8. What are the directions we are to follow when making hotel reservations? (See the box “Steps in Making Your Hotel Reservation.”)

⁸ Reserving a Hotel Room: A Recommended Lodging List of available hotels will be posted on the congregation information board at the conclusion of your Service Meeting for the week of January 1. Follow the instructions in the box “Steps in Making Your Hotel Reservation.” If no rooms are available after you have called all the hotels on the list or if you have a problem with a particular hotel, inform your congregation secretary. He should contact the convention Rooming Department, using the information at the top of the list. Do not call the branch office. If the hotels listed are not accepting additional requests, please wait for the congregation to receive a revised list for your convention rather than calling a hotel not on the list.

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Steps in Making Your Hotel Reservation:

1. Call hotels during regular business hours, using the telephone numbers on the Recommended Lodging List.

2. Inform the hotel that you are attending the convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

3. Specify the dates you will check in and check out of the hotel.

4. If no more rooms are available, call another hotel on the list.

5. Do not accept a higher rate than what is shown on the list.

6. Make your reservation, and ask for a confirmation number.

7. Make your deposit by credit card, check, or money order within ten days. Never send cash. If a deposit is made by check or money order, write the confirmation number on the front.

Guidelines to Follow:

◼ Stay only in hotels on the Recommended Lodging List.

◼ Do not call hotels that are not on the list and ask if they have a rate for our convention. Call ONLY hotels on the recommended list.

◼ Hotels are not to begin taking reservations for our conventions before the Service Meeting during the week of January 1, 2007. Do not call for convention reservations prior to this time.

◼ Accept only the room rates shown on the list.

◼ Each room reserved should be in the name of the person who will actually occupy it.

◼ Use the reservation phone numbers on the list. Do not make your hotel reservation online unless the list indicates this should be done.

◼ To comply with fire regulations, do not exceed the number of adults allowed in the hotel room, as shown on the list.

◼ Do not inform your congregation secretary that there are no more rooms available unless you have called ALL the hotels on the list.

◼ Keep your first reservation.​—Matt. 5:37.

◼ If you must cancel a reservation, do so as early as possible. Be sure to receive a cancellation number.