Discounted Airfare to Madrid for the Second World Assembly on Ageing and the NGO Forum, Madrid.

  • Continental Airlines :

Discounted Travel Dates: 31 March 2002 - 15 April 2002 :

    - 15% Discount off Y fares booked in applicable class of service

    - 10% Discount off any other published fare booked in applicable class of service

An additional 5% discount will be given if using a published fare when you ticket 60 days or more before your travel date.

To receive this discounted fare through Continental Airlines, the Continental Z Code must be referenced : 

     - Meeting Name: UN World Assembly on Ageing

     - Reference Number: UC2Y3Y

     - Z Code:  ZKV7

Reservations/Ticketing or any other additional questions:

Please call your travel agent professional or Continental MeetingWorks toll-free at 1-800-468-7022 in the USA. Outside the toll-free dialing area, contact the local Continental reservations Office. When calling provide the reservations agent with your meeting reference number: UC2Y3Y.

  • Iberia Airlines

Iberia will provide you some discount with proof of Ageing Conference Attendance.
Call the toll-free at 1-800-772-4642  in the USA for more information.

  • Delta Airlines :

Call the toll-free at 1-800-221-1212  in the USA for information.

 

Visas information

Due to the fact that Spain is a member state of the European Union, an identity card will be enough for nationals belonging to the European Union.

Visitors from following countries are allowed entry in Spain without having been granted a visa before entry: 

Andorra Estonia Panama
Argentina Guatemala Paraguay
Australia Honduras People's Rep of China*
Bolivia Hungary Poland
Brazil Israel Romania
Brunei Japan San Marino
Bulgaria Latvia Singapore
Canada Liechtenstein Slovakia
Chile Lithuania Slovenia
Cyprus Malaysia South Korea
Czech Republic Malta Switzerland
Costa Rica Mexico Uruguay
Croatia Monaco USA
Ecuador Nicaragua Vatican City
El Salvador New Zealand Venezuela

* A passport of the People's Republic of China is needed for the Special Administrative Regions of Hong-Kong and Macao.

It is recommended for nationals of countries not belonging to the previous conditions to contact Spanish diplomatic offices in the different countries.

For the those countries where the visa requirements are compulsory, it is highly recommended to request them one months in advance in order to facilitate the visa applications.

 

Hotel Information : 

After registering for the NGO Forum, the Spanish NGO Organizing Committee will send the names of a number of hotels located near the Conference Center. It is our understanding that the hotels will offer free shuttle service to and from the Conference Center. We don't know the schedules of such service.

Here are a few hotels that have been relayed to us. There are names that others are considering. This is NOT an advertisement for these hotels; it is to give you a range of the prices. We do not have names of three star hotels. Please check on the Web or with your travel agent to get the precise information.

Four Star Hotels located between the Conference Center and the Airport :

Double occupancy : 

  • Tryp Diana Hotel (156 Euros plus 7 %)

  • Camp De Las Naciones (123.5 Euros plus ?)

  • NH Eurobuilding Hotel (149.65 Euros plus ?)

  • Melia Avd. de America (153.25 Euros plus ?)

Walking distance Hotels

  • Sofitel (217 Euros for Single plus 15 Euros for Breakfast)

  • Novotel (116 Euros for Single plus 11 Euros for Breakfast)

 

Transports and communications

  • Airport:

Every flight arriving in Madrid land at the Airport of Madrid Barajas situated approximately 17 km to the center of the city. Madrid Barajas Airport counts on 3 terminals. The first terminal for domestic flights, the second one for international flights and the third terminal receives nationals from countries belonging to the Schengen Treaty. 

Local transportation (bus and subways) is available at the Airport. 

Left-luggage offices are available 24 hours a day in every terminal.

Taxis are available outside the Arrival Hall.

Furthermore, most companies of car rental have their own offices at the airport.

  • Trains:

Foreign trains arriving to Madrid as well as from the East and West parts of Spain, including high speed trains, meet the city at Atocha Station. Trains arriving from the North of Spain at Chamartin Station.

  • Bus services to Juan Carlos I Exhibition Center:

Line Run
112 Mar de Cristal-Alameda de Osuna - IFEMA
122 Avda. de América-Campo de las Naciones - IFEMA
828 Universidad Autónoma - Alconbendas - Canillejas - IFEMA
Special Shuttles : Canillejas - IFEMA
  • Subways (Metro):

Line Run
8 Mar de Cristal - Campo de las Naciones - Aeropuerto - Barajas

 

The location of the NGO Forum on Ageing

Location: Juan Carlos I Exhibition Centre (IFEMA)
Avda. de la Capital de España, s/n 28042 Madrid, Spain.

The NGO Forum Panel Discussions, Roundtables and Workshops will take place in the North Building of the IFEMA Conference Center.

The NGO Forum Exhibition Area will take place in the Exhibit 
Hall #2.

 

 

Global Action on Aging
PO Box 20022, New York, NY 10025
Phone: +1 (212) 557-3163 - Fax: +1 (212) 557-3164
Email: globalaging@globalaging.org

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