Rooms at Hotel ABA/D.C. Going Fast

Since just a week ago, when the American Booksellers Association announced the opening of registration for Hotel ABA/Washington, D.C., at BookExpo America 2006, hundreds of booksellers have booked rooms. The package exclusively for ABA member booksellers includes a special room rate of $129 per night at The Doubletree Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia, plus other benefits. Rooms are being sold on a first-come/first-served basis, however.

"We've arranged a really terrific deal with many bookseller extras for only $129 night," said ABA COO Oren Teicher. "This is far below what most other D.C. hotels will cost. Hotel ABA has sold out in previous years, so if booksellers don't want to be disappointed, we're advising them to book now."

The Doubletree Crystal City is located just minutes from the Washington Convention Center and downtown D.C. Among the benefits for ABA member booksellers registered at the hotel are complimentary coffee and pastries each morning; a series of publisher-sponsored receptions each evening; a member hospitality suite; a special ABA concierge table in the hotel lobby; dedicated shuttle bus service between the hotel and convention center; and ARCs for booksellers each night.

BookExpo America will be held from Wednesday, May 17, through Sunday, May 21, 2006, at The Washington Convention Center, and the special hotel room rate will be available to ABA member booksellers from Monday, May 15, through Monday, May 22. Booksellers planning to take advantage of the special "ABA Legislative Day" on May 17 (from noon to 6:00 p.m.) and ABA's full day of free educational programming on May 18 should plan on arriving in Washington by Tuesday evening, May 16, or by Wednesday morning.

There are two ways for ABA member booksellers to book a room.

• Book Online: Booksellers will need a special code that is accessible by clicking here. (A BookWeb username and password is required to access this page.) ABA member booksellers who do not already have a user name and password can create one by clicking on "Register for BookWeb" on the site's homepage. (An ABA ID number is required to register for BookWeb.)
  
  
• Call-In Reservations: Booksellers can also book a room by calling ABA's Margaret Petrie at (800) 637-0037, ext. 6614. She will verify ABA membership and book the room.

For more information about the Hotel ABA/Washington, D.C., visit www.bookweb.org/read/8230 or contact Petrie at [email protected].