Travel & Hotel

Official Hotel Agent
EXPO TRAVEL, INC (ETI), the official travel agency for International Franchise Expo is pleased to offer exhibitors and attendees substantial hotel and travel savings. Special arrangements have been made with a few of the finest hotels in Washington at prices below regular rates.
EXPO TRAVEL, INC (ETI)
40 Tillman Street
Westwood, NJ 07675 USA
Tel: 201-722-9731 or 800-829-2281
Fax: 201-722-9735
www.expotravel.com
Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST, Monday-Friday


Reservation Information
Options to make a hotel reservation:
  1. Online reservation is available 24 hours/7 days a week. See below for more details.
  2. Phone reservation
  3. Fax reservation
Please have the following information available when making a reservation:
  • Name of the show you are attending (International Franchise Expo (IFE))
  • Names of all persons in your party, arrival/departure dates, single or double accommodations
  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice of hotel
  • Company name, address, telephone and fax number; credit card information including expiration date



Hotel Rates
Hotels
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel
999 9th Street NW
Distance to Convention Center: 2 Blocks from Convention Center
$255.00 Standard $255.00 Double  

Embassy Suites Washington DC Convention Center
900 10th Street NW
Distance to Convention Center: 2 Blocks from Convention Center
$258.00 Standard $258.00 Double

Hampton Inn Convention Center
901 6th Street NW
Distance to Convention Center: 2 Blocks from Convention Center
$205.00 Standard $205.00 Double

Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H. Street NW
Distance to Convention Center: 2 Blocks from Convention Center
$249.00 Standard $249.00 Double

Sheraton Four Points Downtown
1201 K St NW
Distance to Convention Center: 3 Blocks from Convention Center
$209 Standard $209 Double  

Please advise if you will need any special requirements at time of booking.
Group/Suite Bookings
If you are making five (5) or more reservations or wish to book a suite, please call or fax us at the above listed numbers. Our group coordinators will be happy to assist you.
Please note:
Rates shown do not reflect taxes, currently 14.5%. Special rates shown are per room, per night, and are in effect until approximately March 16, 2010. (providing rooms are available),. Rates subject to change after March 16, 2010, check with Expo Travel at time of booking. Credit Card information is necessary to guarantee reservations.
 

Online Reservation
Through the online reservation system of Expo Travel, Inc. you can now make a reservation 24/7, see the featured hotels at the lowest rates, review each hotel description and view a location and area map, as well as receive an immediate acknowledgement of your reservation at your preferred hotel via email.

Should you need to make changes to your reservation on or before March 26, 2010 you can do so by simply retrieving your reservation information on this website. After March 26, 2010 call 201-722-9731 or 800-829-2281 or send your changes via fax at 201-722-9735. Our normal business hours are 9:00am to 5:00 pm EST, Monday through Friday.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RESERVATION NOW,
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Phone & Fax Reservations
Phone:
Call 201-722-9731 or 800-829-2281 to make reservations. Our normal business hours are 9:00am to 5:00 pm EST, Monday through Friday.

Fax:
*To view and print the form(s), you need a program called Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you have trouble downloading the file, or if you’d like to upgrade to Acrobat Reader 8.0, you can obtain the software for FREE from Adobe’s website. Note: Older versions of Adobe Reader may not be compatible.
  1. Click here to print form*.
  2. Fill out the form and fax to 201-722-9735. Form must include credit card number and expiration date.
If you experience difficulty booking online, please contact us at 201-722-9731 or 800-829-2281, Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm E.S.T.


Special Savings
Airlines

Continential: Continental Airlines offers discounts off published fares of 2% to 10% or Zone fares for travel between April 6-14, 2010. Save an additional 3% off by booking your own reservations at www.continental.com. Choose your flight times and access your meeting discounts by inserting ZGBDBX9H1W in the Offer Code box. Or call your travel professional or Continental MeetingWorks at 800-468-7022 for reservations. Refer to Z Code ZGBD and Agreement Code: BX9H1W.

 
JetBlue: Travel Outbound between April 7 and April 9 and Return between Aprill 11 and April 13 and receive 5% discount on flights to Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC*

*To be able to use the JetBlue discount, all travel must be booked online at www.jetblue.com/promo using the code offer code: IFE2010. Flights are capacity controlled and any flight is entitled to the 5% discount as long as it fits the criteria. All flights in a reservation must include valid routes and travel dates in order to receive a discount. If only one direction of travel is valid, please book your valid flight as a one way trip using the promotional code and the other segment as a one way trip without the code.

Car Rental 
Special arrangements have been made with Hertz Rent-A-Car. Rent any size vehicle from April 2-18, 2010. Click Here to review more details about the special meeting rates. To reserve your special meeting rates, you can book online at www.hertz.com, call Hertz at 800-654-2240, or call your corporate travel department or travel agent. To receive your special show rates provide the CV# 03B70006, along with the name and date of the event. At the time of reservation, the meeting rates will be automatically compared to other Hertz rates and you'll be quoted the best comparable rate available.

Airport and Shuttle Services Information
Ronald Reagan Washington Nat’l Airport
Domestic Flights Only. Approximately 5 miles from downtown Washington, DC
Dulles International Airport
Domestic and International Flights. Approximately 26 miles from downtown Washington, D.C.

Parking and Directions
For information on parking at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, click here.

For directions to Walter E. Washington Convention Center, click here.