2016 - Page 25 of 77 - Reunions Magazine

An Exultation of Meadowlarks

by John Dinan Half a century ago every kid who grew up in East Lynn, Massachusetts, spent the bulk of his spare time at the...

Transportation

Price out your trip components (air, hotel, rental car) at several online booking sites, then ask an agent to do better. Some large agencies buy...

Saving reunion $$$

Make decisions early. Negotiate for more than just group rates. Trade something you don’t need for something you do. For example, if you don’t need...

Weather: the fickle reunion guest

Are you planning a picnic? cookout? pool party? Want to know what the weather will be? For any reunion that includes outdoor activities, weather is...

Having a good time without a dime by Tracy Harrington Atkinson

The family reunion was postponed indefinitely. Graduate school. Pregnancy. New jobs. New babies. Distance. However, the underlying reason resonated throughout each reason: Finances. Emails, phone...

Fundraising

Apps for reunions Sending a local map to attendees is always a good idea. Most convention and visitors bureaus (CVB) offer maps, usually at no...

Plan Reunion Spending

Review personal finances to determine the money available for reunion expenses without adding debt. Estimate total reunion costs, travel, meals, accommodations and spending money. If...

Staying in touch … and there’s a lot that’s free

Add Twitter to your reunion social networking. Assign a hashtag that pulls all reunion-related tweets together. Twitter will compile all your tweets containing the hashtag....

When Booking

Ask your hotel about their group policy. Some hotels extend a complimentary room when a minimum number of rooms are booked. Traditionally planners take complimentary...

Who’s frugal?

Reunions surviving hard times Often families get closer, and need one another more for solace, in hard times. Reunions are really the time that, no...