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Nate and I will attend the meeting. We booked the Holiday Inn. We will arrive at the DTW at 6:29 pm. The shuttle may not work for us.
Chun Yi
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Hi all,
I’d like to check with everyone regarding your attendance at the meeting and status in booking a hotel room. While some people have called and had no trouble getting a room from the block I set up with the Holiday Inn, others have had significant trouble and have booked elsewhere. I’d like to get a list of who is coming and to ensure those who need rooms are able to get them. Please let me know if the information below is correct:
IL: Buzz attending; hotel? IN: Jon attending; hotel? MI: Dennis attending (any others?); hotel? MN: Chun Yi and Nate attending; hotel? NY: Carlos attending; hotel? OH: Tom attending; hotel? ON: Cong attending; Comfort Inn PA: Karen attending; Fairfield Inn WI: ?? Other: Mark attending; Holiday Inn
Also, note the information in the press release about a new shuttle service charging only $10 to get from DTW to the Four Points Sheraton in Ann Arbor, which is very near the other hotels and meetings. The link is www.MichiganFlyer.com. Their online schedule doesn’t appear to have been updated with Ann Arbor, although the rates page has. For reference, Ann Arbor is less than half the distance from the Airport to Jackson, so I would assume the pickups in Ann Arbor are roughly 45 minutes before the times shown for the Arrival at the first airport terminal. I would certainly call the number given to confirm the times. In addition, there are many taxi services that will take you to Ann Arbor from the airport. I think the typical 1-way rate is $30-$40. I think most have an airport flat rate rather than metered. Let me know if any other logistical information is needed.
Jon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jon Dettling 734-274-5183 dettling@glc.org
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
September 14, 2007 AATA collaborates on new Metro Airport service
ANN ARBOR, MI - Low-cost connections to Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Jackson and East Lansing will soon be available to local residents and visitors through the collaboration of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) and key local leaders with Michigan Flyer.
Michigan Flyer has announced that it will add an Ann Arbor stop to its Direct to Detroit Metro bus service beginning October 1, 2007. The bus will board passengers at the Four Points Sheraton, located at 3200 Boardwalk, with 11 daily round trips to and from Metro Airport and seven round trips to Jackson and East Lansing.
According to AATA Board Chair David Nacht, AATA has played a key role in making this service a reality.
"Michigan Flyer approached us to help them evaluate and determine possible boarding and overnight parking sites, and to connect with other important contacts in the community," Nacht said.
"We are really excited about this opportunity for residents of our community and visitors to have a low-cost option to get to Detroit Metro Airport and the ability to travel from Ann Arbor to Jackson and Lansing."
AATA has worked with Michigan Flyer in setting up an interim connection between AATA's Route 36 - Wolverine Tower Shuttle and the Michigan Flyer service, and will continue to work toward establishing connections with additional AATA routes.
The direct to Detroit Metro service will be non-stop to and from the airport and will serve both the McNamara and Smith terminals.
The introductory rate from Ann Arbor to the airport will be $10 per person, and $15 per person to or from East Lansing, with a "Buy Two, Get One Free" promotion in effect through December.
Details on the service are available at www.MichiganFlyer.com or by calling 888.MI.FLYER.
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