Got an email from Tom Mitchell, who said that Doubletree is "upped" thieir nitely rate to $119.00 & no AARP discount. Nuts. Called D-T, bAND, to make a Looong story: less, I am PERSONALLY arranging with the Hilton (parent) company, to have 'blocks' of special-room rates be available (hopefully @ $89.00/nite [I'm not greedy] and w/AARP). This does/will NOT officially involve the FWDLK, but the Hilton sez that they CAN set aside small-blocks (i.e.: 10-@-a-time) of rooms, @ special rates, where each person makes his own reservation, & PAYS for it. I told the nice lady that EYE thought that, over the coming year, that @ least 200 rooms would be 'reserved' for Forwardlooking people. The deal is still in-the-works, but may be consumated (again: 10-room blocks, so Hilton is able to cancel it, @ their discression, "whenever" they feel like it!) later today. you will receive a special reservation-number, & event "name", to reference. Neil Vedder ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1 |