Thank you Sarah-Jayne, Yvonne, Miz Rat, Wendy and KathyM! You've given me invaluable information.
My character would be an invited guest speaker so her expenses would be paid by the organization which I would assmume would get a special rate for x number of rooms. I don't know how to do the pound sign, but a hundred of those would not be excessive. Costs would all be built into the registration fee. I may move some things around a bit. Hope you won't mind.
As for you, Gerry., Nag, nag nag. I just spent an hour of writing time on your interesting question about Lex's love for Lois. It's all your fault the story is going so slowly.
Jude
