Shuttle Bus Service
Click here for the 94th Annual Convention & Expo Shuttle Bus Service.

Daily Shuttle Service is available to transport convention attendees quickly and comfortably to and from the Hynes Convention Center. Buses will arrive and depart from the main entrance of the Convention Center (Boylston St.).

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MBA Offers Travel Discounts
Please contact Travel Incorporated, MBA's official travel agency, to take advantage of special discounts on airfare and car rentals. You can make your travel arrangements (Monday through Friday, 24 hours a day). A proposed schedule will be sent to you immediately. Reservations will include 5-10 percent savings depending on the destination and meeting. You may also call our official air carriers and car rental agencies directly.

To contact Travel Incorporated, call (800) 524-3002. If not using Travel Incorporated please use the codes below when making your travel arrangements to ensure that you receive the appropriate discounts.

Air Fare Discounts
The following airline discount codes must be used when making MBA travel arrangements. Using the appropriate meeting code will ensure discount savings and helps MBA track its airline volume.

Car Rental Discounts
MBA members can obtain discounts by contacting the car rental company directly and providing the discount code listed below.

About the City
Welcome to Boston
With its rich economic and social history, Boston is one of America's oldest and most culturally significant cities.  The capital of Massachusetts and the largest city in New England, Boston serves as the commercial, financial, and cultural center of the six-state region. Boston is situated on a magnificent natural harbor opening onto Massachusetts Bay and is home to nearly 590,000 residents, many institutions of higher education, and a variety of cultural and professional sports organizations.

Visit the Boston tourism web site for information on local attractions, dining and entertainment.

Accommodations
After 5:00 p.m., CST, Thursday, September 20, 2007 for NEW hotel reservations, please contact the Boston Park Plaza at 1 (800) 225-2008 or Hyatt Regency Boston at 1 (800) 233-1234 based on rate and date availability. If you have an EXISTING hotel reservation, which was made through MBA's official housing bureau and require further assistance please contact the hotel directly beginning Thursday, September 27.  Please see below for hotel phone numbers listed below.

The official MBA housing bureau will accept new reservations, changes and cancellations based on availability until 5:00 p.m., CST, Thursday, September 20, but only after you have registered and paid for MBA's 94th Annual Convention & Expo through MBA.

Once your registration has been processed by MBA (approximately 3-5 business days after receipt), you will receive a registration confirmation letter with information on how to make your hotel reservations.

The discounted hotel rate cutoff date was September 14.  The cutoff date does not ensure availability of rooms.  If rooms are available until the cutoff date, you will receive the discounted hotel rate.  After the cutoff date, reservations will be made on a space available basis only, and you will be charged the regular hotel rate.  Each paid registrant may reserve only one room or suite.  An attendee cannot reserve multiple rooms.

Changes & Cancellations
A credit card is required to guarantee a reservation.  All reservations, changes and cancellations must be made through Experient through September 20, 2007 by 5:00 p.m. CST, based on availability.  After September 20, the hotel will charge one night's room and tax for a deposit. 

One night's room and tax will be forfeited entirely if the cancellation of your hotel room is not made at least three (3) days prior to your hotel arrival date.  Penalties for early departure are enforced and vary by hotel.  DON'T BE A NO SHOW.  Cancel your reservation if you cannot attend.

Note: Rates do not include tax, which is currently 12.45% (subject to change). Each paid registrant may reserve only one room or suite.  An attendee cannot reserve multiple rooms.

(Hotels are listed in order of proximity to the Hynes Convention Center -closest to furthest hotel.)

Hotels

Sold Out - * Sheraton Boston
Phone: (617) 236-2000, 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA, 02199, Fax: (617) 236-1702,  Rate: $245 Single/$265 Double

Sold Out - Boston Marriott Copley Place
Phone: (617) 236-5800, 110 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA  02116, Fax: (617) 236-5885, Rate: $240 Single/$263 Double

Sold Out - Westin Copley Place
Phone: (617/262-9600, 10 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA,  02116, Fax: (617) 424-7483, Rate: $265 Single/$285 Double

Sold Out - Hilton Boston Back Bay
Phone: (617) 236-1100, 40 Dalton Street, Boston, MA,  02115, Fax: (617) 236-1100, Rate: $219 Single/$244 Double

Sold Out - The Colonnade Boston
Phone: (617) 424-7000, 120 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA,  02116, Fax:  (617) 424-1717, Rate: $259 Single/Double

Sold Out - Fairmont Copley Plaza
Phone: (617) 267-5300, 138 St. James Avenue, Boston, MA,  02116, Fax: (617) 267-7668, Rate: $277 Single/Double & Deluxe Room Rate: $312 Single/Double

Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Phone: (617) 426-2000, 50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street, Boston, MA,  02116, Fax: (617) 426-5545, Rate: $201 Single/Double

Hyatt Regency Boston
Phone: (617) 912-1234, One Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA  02111, Fax: (617) 451-2198, Rate: $259 Single/Double

* Denotes headquarter hotel