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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly the worst part of travel is the team travel requirements.  The hotels are ridiculous in general, but the worst part is doing it through the required team booking.  I can always boost he same hotels for 15% cheaper.  It's a racket.  If it weren't for that, I'd save a ton every trip. Let me get my child there however I choose, house my child however I choose, and I could cut my expenses by 40%.[/quote]

Seriously..just book it yourself.  Enough is enough.[/quote]

You can't.  If you, the team, the club get caught, the team has to forfeit.  How sick is that?  It's the youth sports travel cartel who controls it. [/quote]

A certain number need to stay.  Once the team has that, the cartel is satisfied.  Many teams have enough families that can't be bothered to bargain hunt to satisfy the cartel.  The rest can use points, or stay with relatives, or find a cheaper rate.

The cartel is abusive but there are ways to resist.

And.  Kicking a team out of an event screws up the schedule and the event.   [/quote]

True but why are those travel agencies so weak?  My teen can find a better deal on the phone in 5 minutes every time.  What a scam.[/quote]

10 years in travel never used the agencies.

Ignorance is the problem with complainers lie this. [/quote]

It's not ignorance.  You were protected by other families who complied.  If everyone did what you did, you'd see what would happen. [/quote]

It is ignorance. The only requirement is that you stay in the specific hotels. You do not need the travel agency for that.

You are ignorant [/quote]

Done leagues require a block of rooms through Anthony travel.[/quote]

Yep, he doesn't get it. It's called Stay to Play.   He got lucky so he assumes it's ok.  It's not. It should be, but it is explicitly against the rules with actual consequences.  Anthony Travel doesn't try to catch a few strays, but if everyone did it, they would notice and there would be consequences.

"All accepted teams are to book hotel reservations through Anthony Travel to ensure their participation in the visitRaleigh.com Showcase Series events. Teams found to be in violation of the Stay to Play requirement are subject to disqualification without refund of their entry fee and will jeopardize their
participation in future tournaments with NCFC Youth."

"All teams participating in the Tennessee Invitational 2018 that require lodging accommodations are REQUIRED to book through Anthony Travel."

"Stay to Play Policy

All teams are required to "Stay to Play", which means teams must stay in an Anthony Travel-approved (NCFC's travel partner) hotel for the duration of the showcase. Stay to Play allows teams to receive the best available hotel benefits and ensures all teams receive the protections NCFC and travel partner Anthony Travel have established with the hotels."

And a lot of ECNL teams go to further events as a team.  You have to book through the team manager.   Period.
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Incredibly unpopular feature of these leagues.   I have yet to attend an event where a team was booted but we discuss it on our team.  There is one almost one hundred percent agreement that there would be outrage with the league if they do it [/quote]

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