Hotel Information & Reservations
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Exclusive Travel Discounts
We are pleased to offer special discounts for RETECH.
You may book online at www.continental.com and enter your Offer Code ZM6D739535 in the Offer Code box when searching for your flights.
If booking through a travel professional or United Meetings at 800-468-7022, please give them the following information:
Agreement Code: 739535
Z Code: ZM6D
If you are located outside of the United States, please call your local Continental Airlines Reservation Office.
Washington, D.C. Travel Information
Transportation:
Airports
.gif) There are 3 DC-area airports - Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
These airports service more than 60 million passengers each year, 31 million of which deplane in the DC area.
DCA and Dulles service more than 90 domestic destinations and have 423 weekly departures to 21 international destinations.
BWI services 61 destinations (319 flights) and has daily departures to 8 international destinations.
Train
Union Station in DC is home to Amtrak and multiple commuter rail services; 3.8 million Amtrak passengers travel through DC each year
Public transportation
Metrorail & Metrobus
o The Metro system is the nation’s third-largest (with 5 rail lines, 106 miles of track and 86 stations) and the nation’s second-most utilized transport system (carrying 206 million riders each year)
o For hours, fares and station information, visit wmata.com.
DC Circulator:
o 3 bus routes service 2.2 million riders each year, connecting Union Station with Georgetown, the National Mall with Walter E. Washington Convention Center, and a seasonal loop around the National Mall, priced at just $1 per ride.
o For hours, passes and route maps, visit dccirculator.com.
Taxis:
o The DC taxi cab system operates on a meter system.
o Fares begin at $3, plus 25 cents per each additional 1/6 mile and 25 cents per minute of wait time.
o Cab fare from Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) to Walter E. Washington Convention Center are $11-15.
Area Attractions:
Top attractions include:
o Smithsonian’s: National Museum of Natural History (7 million visitors)
o National Air & Space Museum (6 million visitors)
o National Museum of American History (3 million visitors)
o National Zoological Park (3 million visitors)
o Lincoln Memorial (4 million visitors)
o World War II Memorial (4 million visitors)
o Vietnam Veterans Memorial (4 million visitors)
o Korean Memorial (3 million visitors)
o FDR Memorial (3 million visitors)
o Rock Creek Park (2 million visitors)
DC is also home to 4 major sporting event venues with 167,000 total seats and 8 major professional teams including the Redskins, Wizards, Mystics, Nationals, United and Capitals
There are more than 40 performing arts/theatre venues with 31,000 total seats.
More than 50 private tour companies offer nearly 40 regularly scheduled tours.
  
For more information about Washington, DC please visit the Visitors Bureau at http://washington.org/
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