Hotel

Please visit the AHIMA Housing Bureau for Convention hotel information.

Air Transportation

You will be flying into Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport.

Association Travel Concepts (ATC) is the official travel agency for AHIMA.  ATC is a full service travel agency that provides personalized service, advance seat assignments, special meal requests, frequent flier program updates, electronic ticketing, e-mail access for convenient booking of your tickets, and more.  ATC is available for reservations from 9:00 am until 7:30 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. Some restrictions may apply. Service fees apply.  ATC offers these cost saving options:

• Up to 15 percent off applicable classes of service for tickets purchased more than 30 days prior to the meeting. Restrictions apply and not all classes of service apply for the 15 percent discount. (United)
• 5 percent off applicable classes of service for tickets purchased prior to the meeting. (American Airlines).
• ATC will also search for the lowest available fare on ANY airline.

ATC Online Travel Center – Association Member Benefits 

You get direct access to ATC online booking tools and live agents for discounted meeting travel. Simply log on to www.atcmeetings.com and click on “Meetings to Air - Meetings and Leisure (TravelASP).” When you register using the online booking tool please enter AHIMA in the Company or Organization or Association field. ATC is proud to offer AHIMA attendees complete access to Member Benefits Travel deals. Our new Travel Center is your one stop online destination for all of your meeting and leisure travel needs.

Contact ATC via:

· Web: www.atcmeetings.com

· Email: reservations@atcmeetings.com

· Fax: (858) 362-3153

You may also call your own agency or the vendors directly and refer to the following I.D. numbers:

United Airlines           
United is offering special meeting discounts for AHIMA attendees. Call their Special Meeting Desk at (800) 521-4041 and refer to Meeting ID Number 501ZH to receive a 2 – 10% discount off applicable fares, including First Class. If you purchase your ticket at least 30 days prior to travel, you will receive an additional 5% discount. This special offer applies to travel on domestic segments of all United Airlines, United Express, TED and United code share flights (UA*) operated by US Airways, US Airways Express and Air Canada. There are no fees for meeting attendees that call and confirm with the Special Meeting.

Ground Transportation

Amtrak Convention Fare Discount - X99M-909

Amtrak offers a 10% discount off the lowest available fare to (Philadelphia, PA) between Oct 6 and Oct 11, 2007. To book your reservation call Amtrak at (800) 872-7245 or contact ATC at (800) 458-9383. Discounts cannot be booked via Internet. Please be sure to refer to Convention Fares Code X99M-909 when making your reservation. This offer is not valid on Auto Train. Fare is Valid on Metroliner and Acela service for all departures seven days a week, except for holiday blackouts. Offer valid with Sleepers, Business Class or First Class seats with payment of the full applicable accommodation charges.

Shuttle and Taxi Service
For information on available shuttle and taxi services from the Philadelphia International Airport, click here.

Rental Car
Save 10-15% of rental cars from Enterprise and Avis. Contact ATC for more information and to reserve your car today!

Enterprise: 32H7476 (800) 593-0505
Avis: J952801 (800) 331-1600

Pennsylvania Convention Center
The Pennsylvania Convention Center is located at 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Directions and parking information for the convention center can be found by clicking here. 

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