Hotel, City & US Visas: Business Intel & Social Media in Travel

Bethesda Neighborhood
Spectacular Sights & Sounds Near the Symposium Venue Hotel
Trendy, intimate, and friendly, Bethesda is one of the metropolitan area's most popular tourist spots. It's easy to explore by foot or using the Bethesda Circulator (a free trolley) near our Doubletree Bethesda hotel. Discover marvelous restaurants, theaters, art galleries, and shopping. Catch a Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concert, a contemporary jazz artist, or world music performance at Strathmore. Experience off-Broadway fun at The Bethesda Theatre - a restored art deco playhouse, or the groundbreaking plays of Round House Theatre - one of D.C.'s most acclaimed professional theater companies. 

Colorful And Exciting Attractions Nearby in Washington DC
There's a reason all those tourists come to Washington, D.C. It has a personality few cities can match. It's glamour, elegance, history, high-powered politics, culture, and funky edginess all rolled into one. From breathtaking monuments and world-famous museums to vibrant theaters and the corridors of power, D.C. pulses with the heartbeat of our great nation. All of the color and allure of the District can be found a short drive or Metro ride from our Doubletree DC area hotel.

• Capitol Beltway Access (1.4 mi.)
• Metro Railway stations (1.1 & 1.3 mi.)
• National Zoo (5.2 mi.)
• Georgetown (6.4 mi.)
• Kennedy Performing Arts Center (7.4 mi.)
• Corcoran Gallery of Art (7.7 mi.)
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial (7.9 mi.)
• Washington Convention Center (8.0 mi.)
• The White House (8.2 mi.)
• World War II Memorial (8.3 mi.)
• Arlington National Cemetery (8.5 mi.)
• Verizon Center (8.6 mi.)
• Holocaust Museum (8.7 mi.)
• National Archives (8.7 mi.)
• Smithsonian Institution (8.8 mi.)
• National Gallery of Art (8.9 mi.)
• Washington Monument (9.2 mi.)
• U.S. Capitol Building (10.6 mi.)
• The Pentagon (11.1 mi.)
• RFK Stadium (22.8 mi.)

Attention non-US delegates: Airline Information is glad to welcome you to the United States, and the Airline & Travel Payments Summit 2010..

Application Letter
In order to obtain a formal invitation letter for your visa application you must be registered, and paid in full, to attend ATPS 2010. Once you are registered please send an email to the Airline Information Visa Help Desk.

For more information on visa requirements in the United States, visit one of these sites:

US Department of State Visa Homepage:
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html

US Department of State Visa Waiver Program:
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html

US Department of State: Frequently Requested Visa Information:
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/frvi_1365.html

Language
BI 2010 is presented in English. Spanish-speaking staff will be available on site.