> if you would like to be included in a block 
booking by COB Central European Time (CET) tomorrow, Friday 21 December, as 
available space is going fast. Travel dates are not necessary for the deadline 
tomorrow.

Thank you very much.
Kind regards,

Glen

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Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
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