[council] Brussels hotel and Internet connectivity

[Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I checked with Constituency Travel about whether breakfast and 
Internet access were included in the Meridien hotel room prices paid 
by ICANN for funded travellers (ALAC is staying there and I 
understand GNSO also).
The answer was that breakfast is included, but Internet access is not.

According to their web site, the Meridien charges 15 Euros for 
in-room access, and that public are access is also charged. That is 
about US$18 or 1/4 of the per diem.
ICANN's standard response in previous situations is that we should 
simply go to the conference venue for after-hours access - never a 
nice alternative, but clearly not at all practical with a venue 
separate from the hotel(s).
How we are expected to take over a week from our normal lives and not 
have after-hours connectivity is a mystery to me. I thought we had 
fought this battle before and won.
ALAC has lodged a strong complaint. The GNSO or individuals within 
the GNSO may want to take similar action.
Alan