Venue & Hospitality
Hilton Atlanta Airport Hotel
1031 Virginia Avenue N/A
Atlanta, 30354
Georgia,
USA
Conference Dates: March 29-30,2016
Hotel Services & Amenities
- Audio/Visual Equipment Rental.
- Business Center.
- Business Phone Service.
- Complimentary Printing Service.
- Express Mail.
- Fax.
- Meeting Rooms.
- Office Rental.
- Photo Copying Service.
- Secretarial Service.
- Telex.
- Typewriter.
- Video Conference.
- Video Messaging.
- Video Phone.
- ATM.
- Baggage Storage.
Transportation
Driving Directions to
Driving Directions:
From the City Center: Take I-85/I-75 South. When the interstate splits, stay on I-85 south to Exit 73 (Virginia Avenue). Turn left onto Virginia Avenue. The Hilton Atlanta Airport is approximately 3 blocks on the left. Please note that some GPS services register our address as 1031 Virginia Avenue, Hapeville, GA 30354.
Shuttle Service from the Atlanta Airport:
Our courtesy hotel shuttle service is available in the Ground Transportation area west curb, just immediately outside the Domestic Terminal between the North and South terminals. Hotel shuttles are located in the Purple Bus isle, Stalls 25 through 29. The shuttle departs every 15-20 minutes from the hours of 5:00 am to 11:00 pm and is on call after 11:00pm. Courtesy phones are available at the Domestic Terminal for after hours.
Guests arriving at the new International Terminal will need to ride the Terminal to Terminal Airport Shuttle to the Ground Transportation area at the Domestic Terminal and transfer to the Hotel Shuttle. The hotel does not provide direct shuttle service to the International Terminal.
Driving from the Domestic Terminal or Rental Car Facility at the Airport:
Take I-85 North. North on I-85 to Exit 73A (Virginia Avenue). Right onto Virginia Avenue off of exit ramp. The Hilton Atlanta Airport is approximately 3 blocks on the left.
Driving from Hotel to City Center:
Go right out of hotel entrance, take I-85 N straight into downtown Atlanta. You can either take Exit 90 and follow into downtown or take International Boulevard Exit which leads to Peachtree Street.
HOW TO GET HERE
Directions from the Airport
I-85 North exit 73A to Virginia Avenue East, two blocks on the left.
Distance from Hotel: 0 min.
Drive Time: 5 min.
Type Typical Minimum Charge
Courtesy Bus Complimentary
Limousine 100.00 USD
Taxi 15.00 USD
Route Map
About City
Atlanta is the capital of and the most populous city in the US state of Georgia, with an estimated 2013 population of 447,841. Atlanta is the ninth largest metropolitan area in the United States and the fifth largest metropolitan area in Southern United States, just behind Dallas, Houston, Washington, DC and Miami. Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County, and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County.
Atlanta was established in 1837 at the intersection of two railroad lines, and the city rose from the ashes of the Civil War to become a national center of commerce.Atlanta is considered an "alpha-" or "world city",ranking 45th among world cities and 8th in the nation with a gross domestic product of $270 billion
Atlanta encompasses 132.4 square miles (342.9 km2), of which 131.7 square miles (341.1 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) is water. The city is situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, and at 1,050 feet (320 m) above mean sea level, Atlanta has the highest elevation of major cities east of the Mississippi River.
Under the Köppen classification, Atlanta has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) with four distinct seasons and generous precipitation year-round, typical for the inland South. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures somewhat moderated by the city's elevation. Winters are cool but variable, with an average of 48 freezing days per year and temperatures dropping to 0 °F (−17.8 °C) on rare occasions.
Encompassing $304 billion, the Atlanta metropolitan area is the eighth-largest economy in the country and 17th-largest in the world. Corporate operations comprise a large portion of the Atlanta's economy, with the city serving as the regional, national, or global headquarters for many corporations. Atlanta contains the country's third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies, and the city is the global headquarters of corporations such as The Coca-Cola Company, The Home Depot, Delta Air Lines, AT&T Mobility, UPS, and Newell-Rubbermaid. Over 75 percent of Fortune 1000 companies conduct business operations in the Atlanta metropolitan area, and the region hosts offices of about 1,250 multinational corporations. Many corporations are drawn to Atlanta on account of the city's educated workforce; as of 2010, nearly 43% of adults in the city of Atlanta have college degrees, compared to 27% in the nation as a whole.
As of 2010, Atlanta is the seventh-most visited city in the United States, with over 35 million visitors per year. Although the most popular attraction among visitors to Atlanta is the Georgia Aquarium,the world's largest indoor aquarium. Atlanta contains a notable amount of historical museums and sites, including the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site. Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum, World of Coca-Cola, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Carter Center and Presidential Library, Margaret Mitchell House and Museum.
Atlanta also contains various outdoor attractions.The Atlanta Botanical Garden, adjacent to Piedmont Park, is home to the 600-foot-long (180 m) Kendeda Canopy Walk, a skywalk that allows visitors to tour one of the city's last remaining urban forests from 40-foot-high (12 m). The Canopy Walk is considered the only canopy-level pathway of its kind in the United States. Zoo Atlanta, located in Grant Park. Festivals showcasing arts and crafts, films, and music, including the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, the Atlanta Film Festival, and Music Midtown, respectively, are also popular with tourists.Atlanta has been the host city for various international, professional and collegiate sporting events. Most famously, Atlanta hosted the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics.
