The points system

Members have varying wishes about which conferences they want to attend and which category of suite they want to stay in. To regulate the use of hotel suites, we have a points system to help ensure that your contractual rights are met during BCC conferences. It will also ensure proper prioritization when demand exceeds capacity, so that the use of the suites, beyond what is contractually agreed, is distributed as fairly as possible. The points system allows you to choose different suite categories at the different events within the available capacity.

Your agreement with Samvirk specifies an annual points total that you can use to book suites at BCC conferences. These suites are grouped into seven categories ranging from 7,500 to 14,000 points. The category indicates how many points you must use if you want to use the suite in question at all BCC conferences you are allocated.

Since the number of conference days you are allocated can vary, the number of points used per day may change annually. In a year with 18 event days, you must use 555 points per day if you stay in a suite in the 10,000 points category (10,000 points/18 days = 555 points per day). If you stay in a suite in the 14,000 points category, you must use 777 points per day in the above example (14,000 points/18 days = 777 points per day).

In practice, this means that if you have an agreement that gives you 10,000 annual points, you will be able to book a suite in the 10,000 points category at all conferences you are allocated, and you are guaranteed to get at least this suite category at all conferences. If you have an agreement that gives you 5,000 points, you will still be able to book a suite in the 10,000 points category, but you will only have enough points to book this category for half of the conference days throughout the year. Similarly, with 2,500 points, you will be able to stay for a quarter of the conference days by booking a suite in category 10,000. Alternatively, you can apply to use your points more flexibly. For example, with 5,000 points, you can apply for a suite in the 7,500 points category for two thirds of the conference days.