| Special
savings on hotel accommodations
This
year Call to Action has arranged special lower room rates available
only to CTA conference attendees. To secure these low rates, make
your reservations TODAY. Discounted rooms will sell out quickly.
Once they are gone, we may not be able to get additional rooms
at the same lower rates.
Most conference
events are located at the Midwest Airlines Center, on Wisconsin
Avenue between 4th and 6th Streets in downtown Milwaukee. The
hotels listed below have the special rates. Cutoff for these discounts
is Oct. 2. To receive the discount rate when you call for a reservation,
you must mention you are with Call To Action.
Download
the housing assistance form if you would
be interested in sharing a hotel room, or sleeping bag space at
a nearby parish.
Special
Airline Discount
Call To Action
has made special ticket arrangements with Milwaukee-based Midwest
Airlines, noted for awardwinning service and two-across seating.
Booking with Midwest Airlines you can receive a 10% discount off
any available published fare (provided all fare restrictions are
met) OR a 15% discount off tickets if you purchase them 60 days
or more prior to travel (excluding these fare types: Group, Student,
Senior Citizen, VUSA, Introductory, Tour and unpublished fares.
Discount certificates, coupons and companion offers may not be
used with the convention discount.) For reservations, call Midwest
at (800) 452-2022, purchase online at www.midwestexpress.com/conventions
or contact your travel agent. To get either discount for Midwest
Airlines you need to mention the code CMZ 1506. Most other airlines
also serve Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport.
Shop around for the best deal; ask about special discounts (e.g.
for seniors or companions); and check fares for flights to Chicago’s
O’Hare Airport. Register online
Group
Discounts on Other Airlines
If you have a group of 10 or more people attending the conference
from your area, many airlines are willing to offer a group discount.
All of your group must travel on the same flight both ways. You
may contact the airlines yourself or, if you wish to have a Call
To Action representative make these arrangements for you, please
call the national Call To Action office at (773) 404-0004. ext.
260.
Travel
from the airports
Shuttles (every 15 minutes; $10; 414-769-2444) and taxis are available
from Milwaukee’s airport to nearby downtown hotels. If you
are flying into Chicago’s O’Hare or Midway Airports,
there are shuttles leaving hourly to downtown Milwaukee, (2 1/4
hours, $21; or 3 1/4 hours, $37, respectively; 877-324-7767; www.wisconsincoach.com).
Train
or Bus Travel
Amtrak and Greyhound each have stations in downtown Milwaukee.
The Greyhound station is three blocks away and the Amtrak station
is five blocks away from most hotels and the convention center.
Bargain
Bus to Milwaukee from Chicago, other cities
Megabus.com now has a low-cost, daily, non-stop express bus service
between Chicago and Milwaukee. (The company also has the same
type of service between Chicago and seven other Midwest cities:
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Minneapolis
and St. Louis.) The buses leave from Union Station in Chicago
and arrive at Milwaukee’s Union Station, four blocks from
the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. Schedule information, fares
and ticket purchase are solely on the Internet at www.megabus.com
Some who buy early can get tickets for as low as $1. Each megabus.com
trip provides a limited number of seats at the $1 rate. Other
seats are competitively priced.
Getting
Around at the Conference
Special
shuttle/transport accommodations must be arranged in advance by
completing the section on your registration titled “Do you
have a disability?” and attaching a description of your
needs.
Driving
to Midwest Airlines Center
The Center’s main entrance is at Wisconsin and 4th. Parking
near the convention center and hotels costs about $12 per day.
From the South: I-94 West. Exit Civic Center/Kilbourn
Avenue (Exit 72C), through tunnel. South (right) on 6th Street
for two blocks. Turn east (left) on Wisconsin Avenue.
From the West: I-94 East to 794 East (Downtown
Milwaukee). Exit at 7th Street/Civic Center (Exit 1H). Go north
(straight) on 7th Street for two blocks. Turn east (right) on
Wisconsin Avenue.
From the North: I-43 South, exit Civic Center/Wells
Street (Exit 1R). Turn east (left) on Wells Street. Go 4 blocks,
then turn south (right) on 6th Street. Go 1 block and turn east
(left) on Wisconsin Avenue.
Map
of the Midwest Airlines Center area
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