Hotel and Travel
Most of the meeting activities for the 2012 AAEA Annual Meeting will take place at the Washington State Convention Center, with some activities taking place at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel. The deadline to reserve a hotel room is July 10. After that date the rates below cannot be guaranteed.
Annual Meeting Hotels
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Sheraton Seattle Hotel
(206) 447-5547
Sheraton Hotel Website
Room Rates:
Single/Double Occupancy: $199
Triple Occupancy: $224
Quadruple Occupancy: $249
Government Rate: $137
To receive the discounted Annual Meeting rates, reserve a room online, or call 1-888-627-7056 and mention AAEA.
To receive the government rate, reserve a room online, or call 1-888-627-7056 and mention AAEA government block.
Grand Hyatt Seattle
(206) 774-1234
Grand Hyatt Hotel Website
SOLD OUT
Red Lion Hotel
(206) 971-8000
Red Lion Hotel Website
Room Rates:
Single/Double Occupancy: $189
Triple Occupancy: $209
Quadruple Occupancy: $229
To receive the discounted Annual Meeting rates use the Group code 1208AAEAAN when booking online, or call 1-800-733-5466 and mention AAEA.
Getting to the Meeting
Attendees flying to the meeting can use the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA-TAC). Below you will find more information about the options available to reach the meeting facilities from the airport.
Airport Shuttle
AAEA has partnered with the Shuttle Express/Downtown Airporter to help provide for your transportation needs. A one way cost is $15 per person and roundtrip fare cost per person is $25. In order to receive the discounted rates, you must book your reservation online using the above link. The Downtown Airporter departs from Level 3 of the Parking garage, Island 2. Follow the signs to ground transportation, taxis, limos, hotel shuttles on the third floor of the parking garage.
Public Transportation
The Link Light Rail will take you into downtown Seattle. The SeaTac/Airport Station is connected to the fourth floor of the airport garage. Tickets are $2.75 each way and exact change is required.
Rental Car
If you plan on renting a car for your time in Seattle, we recommend booking through Hertz Rent-a-Car. They have offered to give Annual Meeting attendees a discounted rate. Click on the Hertz logo below to make a reservation with the discounted rate.
