The Park Plaza decided, for various complicated reasons, to not renew Arisia's contract. As a general business decision, this was a mistake because most hotels in Boston are desperate for guests in January, and an event that fills the hotel and is relatively non-destructive is a win. But part of the PP management, probably the same part that got its panties in a knot over the Fetish Fair Fleamarket being at the PP, thinks Arisia is too weird and too downscale for their hotel.
Hotel space in Boston is really, really difficult to schedule. There are few hotels that come anywhere close to the size Arisia needs, many are very expensive and not willing to bend on things like corkage waivers, etc. The Hyatt *welcomed* Arisia from the very beginning.
Arisia considered moving to Providence, RI as another option. That choice would have had its own set of problems.
That's the short version. If you search forward in this community's archives (starting with March 2006) you will find endless discussion of the issue.
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The Park Plaza decided, for various complicated reasons, to not renew Arisia's contract. As a general business decision, this was a mistake because most hotels in Boston are desperate for guests in January, and an event that fills the hotel and is relatively non-destructive is a win. But part of the PP management, probably the same part that got its panties in a knot over the Fetish Fair Fleamarket being at the PP, thinks Arisia is too weird and too downscale for their hotel.
Hotel space in Boston is really, really difficult to schedule. There are few hotels that come anywhere close to the size Arisia needs, many are very expensive and not willing to bend on things like corkage waivers, etc. The Hyatt *welcomed* Arisia from the very beginning.
Arisia considered moving to Providence, RI as another option. That choice would have had its own set of problems.
That's the short version. If you search forward in this community's archives (starting with March 2006) you will find endless discussion of the issue.