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\"\"This summer began very slowly.\u00a0 With the aftermath of the GSA scandal still very much on the forefront of everyone\u2019s mind, organizations, particularly government agencies unsure of rule changes happening around them daily, were hesitant to move forward on any future bookings.\u00a0 Additionally, some agencies suffered tragic cancellations for what amounted to little cause.\u00a0 As a result, June and the early part of July represented one of the slowest 45-day periods that Hotel Lobbyists has experienced since its founding in 2007.<\/p>\n

With more than five years experience now, I am cautious to overreact to these types of downturns.\u00a0 I\u2019ve found that historically, the moment I begin to panic in the slightest about the market quieting, the very next day business is booming at pushing the envelope of what can be handled all at once.\u00a0 But this six or seven week span had been unprecedented to this point.<\/p>\n

And then boom.\u00a0 Like magic, the last month and half has represented perhaps the busiest six weeks in two years\u2019 time.\u00a0 The interesting juxtaposition of super quiet to super busy can be jarring, particularly for those susceptible to being lulled into complacency.\u00a0 But not Hotel Lobbyists!\u00a0 Prepared for this likely scenario, the firm is rejuvenated, relaxed and excited about what is to come.\u00a0 The lesson is clear \u2013 there is no sense in panicking.\u00a0 People have to meet.\u00a0 They just have to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This summer began very slowly.\u00a0 With the aftermath of the GSA scandal still very much on the forefront of everyone\u2019s mind, organizations, particularly government agencies unsure of rule changes happening around them daily, were hesitant to move forward on any future bookings.\u00a0 Additionally, some agencies suffered tragic cancellations for what amounted to little cause.\u00a0 As […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nFlurry of Business - hotel-lobbyists.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/hotel-lobbyists.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/06\/flurry-of-business\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Flurry of Business - 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