Re: [ga] Why is ICANN's travel agency invoicing for 3.7x what other agents charge?

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George and all,

  I could not agree more!  ICANN is not known for it's frugality,
never has been.  In fact ICANN is more willing to waste registrants
or potential registrants money so as to benifit far too much, it's
own Accredited Registries and Registrars.  Does anyone else
but myself see a COI here?

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George Kirikos wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I draw your attention to the post on the GNSO Council list at:
>
> http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg04429.html
>
> "And it is exactly for the same airline and for the same flights for
> which the ICANN agent would charge 3.7 times more than my agent here."
>
> I suggest an independent audit, to ensure that ICANN is seeking out the
> most competitive travel providers.
>
> Of course, one shouldn't hold one's breath, given that ICANN is
> responsible for wasting billions of dollars of the public's funds by
> not tendering the dot-com contract, and for agreeing to 7% annual price
> increases and presumptive renewal.
>
> Does the travel agency also have a "presumptive renewal" clause in
> their contract? If not, time to see if one can do better.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> George Kirikos
> http://www.kirikos.com/