What if I never received my hotel instructional email?
Does AALS offer blocks of hotel reservations for groups of attendees?
No, AALS only offers individual hotel reservations. These become available once each attendee is registered for the Annual Meeting.
I called my hotel to cancel or change my reservation, but they said they don’t have a reservation for me. What should I do?
Hotel reservations for AALS attendees will be transferred to the hotels in late December. Until then, all reservation changes must be made through Maritz, the company managing hotel bookings for the Annual Meeting. Please contact them at [email protected] for assistance.
Starting December 26, you may call your hotel directly to make changes or cancellations to your reservation.
Why did a third-party hotel company contact me?
Be cautious! This is likely a case of housing piracy or poaching. Maritz is the only official company authorized to manage hotel reservations for the 2026 AALS Annual Meeting. In the past, some registrants have received unsolicited offers for discounted hotel rooms from companies falsely claiming to represent AALS or presenting themselves as alternatives to Maritz. These offers are not valid and may be misleading.
When AALS secures hotel room blocks for the Annual Meeting, we carefully vet each property to ensure it meets our standards and offers rooms at the negotiated AALS rate.
Don’t be misled. If you are contacted by anyone offering hotel accommodation for the Annual Meeting, do not make a reservation or provide payment information. Instead, gather as much information as possible about the caller and report it to: Hannah Hershfield, AALS Associate Director of Meetings at [email protected]