Getting to CHI '95

Air Travel

United Airlines is the official conference air carrier.

Special Rates

United Airlines serves Denver with both national and international flights. Special rates are available to conference participants flying between May 4 and May 14, 1995. These rates include a 5% discount on any United, United Express, or United Shuttle published fare in the US and Canada (including first class) or a 10% discount on business class or like fares. All tickets must be purchased a minimum of 7 days in advance.

Reservations

If you are calling from the US or Canada, reservations can be made by calling +1 800 521 4041 between 7:00 am to 10:00 pm, Eastern time (US).

If you are located outside the US or Canada, please call your local United Airlines office or your travel agent.

Refer to meeting name CHI '95 and meeting identification code 575ZQ when making your reservation.

Car Rental

Budget Rent-A-Car is the official conference rental car company.

Special Rates

Special daily and weekly rates are available to conference participants traveling between April 30 and May 11, 1995. Special rates apply to all size cars, and all rentals include unlimited mileage.

Reservations

To make reservations from within the US, call +1 800 772 3773 any time. To make reservations from Canada, call +1 800 472 3325 twenty-four hours a day.

If you are located outside the US or Canada, please fax your reservations to Budget Rent-A-Car at +1 214 404 7604.

Refer to meeting name CHI '95 and meeting account number VNR1/AFCM when making your reservation.

Transport from the Airport

Denver International Airport is connected to Interstate 70 by its own highway. The trip downtown takes about 30 to 35 minutes. To reach downtown Denver by car, take Interstate 70 West to Interstate 25. Then take Interstate 25 South to the Speer Boulevard exit. Take Speer Boulevard east into the city. The Colorado Convention Center is located at the intersection of Speer Boulevard and 14th Street. All hotels are within five blocks of the Convention Center.

Ground transportation of any type is available on Level 5 of the airport. The Ground Transportation Information Center is also located on this level in the center module.

The Denver Airport Shuttle (DASH) operates every half hour, serving all downtown hotels. Reservations may be made by calling +1 303 398 2284.

The Airporter door-to-door van service operates every half hour and is available by reservation. Reservations may be made 24 hours in advance by calling +1 303 333 5833 or +1 800 355 5833. Reservations may be made at the airport on Level 5.

Taxicab service is available outside the main airport terminal. Shared ride programs are offered by all taxicab companies.

Buses leave the airport for downtown Denver hourly from 6:45 am to 12:45 am (daily except Saturdays when the last bus is at 11:45 pm).

Denver International Airport is scheduled to open in spring, 1995. If the opening is delayed, your flight will arrive at Denver's current airport, Stapleton. For more information,contact your travel agent or the Denver Convention and Visitors Bureau at + 1 303 892 1636.

Local Transportation

Denver is a fun city to walk around during good weather. Denver also has several public transportation systems making getting around downtown easy and convenient. Free shuttle buses run the length of the 16th Street Mall every 90 seconds, and there are bus terminals at each end of the Mall providing public transportation throughout the entire metro area. Denver's new light rail system starts south of the city at the Mudeo de las Americas, the first Latino museum in Denver. The rail line passes through the center of downtown and heads northeast to the Black American West Museum. Taxicabs are plentiful.

Keith Instone / instone@acm.org / 95-01-05