Travel and Transportation
Free Shuttle Bus Service
Complimentary shuttle-bus service between the hotels and the convention center will be available daily.
Visa Tips for International Travelers
If you are attending the conference from outside the United States, you should apply for a visa at least three months before your departure date. For the most up-to-date, official information on visas, visit the US Department of State website.
Save on Air Travel
American Airlines
Book with American Airlines and receive
5 percent off the lowest published rate!
USE CODE A6529ADThe American Airlines offers a 5 percent discount to those traveling to CAA’s 97th Annual Conference in Los Angeles. The offer is valid from variable origin cities in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Caribbean, Europe, Pacific, Mexico, and Latin America to the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and other area airports. Not valid in conjunction with other discount fares. Tickets may be purchased through your local travel agent or by booking directly with American Airlines using A6529AD as the promotion code; or call 1-800-433-1790. Valid for travel between February 19 and March 5, 2009.
Save on Train Travel
Amtrak
Save 10 percent on Amtrak
USE CODE X76T-943
Amtrak offers a 10 percent discount off the lowest available rail fare to Los Angeles, California, between February 22 and March 3, 2009. To book your reservation, call Amtrak at 800-872-7245 or contact your local travel agent. Please refer to Convention Fare Code X76T-943 when making your reservation. Discounted fares cannot be booked via the internet. Offer valid with sleepers, business-class, or first-class seats with payment of the full applicable accommodation charges. Fare is valid on Amtrak Regional, all departures seven days a week, except for holiday blackouts. This offer is not valid on the Auto Train and Acela service.
Rent a Car
Avis
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USE CODE D173699
Special discounts are available on a wide selection of vehicles from ecofriendly and fuel-efficient compacts and hybrids to stylish premium and luxury sedans. To reserve a car, contact Avis at 800-331-1600 using code D173699. The offer is valid for reservations between February 18 and March 4, 2009.
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Getting to and from the Airport
By Shuttle and Bus
A free, frequent shuttle bus connects LAX with Metro Transit
Authority’s Green Line Light Rail. The FlyAway Bus Service provides frequent, nonstop transportation between LAX, Downtown,
and the San Fernando Valley. Tickets can be purchased
from the FlyAway kiosk at Union Station’s Patsaouras terminal
or the Van Nuys FlyAway. Remote baggage check-in and boarding
passes are available. FlyAway departs from Union Station
and LAX every thirty minutes from 5:00 AM to 1:00 AM, and each
hour from 1:00 AM to 5:00 AM.
FlyAway buses run twenty-four
hours a day. Cost: $3 each way.
Other Shuttle Services
Express Shuttle (310-323-7222)
SuperShuttle (310-222-5500).
By Taxi
Yellow Cab Company (310-965-5816)
offers transportation from LAX to the conference hotels.
Getting around Los Angeles
Metro Rail System
Six fast, easy-to-use, and environmentally friendly color-coded
subway, light-rail, and rapid bus transit lines offer visitors an
affordable way of getting from one destination to the next. Detailed schedules, fares, interactive maps, multilanguage
pocket guides, and more information are online.
Metro Bus System
Three types of bus service are available throughout the Greater
Los Angeles area. With two hundred different lines, buses travel
all over the city to every major destination, including state parks,
area attractions, and shopping districts. Detailed schedules,
interactive maps, multilanguage pocket guides, and more information are available online.
DASH Downtown
Six quick bus routes through downtown depart every five to ten
minutes between 6:30 AM and 6:00 PM on weekdays, and every
fifteen minutes between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM on Saturdays
and Sundays.
