[Blindtlk] NFB Convention Orlando taxis & banquet attire

[cheryl echevarria]

If you mean from Orlando international to the hotel we are staying at, you can actually transfer your  access-a-ride service to the Florida service.  You have to call your bus company in your state where you use the service and give the information to the 407-423-TRIP (8747).  
If you want to take a taxi to theme parks like Walt Disney World, I suggest you grab a car full, each way it was last year $45 and we had 6 people with us so, $7.50 per person.  But you have to let people know ahead of time how you want to divi that up.
The  I-Ride Trolley which is about $2.00 per ride or $5.00 per day which you can purchase at the hotel, either stops in front of our hotel going one direction and the other side of the street going the other, and then they have connections going to other areas in area.
Runs from 8:00 AM - 10:30 PM
It Goes to many attractions and restaurants, we found a wonderful Greek Restaurant last year in one of the Shopping Centers, and had a great time, if fact, if you wanted to walk back to the hotel from the restaurants, which we did, is was about a 1/4 of a mile.
The even have wet 'n wild theme park, Titanic Museum and the shopping outlets and many other places to go when general session or other meetings not going on.
Remember! Convention you are there to learn and work, afterwards like for the evening or days when you came in early or staying late, or just don't want to eat dinner at the hotel.

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> From: k7uij at panix.com
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:03:41 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] NFB Convention Orlando taxis & banquet attire
> 
> I haven't taken taxis in Orlando so can't answer that question.
> 
> However, one does get dressed up for the banquet.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Linda
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:42 PM
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> Subject: [Blindtlk] NFB Convention Orlando taxis & banquet attire
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am going to NFB convention for the first time.
> 
> I was just wondering about taking a cab in Orlando.  Are they pretty good --
> show up pretty fast after calling?  Are any better than the others?
> 
> What is the banquet attire -- does one need to get dressed up?
> 
> Thanks.
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