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Your reunion will only be as successful as the decision process for selecting your next location.
detailed information you communicate to After describing who you are and what your
your hospitality partners. It all starts with what
you know about your reunion. Creating a profile reunion is all about, add a section titled, “What is
that includes as much information as possible is important”. If you know your group has limited
a great way to start. Information to include would mobility, I am sure a compact hotel such as a tower
be the time of year you typically meet, how many or high-rise will be more important than a hotel
people attend, what types of attractions you enjoy, that is spread out like a resort. This section should
how mobile your group is, and how may days your include anything and everything you can think of
reunion lasts. such as complimentary rooms for the planner,
group discounts, and complimentary airport
Consider a profile in several parts. The first part transportation.
is “About Us”. This section tells the story of your
reunion attendees. Where they live, diet restrictions, The last major section is your reunion history.
mobility, how they travel to the reunion (by air, train, I am sure many of you can go back 15 years and
car or RV) and their average age. If you know most share where you have been, the rate you paid and
of your attendees have limited mobility, you can how many people attended. Set up a grid with
request placing guest rooms close to the hospitality column headers of date, city/state, hotel, rooms
space or hotel lobby. If the majority of them arrive block, rooms used, total number of people and
at the reunion by car, complimentary airport
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“About Our Reunion” comes next. This is a great
place to comment on the length of your reunion,
if you meet across the country, how many people
attend and what you do. Having details about how
you use your hospitality space is critical to this
section as well. It gives potential partners an idea
of what to expect when you are on site. Be sure to
include if you prefer to bring in alcohol and snacks
for consumption in the hospitality space. Don’t
forget to mention your banquet and memorial
service. Do you have a slide show, a missing man
table or an elegant tolling of the bell? Include
typical days you require charter bus service in order
to visit local attractions. Don’t forget to include the

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