Airlines Discounts for USSF Attendees

We have group rate agreements with three major airlines: American Airlines, AirTran Airways and Continental Airlines. Specifics on each are as follows:

American Airlines:

Authorization Code: A7967AD

Conference participants can purchase tickets either by phone or online. Telephone reservations are to be made with the Group Meeting & Travel Desk at 1-800-433-1790. For a telephone reservation fee of $10, participants will receive 5% off their ticket price with the US Social Forum Authorization Code listed above. Participants can also make reservations online. To receive the discount they must enter the reservation code into the box labeled “AA.com discounts.” If reservations are made by a travel agency they must include “AA CONTRACT BOOKING A7967AD” in the General Facts filed of the PNR in order to receive the discount. Reservations must been made for flights between the June 24th and July 4th, 2007.

AirTran Airways:

Event Code: ATLA062707

Attendees and Travel Agents should call the AirTran Airways EventSavers Desk at 1-866-68EVENT (1-866-683-8368) to obtain more information about the following features:

• A 10% discount on the lowest available AirTran Airways one way fare.
• No minimum stay length or Saturday night requirement.
• Advance seat assignments at time of booking.
• Confirmed upgrade to Business Class, when available, for passengers booking in the “B” and “Y” fare levels.
• A one time waiver of Change Fee per reservation for any name or itinerary change.
• Attendees have the option of contacting the EventSavers Desk directly or they may book their reservations through their designated travel agency.
• Travel Agents and attendees must book all EventSavers reservations directly with the EventSavers Desk to receive the 10% discount. Reservations booked through a travel agent General Data System or the internet will not qualify for the 10% discount.
• Attendees may travel three days prior to the event start date and three days after the event close date if they wish to spend any additional time at the event location.
• Receive special EventSavers rates from our rental car partner Hertz, just for being transferred to the Hertz Desk by our EventSavers Coordinator!

To take advantage of this special program, contact the AirTran Airways EventSavers Desk at 1-866-68EVENT (1-866-683-8368) for reservations. Please provide the Event Savers Coordinator with Event Code: ATLA062707 and start saving today!

Continental Airlines:

Agreement Code: A2NYSSZ Code: ZUYJ

Valid Travel Dates: June 22-July 6, 2007 Agreement Code: A2NYSSZ Code: ZUYJ

Reservation Information - Call your professional travel agency or Continental Airlines MeetingWorks at 800-468-7022 and provide the Z Code ZUYJ and Agreement Code A2NYSS. There will be a $10 service fee collected, per ticket, for all tickets issued through MeetingWorks reservations, or any Continental Airlines ticketing facility. The service fee is non-refundable and applies to all itineraries, one-way or roundtrip. To avoid a service fee and receive an additional 3% discount*, book your reservations online at www.continental.com. Enter both your Z-code and Agreement code (without a space) in the Offer Code Box.
*Additional 3% discount applies to published fares only.
Travel agencies must list the Z Code in the Ticket Designator Box and Tour Code Box on the ticket. Detailed travel agency ticketing information is attached. For reservation assistance outside the toll-free MeetingWorks dialing area, contact the local Continental Airlines Reservations Office.

Local Transportation: MARTA Pass

*MARTA 5-Day Visitors Pass (w/ unlimited rides on MARTA Trains and Buses)
$13.50 per pass

*MARTA 6-Day Visitors Pass (w/ unlimited rides on MARTA Trains and Buses)
$14.50 per pass

* Visitors Passes will start the first day of use on MARTA.

MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transportation Authority) Operates the local mass transportation system in Metropolitan Atlanta.

The USSF is encouraging all attendees to use public transportation to get around Atlanta. The bus and rail systems are clean, reliable, and affordable.

You can order your MARTA unlimited 5 or 6 day pass through the website then pick it up and pay at registration.

Or you can pick your MARTA pass at the USSF table in the MARTA station at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport or at the table inside the Garnett Station which is above the Greyhound Bus Terminal.

Or you can purchase you MARTA pass at the USSF registration table inside the Civic Center.

*MARTA 5-Day Visitors Pass (w/ unlimited rides on MARTA Trains and Buses) $13.50 per pass

*MARTA 6-Day Visitors Pass (w/ unlimited rides on MARTA Trains and Buses) $14.50 per pass

* Visitors Passes will start the first day of use on MARTA.

MARTA INFORMATION:

Hours of Operation

Bus Service

Times vary on individual routes. In general, buses run from 5 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Monday through Friday and from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. weekends and holidays. Please call Customer Information at (404) 848-4711 for details or check the schedule for your route.

Rail Service

MARTA's rail system operates from approximately 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Friday and from 5 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. weekends and holidays. For more detailed information, please see the rail schedule.
Trains run approximately every 10 minutes on weekdays during rush hour, and will run approximately every 5 minutes from Lindbergh Center Station to the Airport Station. Trains run approximately every 20 minutes on weekdays during midday service.

On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, trains operate at approximately 20 minute intervals.

Accessibility

Accessible Transportation

MARTA is dedicated to making public transportation accessible to everyone, regardless of disability. We are proud to say that all of our 120 bus routes are equipped with wheelchair lifts or kneeling capabilities. In addition, MARTA operates Paratransit services for qualified riders. See below for details.

We provide priority seating for our senior citizens and persons with disabilities at the front of every bus. Each rail station is 100 percent accessible with special, wide faregates for persons with disabilities. Escalators and elevators are located between the rail, bus and street levels at each station. Each train has a special wheelchair space at one end of each rail car.

MARTA Paratransit

MARTA provides ADA Complementary Paratransit Service to eligible persons with disabilities who are, because of their disability, unable to board, ride or disembark from an accessible vehicle in MARTA's regular bus or rail services. Service is provided with special lift-equipped vans on a curb-to-curb, shared ride basis. Certified individuals having a MARTA ADA Photo Identification Card may call MARTA's Paratransit Reservation Office at (404) 848-5826, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturdays, Sundays and holiday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Paratransit Service is an advanced reservation service. Same day requests cannot be accommodated. The service is offered on the same days and hours as the regular bus and rail service. Service is restricted to the ADA designated service area within Fulton and DeKalb Counties along a 3/4 of a mile corridor located on each side of all fixed bus routes and in 3/4 of a mile radius of each station. Generally, service hours are from 5:00 AM to 12:30 AM, seven days a week including holidays. However, when a fixed route in a particular area operates on a more limited basis, Paratransit services will operate comparable days and hours. The one-way fare is $3.50 per person. Eligible individuals requiring a Personal Care Attendant that has been authorized by a medical professional may travel with the disabled patron free.

Visitor's that have been certified by another transit system in another city are authorized to use MARTA's Paratransit Services and are subject to MARTA's operating requirements. Visitor's are asked to call MARTA at (404) 848-5399 to obtain temporary eligibility prior to scheduling a reservation.

Individuals having mobility limitations may be eligible for Paratransit Service on a temporary or permanent basis. Call MARTA's Eligibility and Certification staff at (404) 848-5389 for information about the service or to request an ADA Eligibility Application. For Paratransit specific Customer Service inquiries, please call (404) 848-5389 or 711 (Georgia Relay for Hearing Impaired). MARTA's Customer Service Center can be reached at (404) 848-4800 or TTY (404) 848-4931.

TTD Schedule Information Hotline: (404) 848-5665
MARTA seeks to provide our customers with safe, reliable and efficient transportation. We look forward to working with you to provide the best service possible.