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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.

Accommodations

At this time, Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge is sold out for the group rate for the nights of Feb. 1 and Feb. 2. There are still some rooms available to book at the group rate for the nights of Feb. 3, Feb. 4, and Feb. 5.
 
Any guests who need to book a new reservation, confirm or modify their reservations with MBA/CREF should contact us at our office number at (407)934-3372. If we do not have any availability for the dates they are looking for at a group rate, then we will suggest for the guest to call Central Reservation, our vacation department, at (407) 934-7639.

Changes & Cancellations

Registrants with name/date changes and cancellations must contact their respective hotel directly beginning on the dates listed below for each hotel:

January 16th
Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin

January 18th
Buena Vista Palace Resort & Spa
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resort
Hilton Walt Disney World Resort

For new reservations, please contact Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge directly at 407-938-3000.  Since our cutoff date has passed, rooms will be based on availability and may be at regular hotel rates.

A credit card valid through February 2008 is required to guarantee a reservation. All reservations, changes and cancellations must be made through Experient through December 28, 2007, by 5:00 p.m. CST, based on availability. After December 28, 2007, the hotel will charge one night's room and tax for a deposit.

*Cancellations within five (5) days prior to arrival will result in the loss of one night's room and tax. Penalties for early departure are enforced and vary by hotel. DON'T BE A NO SHOW. If you cannot attend, you are responsible for canceling your reservation through Experient or direct with the hotel.  (MBA does not cancel sleeping rooms.)

**Room Guarantee and Cancel Policy for Disney's Beach Club, Animal Kingdom: As of December 28, 2007, the hotel(s) will charge a two night non-refundable deposit. Reservation name changes and/or change in arrival and departure dates will be permitted after this date based on availability. Any room reservations cancelled after December 28, 2007, and not replaced as noted above, will forfeit the two nights deposit.

Hotels

* Denotes headquarter hotel
**Majority of sleeping rooms are at Disney's Beach Club

Special Offer from Complete Destinations
Complete Destinations offers exclusive transportation service from Orlando International Airport to various hotels. Complete Destinations is also offering discounted theme park tickets. These benefits are available to attendees of the CREF Convention only.

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About the City
Welcome to Orlando
Orlando is the home of Disney's theme parks. Thousands of people from around the world visit this fun-filled destination to experience the Disney magic in the form of Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, MGM Studios and the park that started it all-the Magic Kingdom.

Orlando offers a great selection of entertainment from delicious culinary delights to fabulous shopping outlets. Kick it up a notch at the Emeril's Restaurant, owned by one of the most famous chefs in the country, Emeril Lagasse. Be sure to make your reservations in advance--there is a 3-month waiting list on weekends. Enjoy shopping ventures at places like Downtown Disney, an entertainment, dining and shopping complex with something for everyone.

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