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AMS Quebec City 2007 Travel Information
Hotels The AMS has a large block of rooms reserved in the Hilton and a small block of rooms in the Delta (hotels on either side of the Convention Center, about 100 meters from the old city wall).
These rates are for reservations received no later than 30 September 2007. Budget 16.4% additional for fedral, provincial, and local taxes. |
Airline Arrangements
The American Musicological Society has established relationships with Continental Airlines and Air Canada for travelers to the meeting. Most flights to and from Quebec City (YQB) connect from Montreal and Toronto. It is advisable to book your travel early.
Continental Airlines: Use Offer Code ZCBXCNMMBW at the Continental Airlines Web site. If booking through a travel professional or Continental Airlines MeetingWorks (800) 468-7022, please give them the following information: Agreement Code: CNMMBW Z Code: ZCBX. Continental Airlines promises discounts of 5 to 15 percent, as long as ten or more utilize the system with the above codes.
Air Canada, the official Canadian airline for the conference: Use Promotion Code F9FGNKY1 when booking at the Air Canada Web site. A 10 percent discount is available for bookings made at the Air Canada Web site, as long as ten or more take up their offer.
Travel from YQB Airport to the Meeting
See the YQB airport web site for details: a taxi to the downtown area is $30 flat-rate.
Tax breaks!
If you spend more than $200 while in Canada, you are eligible for a tax rebate. See the Revenue Canada web page for full details and forms.
Travel Advisory: all U.S. citizens traveling by air to and from Canada are required to have a valid passport to enter the United States. Official announcement: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html If you need to renew your passport in the coming months, please do so in a timely way: the process normally takes two months. Forms for renewing your passport may be downloaded at: http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/renew/renew_833.html.
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If you have questions, please contact the AMS office.
The AMS negotiates a contract for meeting space and hotel room-nights with hotels four or five years before each Annual Meeting. We agree to occupy a certain number of rooms and contract with hotels for this, in exchange for their agreement to provide hotel rooms as well as meeting space and services. We are liable to pay significant supplemental fees if we do not hold up our end of the agreement; thus your decision to stay at the conference hotels, in addition to enabling convenient access to the Annual Meeting, helps to ensure that we meet our contractual obligations.
