Message #73412

[gee4]

OMG this place just gets worse!

Some of our company directors and managers are due to attend an annual event in Paris next week.  Once again it is assumed that secretaries have all the info, but of course with me being new, I have no idea how big the event is or what the procedure is as regards booking travel and hotels.

I have just been told this morning by the events manager that she "normally block books accommodatiion" however since hotels wanted payment up front she didn't bother.  I have contacted our travel agent this morning to check availability only to be told a lot of hotels are already full or rates are very expensive.

This is not how I operate, or organise events.  Wouldn't it have been informative for the events team to email secretaries advising them of the event, "it's that time of year again for XXX, here are the dates, please ensure you make the necessary travel arrangements"...

Some individuals have accommodation at airport hotels near the event, while others are in staying in central Paris.

Once again, having organised events all my working life, I am shocked at how badly this has been handled.  Another one chalked up to experience.