Warning Regarding Unauthorized Companies Promoting Discounted Hotel Rates in Seattle

We have been alerted that an organization calling itself Convention Expo Travel has been soliciting AACC members to book conference reservations. This company is not in any way connected with AACC, has not been given access to AACC member information and has been the subject of numerous fraud inquiries. Please let us know if you are or have been contacted. We suggest you not give any credit card information to representatives of Convention Expo Travel. If you have done so, be alert for fraudulent charges.

Please note that there is only one reservation hotel/housing service authorized by AACC. For hotel reservations for the 2010 AACC Annual Meeting in Seattle, please contact the Seattle Housing Bureau directly at 888-877-0255 or click here. There is no other official source for making hotel reservations for the AACC conference in Seattle.

Also, as a reminder, booking reservations outside of the AACC block through other sites such as Travelocity, Orbitz, etc., also impacts the Association and the Convention bottom line. AACC works hard to negotiate the best possible rates for our meeting at the best hotels to meet your needs. Please book your rooms directly through the Seattle Housing Bureau at 888-877-0255 or the direct link. We look forward to seeing you in Seattle.

If you have any questions, please contact Tavia S. Cummings, Director of Convention/Meetings, at 202-728-0200 ext. 260 or via email at tcummings@aacc.nche.edu.

Follow the Seattle Maven on Twitter

Attending the Annual Convention in 2010? Then the Seattle Maven is a must-follow on Twitter. She is an expert information specialist for Seattle's Convention and Visitor's Bureau. And she has the inside scoop on what's going on in Seattle - food, shopping, the arts, the outdoors. Just in the past couple of days I have seen tweets about a wine tasting for the female vinters in Washington and a great deal on prime rib at a local restaurant.

Here's the link:
www.twitter.com/SeattleMaven

And follow AACC on Twitter here:
www.twitter.com/Comm_College

Reserve Now for 2010 AACC Convention!

Hotel reservations are now being accepted for the 2010 AACC Convention, April 17-20 in Seattle, Wash. The Sheraton Seattle Hotel will serve as the convention headquarters hotel. Reservations should be made online through the AACC Web site. Individual hotels will not accept direct reservations.