"The instructors joined us in many of our classes, and I find that is an unusual but wonderful thing. I am so grateful I had the chance to practice with the instructors and hope it is encouraged in your other exchanges! Also, the instructors coming to the classes shows that they felt that the classes were new and creative and fun (because going to the same class in a different city every weekend would be boring)."

Travel & Transportation

Well Kermit would be pleased to know, these days it IS easy to be green! If you are not interested in renting a car for the weekend, we have collected a great deal of information on travel and public transportation and placed it all here for your benefit!

Public Transportation

Taxi Cabs

Imagine, after a long day of amazing dance classes, you are famished and ready to hop a cab to find some delicious grub? Well here is the contact info for a number of the taxi companies you can ring up:

Airline Info & Discounts:

Federal Aviation and Administration (FAA) has a map that outlines any major delay in nationwide airports. Includes search function for specific airports. Please be sure to check with YOUR specific airline to determine any possible airline delays that may affect your travels. [ http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp]

Air Tran

BFX is pleased to be able to offer a discount code through Air Tran! Save 10% on all flights booked to Boston between Jan 4-12, 2011. In order to get this great discount you'll need to:

[www.airtran.com]

United

A really good option for flights into Boston. [www.usairways.com/default.aspx]

Delta

Boston is a major stop for Delta, providing scores of daily flights for you to choose from. [www.delta.com/]

US Airways

[www.usairways.com/default.aspx]

Frontier

A great option for Denver dancers as Frontier also calls Denver home! No matter where you are traveling from, Frontier can offer some really good rates on flights. [www.frontierairlines.com/frontier/home.do]

Southwest

Be sure to check out the sweet deals Southwest Airlines has to offer. They are a great airline to fly on as they not only provide free peanuts for their travelers, they also allow up to 2 bags to fly free! [www.southwest.com/]

Southwest Ding Fare Info: Another great resource are the DING fares which you can sign up for by following the provided link below. The DING application allows you to access:

[www.southwest.com/specialoffers/signup.html?int=GSUBNAV-OFFERS-DING]

Orbitz

My all-time favorite, online travel search engine. [www.orbitz.com/]

Student Universe

Online search engine that has recently decided to open its deals to more than just students. Now anyone 18-25yrs old can book travel through this site. [www.studentuniverse.com]

Train Info & Discounts

Always a great option for easy travel, Amtrak offers dancers a great option for getting to BFX. [www.amtrak.com/]

Bus Info

If you are close enough to hop a bus or just really love the feel of the open road (without the hassle of filling up the tank), then Greyhound has a number of bus routes to take you to BFX. [www.greyhound.com].

Carpool Info

If you are looking for someone to carpool with, be sure to check out this option in Space Share! [spaceshare.com/fx/]

Travel to Hotel

The Boston Medford Hyatt is located 8.4 miles from the Logan International Airport (BOS). Please bear in mind, you can always search in Space Share for people arriving/flying home around the same time as you to split taxi costs. For those not wanting to rent a car or taxi, we have provided public transportation instructions for your benefit (and pocketbook!) below.

If you choose to take public transportation, you will want to end up at Wellington Station. From here the Hyatt is ~1 mile away and they have a free shuttle service that will pick you up from Wellington Station, between 7am-9pm. Simply call the hotel when you arrive at Wellington Station and ask for the shuttle to be sent. The cost for public transportation is about $5.

The phone number for the Hyatt is 781-395-8500.

If you want to build a specific itinerary for yourself, here is the link for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority website where the above map was created: www.mbta.com/rider_tools/trip_planner/