A collaborative event presented by:
Location, Hotel & Travel
Location
Orlando welcomes COLLABORATE 09 attendees. Learn more about the fantastic attractions, dining and entertainment the city has to offer during your stay!
Hotel
The OAUG has negotiated special room rates with several hotels convenient to the Orange County Convention Center. Please note that you must first register for the conference in order to reserve a hotel room at the special rates.
Travel
Orlando is easily accessed by air, road and rail. Once here, getting around town is easy, too.
By Air
No matter where you’re coming from, Orlando is the perfect choice for domestic or international travel.
More than 880 flights bring more than 86,000 passengers through the award-winning Orlando International Airport (MCO) every day. The airport is also a short distance from many of the attractions, meeting facilities and hotel accommodations.
Learn about the airlines that serve Orlando International Airport on the airport Web site.
By Ground
Car
Several major highways and interstates provide easy connections and access from all parts of Florida.
Interstate 4 runs from Daytona Beach on the east coast to St. Petersburg on the west coast.
Interstate 10 enters the state in Florida’s panhandle and extends to Jacksonville in the northeast.
Interstate 75 enters Florida just south of Valdosta, Georgia, and runs south to Miami.
The Florida Turnpike connects I-75 south of Ocala, extending southeast through Orlando and continuing south to Miami.
Rail
Amtrak serves Orlando with twice-daily trains originating in New York, Miami and Tampa, with stops in Downtown Orlando, Winter Park, Sanford and Kissimmee.
Getting Around Orlando
In addition to taxi, shuttle and limousine service to anywhere in the Greater Orlando area, the following services give you even more transportation options.
International Drive’s convenient I-Ride Trolley makes getting about a breeze. With 78 convenient stops scheduled every 20 minutes, it’s easy to reach the Orange County Convention Center, hotels, restaurants and shopping destinations.
Upon arrival at Orlando International Airport, taxis are available on both the A and B sides of the Main Terminal, on the Ground Transportation Level (Level) 1, at Commercial Lane spaces A5-A8, A28-A31, B5-B8 and B19-B24. Taxi fare from the airport to the International Drive corridor, location of the Orange County Convention Center West, is approximately $40 one way.
