Blair;

That's a VERY positive and creative solution. Good idea!

Harry

"Those who play with cats must expect to get scratched"

               -  Cervantes, "Don Quixote"

Harry Needham, M.A., CFE, etc.
President
Harry Needham Consulting Services Inc.
Training & consulting services for heritage institutions - and others!
74 Abbeyhill Drive
Kanata, Ontario K2L 1H1
Canada
email: [log in to unmask]
(Voice) +1.613.831-1068
(Fax) +1.613.831-9412
----- Original Message -----
From: Blair H. White <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: Late tours


> I would suggest that you eliminate the free after 4:30 and offer instead,
a free admission for the following day for those paying late in the day.
Sure you will miss a few people who cannot come in the next day, but you are
telling people you care and want them to have time to see
> the whole museum, not just take their money.  And you take care of the
tour people who are taking advantage of your existing policy.
>
> Blair H. White
>
> John Gavin wrote:
>
> > A tour bus company shows up at the museum door at 4:30 on Wednesdays. We
> > close at 5:00 and stop charging admisssion at 4:30. The bus unloads and
the
> > tourists file in to use our restroom facilities. The tour bus operator
has
> > told them that we do not charge after 4:30 and also tells them not to
buy
> > in our giftshop because it is too expensive. We have talked to them
about
> > paying, and we would stay open an extra hour. Of course their idea is to
> > come in for free so that is not an option! Any ideas? Thanks.
> >
>
> =========================================================
> Important Subscriber Information:
>
> The Museum-L FAQ file is located at
http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed
information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message
to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help"
(without the quotes).
>
> If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to
[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff
Museum-L" (without the quotes).
>

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).