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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Student, Senior Citizen, VUSA, Introductory, Tour and unpublished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 1560. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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