Golddigger RoadTrip Questions and Answers

1. The price changed! What happened?

   We were originally going to use Laidlaw, which give a discount to the UofMN. They've overbooked their buses for this weekend, though. So, we're using Lorenz Bus Company

2. Why aren't we staying overnight in Madison?

   There's a football (that "other" fall sport) game in Madison on Saturday. The hotels are filled up. In addition, the bus company's rules would make it difficult to start in Madison Saturday, and get back to Minneapolis without stopping in a hotel for the night.

3. What hotel will we be staying at?

   We will be at the Holiday Inn Northshore, in Skokie, IL. It's about 20 minutes from the Northwestern Arena. It's also where the team will be staying (they will be coming in Saturday, probably in the late morning).

4. Can we have more than two people in the hotel room?

   Yes. There is no additional cost for extra people. There is a $10 charge for adding a roll-away bed. Talk to the hotel when you call them up.

5. Who?s handling the hotel reservations?

   Each person is responsible for his/her room at the hotel. It's easier than us collecting money for the hotel, with all the different possibilities. It also limits our liability, if you decide to throw a party in your room.

6. What is this "pass list" thing for match tickets?

   Players get a limited number of tickets that can be given to relatives and friends. As a general rule of thumb, if you don't know about the pass list, you aren't on it.

7. I'll need tickets. Do I have to buy them from you?

   Yes. We will be going through the UofMN ticket office to get a block of tickets. You won't be charged anything more than face value, so there is no benefit, and only the chance for confusion, if we had people buying their own tickets.

8. I can only go down to Madison. What happened to that trip?

   Most people who were interested in the Madison trip were also interested in the two-match trip that we are planning. Right now, there's only enough interest for one bus. If we get more interest, we will consider getting a second bus, that will just go down to Madison on Friday, and return that night.

9. What happens if there aren?t enough people going?

   We hope it doesn't happen, but if we don't get enough people going, we'll cancel the bus, cancel the hotel reservations, and refund 100% of the money sent in. We will not try and convert it to a 1-day trip if we can?t get this to work. If we get close to the number needed, we'll verify that everyone's still interested in the trip, for a slightly higher bus cost.

10. What if you get more than forty people?

    If we get up to 47 people, we'll re-calculate the bus costs, and give you each some money on the day of the trip. If we get 80 people who want to go, we'll have to get a second bus, and a lot more hotel rooms!

11. Why "six" top reasons?

    There are six players on the court.

If we didn't answer your question, send e-mail to JT (JT@golddigger-boosters.org)