HOTEL & TRAVEL INFORMATION

Hotel Information:
Loews Philadelphia Hotel 
1200 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-627-1200 
Fax: 215-231-7205
Discounted Room Rate: $199 s/d 
Reduced Room Rate Cutoff: April 11, 2008

To reserve your hotel room, please call the hotel directly to make your room reservation. Identify yourself as a Cambridge Healthtech Institute conference attendee to receive the reduced room rate. Reservations made after the cut-off date or after the group room block has been filled (whichever comes first) will be accepted on a space-and-rate-availability basis. Rooms are limited, so please book early.

Travel Information

Flight Discounts:
To receive a 5% flight discount discount on American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnections call and make your flight reservations at 1-800-433-1790 or go online at aa.com. Please refer to the authorization number AN# A2418SS via phone or enter it in the promotion discount box online.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS to the Loews Philadelphia Hotel:

I-95 from the North (Trenton, Betsy Ross Bridge)
" Follow 95 South to Exit 22 (Central Philadelphia).
" Follow signs for 676 West.
" Continue on 676 to the Broad Street Exit.
" Make first left onto Vine Street.
" Follow Vine to third light (12th Street) and make a Right.
" Pass the Convention Center.
" Cross Market Street.
" Entrance and Valet Parking on right-hand side.

I-95 from the South (Delaware, Maryland, Philadelphia International Airport):
" Follow 95 North to Exit 22 (Central Philadelphia).
" Follow signs for 676 West.
" Continue on 676 to the Broad Street Exit.
" Continue onto 15th Street.
" Follow 15th Street through seven traffic lights (City Hall on left).
" Continue around City Hall.
" Make right onto Market Street.
" Drive to 12th Street (Loews Hotel is on the right).
" Make right onto 12th Street.
" Entrance and Valet Parking on right-hand side.

From the NJ Turnpike (New York) and Ben Franklin Bridge (Cherry Hill, NJ):
" Follow New Jersey Turnpike South to Exit 4 (Camden/Philadelphia).
" Follow 73 North to 38 West to 30 West.
" Follow signs for Ben Franklin Bridge.
" Staying in center lane, follow signs for Vine Street/Local Traffic.
" Follow Vine Street to 12th Street.
" Turn Left onto 12th Street.
" Continue approximately four blocks.
" Pass Convention Center.
" Cross Market Street.
" Entrance and Valet Parking on right-hand side.

From 76 East:
" Follow 76 East to Exit 38 (676 East).
" Continue on 676 to the Broad Street Exit.
" Follow signs for Vine Street/Local Traffic.
" Continue on Vine to the third light (12th Street).
" Turn Right onto 12th Street.
" Pass Convention Center
" Cross Market Street.
" Entrance and Valet Parking on right-hand side.

Drive Safely!

To view information for Taxis and Trains from the Airport:
www.phl.org/taxis_trains.html

ATTRACTIONS IN PHILADELPHIA

Fairmount Park - It might be taking lunch on a bench by a majestic statue, participating in the summer rowing camp, rollerblading down West River Drive on the weekends, mountain biking on the Wissahickon Trails or visiting a park playground. No city resident lives more than a mile from one of our 62 neighborhood parks. All of these parks make up Philadelphia's 9,200-acre citywide park system, known as Fairmount Park. www.phila.gov/fairpark

Franklin Institute Science Museum - You can sit in the cockpit of a T-33 jet trainer, trace the route of a corpuscle through the world's largest artificial heart (15,000 times life size), and ride to nowhere on a 350-ton Baldwin steam locomotive. The many exhibits cover energy, motion, sound, physics, astronomy, aviation, ships, mechanics, electricity, time, and other scientific subjects. You'll also find a working weather station, the world's largest pinball machine, and Franklin's famous lightning rod. www.fi.edu/visitF.html

Franklin Mills Mall - Franklin Mills features the best names in manufacturers and retail outlets including OFF 5th Saks Fifth Avenue, Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store and Last Call Neiman Marcus, high quality entertainment venues including AMC Theatres, Jillian s and ESPN X-Games Skate park and various themed restaurants. www.franklin-mills-mall.com

Independence National Historic Park - The park contains important monuments that reflect key events in the history of America. Most significant is Independence Hall and nearby is the famous Liberty Bell. The park also reflects the period between 1790 and 1800, when Philadelphia was the capital of America, as it contains the home of the US Supreme Court (Old City Hall) and the meeting place of the US Congress (Congress Hall) during that time. www.nps.gov/inde/visit.html

Longwood Gardens - Longwood Gardens was created by industrialist Pierre S. du Pont (and is sometimes referred to as the DuPont Gardens). It offers 1,050 acres (425 hectares) of gardens, woodlands, and meadows; 20 outdoor gardens; 20 indoor gardens within 4 acres (1.6 hectares) of heated greenhouses; 11,000 different types of plants; spectacular fountains; extensive educational programs; and 800 horticultural and performing arts events each year. www.longwoodgardens.org

Philadelphia Museum of Art - The Philadelphia Museum of Art is probably best recognized as the steps that Sylvestor Stallone runs up in Rocky. This museum offers a stellar collection from artists such as Van Gogh, Monet, Pissarro, Picasso, and Rodin. Surrealist art is well represented by Dali, De Chirico, Max Ernst, and Magritte, with pre-modernist work from the likes of Canaletto and Guardi. Numerous theme rooms display international art and artifacts, including Thomas Eakins's "Collection in the Country" furniture. www.philamuseum.org/main.asp

Philadelphia Zoo - More than 1,600 rare and exotic animals from around the world; 42 acres of picturesque Victorian gardens, outstanding art and historical architecture.
www.philadelphiazoo.org

Reading Terminal Market - America s greatest public market invites you to discover the culinary bounty of this busting landmark in the heart of historic Philadelphia. www.readingterminalmarket.org

Valley Forge National Historical Park - Valley Forge is perhaps the best-known place name associated with the American Revolution. The National Park Service provides various programs, tours, and other interpretive activities to help you grasp more fully the dramatic story Valley Forge has to tell. www.nps.gov/vafo/home.htm

Philadelphia, a dynamic place where big city excitement meets hometown charm, awaits your arrival! There are so many Philadelphia favorites it s hard to choose! Stroll the cobblestone streets of Society Hill, gaze at gorgeous city murals, lunch at Reading Terminal Market or watch the monkeys at the Philadelphia Zoo. Your own personal favorite is waiting to be discovered. Find out more of what Philadelphia has to offer at http://www.pcvb.org/ab_phil/index.asp