GETTING
TO THE SHOW
As one of the
country's most accessible cities, Washington is served by three
major airports, Amtrak and a first-rate subway system, METRO.
Destinations Showcase takes place in the new Washington Convention
Center, located between 7th and 9th Streets, N Street, and Mt.
Vernon Place, NW, in downtown DC.
AMTRAK
DISCOUNT
Amtrak
offers Destinations Showcase participants a 10% discount off
the lowest available rail fare to Washington's Union
Station for travel during Feb. 1-10, 2008. To book your reservation,
call Amtrak at 800.872.7245 or contact your
local travel agent. Convention
fares cannot be booked online.
Please be sure
to refer to Convention
Fare Code X32R-928 when making your reservation. This
offer is not valid on the Auto Train. Fare is valid on Amtrak
Regional 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.
LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION
The Washington
Convention Center is easily reached via the Green and Yellow METRO lines
with direct entry to/from the “Mt. Vernon Sq./7th St. -
Convention Center" station or a short walk from "Gallery
Place/Chinatown" station on the Red Line. For out of town attendees, Reagan
National Airport is conveniently located on the Yellow Line
and Union
Station (Amtrak) is accessible via a Red Line transfer at
nearby Gallery Place/Chinatown.
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