My suspicion in this is that Rainfurrest has had problems over multiple years and thus did not have a good relationship with the hotel. The hotel lost confidence in Rainfurrest's Executive staff (even though they do not seem to have that distinction, all staff gets to know all things, which is why leaks are easy to find there) accomplishing the simple job of managing the expectations of the attendees.
So when the last year hit, and there was all this damage, it did not surprise the hotel. They knew that RF staff is incapable of doing their jobs, and they knew that year over year this is how the con and staff would operate. They chose to end the contract based on that information.
Contrast that with MFF, which has an incredibly stellar relationship with the hotel. The hotel asks MFF's hotel liason for things, and things get done. There ARE problems at MFF, many of them. Tons of them. I'm good friends with a board member and there are always fires being juggled. BUT the attendees don't see them, the action never drops below or outside executive staff, the hotel gets resolutions within hours if not minutes, and the event is none the wiser.
So when a chlorine gas attack occurs, and the hotel is evacuated, the hotel can trust that this is outside the scope of what is expected behavior at the convention. They can address it with the board members and executive committee, (who all found each other and were liasing with the hotel and law enforcement, I suspect), as the event was unfolding. The whole process could have killed different cons, but conventions that have good relationships and a history of getting things done and controlling the expectations and actions of the guests like MFF only looked like an even stronger entity for it.
So that's the difference. MFF didn't look bad out of the chlorine attack. They looked amazing.
My suspicion in this is that Rainfurrest has had problems over multiple years and thus did not have a good relationship with the hotel. The hotel lost confidence in Rainfurrest's Executive staff (even though they do not seem to have that distinction, all staff gets to know all things, which is why leaks are easy to find there) accomplishing the simple job of managing the expectations of the attendees.
So when the last year hit, and there was all this damage, it did not surprise the hotel. They knew that RF staff is incapable of doing their jobs, and they knew that year over year this is how the con and staff would operate. They chose to end the contract based on that information.
Contrast that with MFF, which has an incredibly stellar relationship with the hotel. The hotel asks MFF's hotel liason for things, and things get done. There ARE problems at MFF, many of them. Tons of them. I'm good friends with a board member and there are always fires being juggled. BUT the attendees don't see them, the action never drops below or outside executive staff, the hotel gets resolutions within hours if not minutes, and the event is none the wiser.
So when a chlorine gas attack occurs, and the hotel is evacuated, the hotel can trust that this is outside the scope of what is expected behavior at the convention. They can address it with the board members and executive committee, (who all found each other and were liasing with the hotel and law enforcement, I suspect), as the event was unfolding. The whole process could have killed different cons, but conventions that have good relationships and a history of getting things done and controlling the expectations and actions of the guests like MFF only looked like an even stronger entity for it.
So that's the difference. MFF didn't look bad out of the chlorine attack. They looked amazing.