Official
Travel Agent for Hotel and Tour Reservations |
The official travel agent for the conference hotel
and tour reservations is Viagens Abreu. The reservation of hotels
and tours must be made through this local travel agency, in
order to take advantage of the reduced prices. All hotel/tours
inquires should be direct to:
Viagens
Abreu S.A., Congress Dept.,
Avenida 25 de Abril, 2
2795 Linda-a-Velha - Portugal
Phone: 351.21.415 61 22
Fax: 351.21.415 63 83
E-mail: hdesiderio.lisboa@abreu.pt |
A block room reservation is provided at the following hotels for
the convenience of the participants and are to be assigned on
first-come first-served basis. You may find its location on the
Lisbon map. Information
on how
to reach them can be found at the Transportation page.
Hotels and rates per room per night (breakfast and all taxes
included):
The following tours have been planned for participants and accompanying
persons - they provide excellent opportunities to see some beautiful
places of Portugal ( for a tour description, please click on the
tour name):
Tour |
Day |
Hours |
Fare
(per person) in EUR |
Sintra |
Sunday,
15th |
14:00-17:30 |
32,50 |
Óbidos |
Monday,
16th |
9:00-17:30 |
72,50
(lunch included) |
Old Lisbon |
Tuesday,
17th |
9:00-12:30 |
27,50 |
Évora |
Tuesday,
17th |
9:00-17:30 |
72,50
(lunch included) |
All
tours depart from the conference site and return to the conference
hotels, and should be booked in advance (see item "Procedure for
Hotel/Tour Reservations and Payment").
Procedure
for Hotel/Tour Reservations and Payment |
Hotel
reservations
Participants wishing to reserve hotel accomodation should complete
the relevant parts of the Hotel Reservation Form (RTF
file, PDF file) and
return it by fax or by mail to reach Viagens Abreu no later than
June 30, 2002. Payment of 1 night accomodation must accompany
this Application Form. After this date, Viagens Abreu can not
guarantee neither the hotels, nor the prices. Please note that
Lisbon hotels near the conference site will be full for sure during
the symposium dates. So, we advise you to reserve as soon as possible.
Viagens Abreu will send you a confirmation of reservation by fax,
or e-mail.
The remaining payment of accomodation, as well as personal extras
(mini-bar, phone calls, ...) shall be paid directly at the hotel´s
reception, while doing the check out.
Deposit
refund policy
All cancellations/amendments must be done in written (fax, letter
or e-mail). In the event of hotel cancellations, your deposit
will be refunded after deducting bank charge/commission and the
following cancelllation charges:
If cancellation notification is received:
Until July 15 --------------------------------- No cancellation
charge
After July 16 and until August 15 ------------- 50% of one-night
room charge
After August 16 ------------------------------- 100% of one-night
room charge
Tours
reservations
Those wishing to attend one or more tours are requested to complete
the relevant parts of the Hotel Reservation Form (RTF file, PDF
file) and return it by fax or by mail to reach Viagens Abreu no
later than August 31, 2002, together with the full payment. After
this date, besides no guarantees of availability, a 10% penalty
will be applied. Cancellations without penalties until September
6, 2002. After this date, tour reservations will not merit a refund.
Payment
Payment of hotel deposit and tour fair should be made in Euros
in the form of credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express
and Dinners are accepted) or bank remittance (all costs at transmitter´s
charge). If you make payment by bank transfer, please send a copy
of the bank receipt with the Application Form. Remittance should
be made to:
Banco
BPI, S.A.
Centro
de Empresas Porto
IBAN:
PT 50001000001292463000131
Bank Swift BBPIPTPL
C/o Viagens Abreu, SA
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Visa
and Official Invitation Letter |
Visa
may be required for participants coming from some
countries. For further information, participants are advised
to consult their local agencies or the nearest Portuguese diplomatic
mission. Participants requiring a visa for entry to Portugal
are strongly advised to make an application in their home country
at least three months before the intended date of travel. The
organizing committee will be pleased to send a letter of invitation
to any individual requesting it in the registration form.
Lisbon
Airport
is located 7km away from downtown. |
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