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Show Dates/Hours
Friday, Oct. 2nd – 11am - 7pm
Saturday, Oct. 3rd – 10am - 5pm
Sunday, Oct. 4th – 11am - 4pm

Venue
LA Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: (213) 741-1151
Click here for LACC website
Official Hotel Agent
EXPO TRAVEL, INC (ETI), the official travel agency for the West Coast Franchise Expo, is pleased to offer exhibitors and attendees hotel and travel savings. Special arrangements have been made with several of the finest hotels in Los Angeles at prices below regular rates.
EXPO TRAVEL, INC (ETI)
40 Tillman Street
Westwood, New Jersey USA
Tel: 201-722-9731 or 800-829-2281
Fax: 201-722-9735
Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST, Monday-Friday
www.expotravel.com

Reservation Information

Options to make a hotel reservation:

  1. Online reservation is available 24 hours/7 days a week. See below for more details.
  2. Phone reservation
  3. Fax reservation

Please have the following information available when making a reservation:

  • Name of the show you are attending (West Coast Franchise Expo (WCFE))
  • Names of all persons in your party, arrival/departure dates, single or double accommodations
  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice of hotel
Company name, address, telephone and fax number; credit card information including expiration date

Hotel Rates

Hotels

Hilton Checkers          
$199     Single/Double
535 S. Grand Ave; Los Angeles
Distance to Convention Center:  Approx. 1 mile

Holiday Inn City Center           
$148     Single/Double
1020 S. Figueroa Street; Los Angeles     
Distance to Convention Center:  Approx. ¼ mile

Millennium Biltmore Hotel      
$159     Standard
506 S. Grand Ave; Los Angeles (Approx. 1 mile from LACC)
Distance to Convention Center:  Approx. 1 mile

The Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown
$199     Single/Double
711 South Hope Street; Los Angeles
Distance to Convention Center:  Approx. ½ mile

The Standard
$165/$180     Medium/Large
550 South Flower Street; Los Angeles
Distance to Convention Center:  Approx. ¾ mile

Wilshire Grand                                   
$159/$175/$195         Superior/Jr. Suite/Executive
930 Wilshire Blvd; Los Angeles
Distance to Convention Center:  Approx. ½ mile

Please advise if you will need any special requirements at time of booking.
Group/Suite Bookings:  If you are making five (5) or more reservations or wish to book a suite, please call or fax us at the above listed numbers. Our group coordinators will be happy to assist you.

Please note:  Rates shown do not reflect taxes, currently 14% (subject to change without notice).  Special rates shown are per room, per night, and are in effect until approximately September 9th (providing rooms are available).  Although rates are subject to change after September 9th Expo Travel will make every effort to secure lowest rate available. Credit Card information is necessary to guarantee reservations.

Online Reservation
Through the online reservation system of Expo Travel, Inc. you can now make a reservation 24/7, see the featured hotels at the lowest rates, review each hotel description and view a location and area map, as well as receive an immediate acknowledgement of your reservation at your preferred hotel via email.

Should you need to make changes to your reservation on or before September 4, you can do so by simply retrieving your reservation information on this website. After September 4 please call 201-722-9733 or 800-829-2281 or email your request to reservations@expotravel.com. We will advise if we can still take your changes, or you must contact the hotel directly. Our normal business hours are 9:00am to 5:00 pm EST, Monday through Friday.



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Phone & Fax Reservations

Phone:
Call 201-722-9731 or 800-829-2281 to make reservations. Our normal business hours are 9:00am to 5:00 pm EST, Monday through Friday.


Fax:
*To view and print the form(s), you need a program called Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you have trouble downloading the file, or if you’d like to upgrade to Acrobat Reader 8.0, you can obtain the software for FREE from Adobe’s website. Note: Older versions of Adobe Reader may not be compatible.
  1. Click here to print form*.
  2. Fill out the form and fax to 201-722-9735. Form must include credit card number and expiration date.

If you experience difficulty booking online, please contact us at 201-722-9731 or 800-829-2281, Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm E.S.T.


Special Savings
Airlines


Continental: Travel from September 29th to October 7th and Continental Airlines will offer discounts off published fares of 2% to 15% or Zone fares. Call your travel professional or Continental MeetingWorks at 800-468-7022 for reservations. Refer to Z Code ZEHR and Agreement Code: C5X0RF. Or, save an additional 3% off by booking your own reservations at www.continental.com. Choose your flight times and access your meeting discounts by inserting ZEHRC5X0RF in the Offer Code box.

 
JetBlue: Travel Outbound between September 30 and October 2 and Return between October 4-6th and receive 5% discount on flights to Long Beach, CA or Burbank, CA*

*To be able to use the JetBlue discount, all travel must be booked online at www.jetblue.com/promo using the code offer code: WCFE2009. Flights are capacity controlled and any flight is entitled to the 5% discount as long as it fits the criteria. All flights in a reservation must include valid routes and travel dates in order to receive a discount. If only one direction of travel is valid, please book your valid flight as a one way trip using the promotional code and the other segment as a one way trip without the code.

Car Rental 
Special arrangements have been made with Hertz Rent-A-Car. Rent any size vehicle from September 25-October 11, 2009. Click here to review more details about the special meeting rates. To reserve your special meeting rates, you can book online at www.hertz.com, call Hertz at 800-654-2240, or call your corporate travel department or travel agent. To receive your special show rates provide the CV# 03B70005, along with the name and date of the event. At the time of reservation, the meeting rates will be automatically compared to other Hertz rates and you'll be quoted the best comparable rate available.

Airports
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is approximately 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles.

Airport Transportation: Among the modes of transportation available at LAX are airport bus service, door-to-door shuttle van service, local bus lines, light rail, rental cars, and taxicabs. A free, frequent shuttle bus connects LAX with MTA's Green Line Light Rail. Shuttle service is provided at no charge for passengers making connecting flights between terminal buildings.
SuperShuttle is offering West Coast Franchise Expo attendees/exhibitors a Discount Coupon on shuttle service between LAX and downtown Hotels. Click here to obtain your discount coupon. SuperShuttle is an on demand airport shuttle that provides service 24 hours a day to/from LAX. SuperShuttle does not operate on a scheduled basis; we are there when you need us...no matter what time the desired pick up or flight time.
Ontario International Airport (ONT) is approximately 35 miles from downtown Los Angeles.

Airport Transportation: Among the modes of transportation available at ONT are airport shuttle services, car rentals, door to door vans, hotel/motel courtesy transportation, public transportation, taxis and wheelchair accessible transportation.

Parking and Directions at Los Angeles Convention Center
For more detail information on parking and directions to the Los Angeles Convention Center, click here.