MBA offers airfare and car rental 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-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 you do not use Travel Incorporated please use the codes below when making your travel arrangements to ensure that you receive the appropriate discounts.

Airfare Discounts

Please ask your travel or airline agent to use the following airline codes when making your MBA travel arrangements. Using the appropriate meeting code will ensure discount savings for you and help MBA track its airline volume.

Car Rental Discounts

MBA members can obtain discounts by contacting the car rental agency directly and providing the identification number.

Accommodations

After 5:00 p.m., CT, Friday, January 13th, for NEW hotel reservations, suggested hotel properties to contact on your own: Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix/Midtown, 4000 N. Central, Phoenix, AZ  85012, phone: 602-279-9811, 3 ½ miles from the Phoenix Civic Plaza.  The hotel offers complimentary shuttle to and from the convention center.  Hampton Inn - Phoenix/Midtown, 160 W. Catalina Drive, Phoenix, AZ  85013, phone: 602-200-0990, 2 ½ miles from the Phoenix Civic Plaza.

Note:  If you already have an EXISTING hotel reservation at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix, which was made through MBA's official housing bureau and require further assistance please contact the hotel directly beginning Wednesday, January 25th.  Please see below for hotel phone number.

The official MBA housing bureau will accept new reservations, changes and cancellations based on availability for the Wyndham Phoenix until 5:00 p.m., CT, Friday, January 27th, but only after you have registered and paid for MBA's Servicing Management Workshop and/or National Mortgage Servicing Conference & Expo through MBA.

The official MBA housing bureau will accept new reservations, changes and cancellations based on availability at the Hilton Suites Phoenix until 5:00 p.m., CT, Friday, January 27th, but only after you have registered and paid for MBA's Servicing Management Workshop and/or National Mortgage Servicing Conference & 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 cut-off date is January 13, 2006.  The cut-off date does not ensure availability of rooms.  If rooms are available until the cut-off date, you will receive the discounted hotel rate.  After the cut-off 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.  Upon receipt of the rooming list, the hotel will charge one night's room and tax for a deposit.  Cancellations within the hotel's cancellation policy will be assessed one night's room and tax penalty.  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 12.07% (subject to change).  Each paid registrant may reserve only one room or suite.  An attendee cannot reserve multiple rooms.

Hotels

SOLD OUT Hyatt Regency Phoenix - (602) 252-1234-, 122 North Second Street, Phoenix, AZ  85004 - $219/single, $239/double

SOLD OUT Wyndham Phoenix - (602) 333-0000, 50 East Adams Street, Phoenix, AZ  85004- $198, single/double

SOLD OUT Hilton Suites Phoenix - (602) 222-1111, 10 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ  85012 - $229 single/double - for reservation with a check-in date of either Sunday, February 12 or Monday, February 13 and $279 single/double - for reservation with a check-in date starting Tuesday, February 14 or beyond.

About the City

Welcome to Phoenix

Breathtaking scenery, stimulating cultural and entertainment events, world-class shopping, exciting nightlife, great restaurants and a complete range of personal and professional sports options are yours for the taking in the Greater Phoenix area. As you'll quickly discover, one of the great pleasures of Phoenix is exploring its multi-faceted personality.

For up-to-the-minute information on a wide range of business, travel, entertainment and leisure activities, check-out the following sites:

Copper Square/Downtown Phoenix - Copper Square is where history meets the future, showcasing Phoenix's historic town site, its recent revitalization and continued resurgance into the future. The excitment and sophistiaction of one of America's fastest growing cities is showcased in downtown Phoenix and the Phoenix Civic Plaza is in the center of it all. Restaurants, nightlife, unique retail shops and more. For more information visit www.coppersquare.com .

Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau - Visit this site for the latest news, weather and shopping information. The Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau site provides an overview of the entire Valley of the Sun. For more information visit www.visitphoenix.com .

Phoenix Stages - From opera, world dance, symphony, Broadway, comedy or jazz, the best of what the world has to offer is appearing nightly on Phoenix Stages. Check out the jewels of the downtown Phoenix theater and cultrual district. For an up-to-minute entertainment listing visit www.phoenix.gov/stages.