by Janet Dickelman
The 64th American Council of the Blind conference and convention will be held at the Hyatt Dallas, located at 300 Reunion Blvd. in downtown Dallas. Pre-registration pickup will be on Thursday evening, July 3rd; convention activities and tours will be held from Friday, July 4 through Friday, July 11th. Read on for information on how to travel to Dallas.
Traveling by Air
Dallas is served by two airports, DFW and Love Field (airport code DAL.) Love Field is serviced by Southwest Airlines; DFW features flights from numerous airlines, including American, Delta, Frontier, Jet Blue, Sun Country and United. For a list of airlines serving DFW, visit http://www.dfwairport.com/airlines/index.phpb. The hotel does not offer a shuttle service. We are working to see what transportation options are available from the airports. You can also take the light rail from both airports. Light rail stops at terminal one at DFW; from Love Field you would take a shuttle to the light rail station. The Union Station stop is connected by tunnel to the hotel.
Rail and Bus Travel
Amtrak comes to Dallas’ Union Station. Union Station is served by the light rail’s red or blue line. There is a Megabus stop in Dallas as well as a Greyhound station, both located within easy traveling distance from the Hyatt. For additional information on Greyhound, visit
https://www.greyhound.com/en/locations/terminal.aspx?city=680780.
Megabus information is available at https://us.megabus.com/Megabus%20adds%20downtown%20Dallas%20service.aspx.
Staying in Touch
The conference and convention announce list will be filled with information. If you received updates for the 2024 convention, you will receive the information for 2025. If you are not subscribed to the list, send a blank email to [email protected].
Hotel Details
Room rates at the Hyatt are $99 single or double, $124 triple, or $149 quad, plus applicable state and local taxes (currently 15%). All rooms have refrigerators and K-cup coffee makers. Reservation information will be available shortly.
For any convention-related questions, contact Janet Dickelman, convention chair, at (651) 428-5059, or via email, [email protected].