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Cost: $1,180 Discounts for early birds, BCPA alumni, ASMP, & NANPA (association proof required). Transportation, lodging, meals, and personal expenses are the responsibility of the participants.  Payments:We accept cash and credit card payments through PayPal. Please e-mail a copy of your completed Application pages so we can coordinate it with your payment/acceptance.
We highly recommend trip insurance that includes travel health insurance, especially for overseas trips. Travelex Insurance Services is a BBB Accredited business with an A+ rating, where most of the good companies rate a mere A or A-. Squaremouth.com, a leading comparison site, rates Travelex very high amongst those it lists. There are six plans. For a lot more information and the name of our contact person, click here. Meanwhile, suffice it to say that our travel agent has used Travelex for years. Accommodations: () Once again, we will be staying at the smoke-free Moab Valley Inn 711 South Main Street Moab, UT 84532 We have negotiated for a block of rooms with a handsomely discounted rate. To take advantage of this special rate, either call 1-435-259-4419 or go online, and give code BCPA2012. If there is a problem, ask for Tera Lynn who is the group-reservations contact with whom we have worked for several years. Breakfast is included in the room rate, but realistically, we go out for breakfast because of our schedule. The block is reserved until August 9, so don't miss out. We made ours in September of 2011, as all accommodations in Moab fill up quickly. For those who miss out on our selection, check out other possibilities in the Moab area. Even easier, call Moab/Canyonlands Central Reservations at 1-800-748-4386. They have information on availability for hotels, motels, lodges, and rental condos that are quite reasonably priced. This must be done by phone, as much of the information is not available on the Internet. Airport: The nearest major Airport is Salt Lake City, UT (SLC), a hint over four hours from our headquarters. Closer, however, is the regional Walker Field Airport (GJT) in Grand Junction, CO, less than two hours from Moab. For those who are considering flying into Denver (DEN), over four and a half hours distant, GJT was not very much more in 2011 and a considerably shorter drive to Moab! For those who want help with reservations, we highly recommend Paula Jaye at Park Street Travel in Andover, MA. She is delightful and savvy and has been a travel agent for [many] years. She also has access to resources unavailable to us mere mortals and can often find fares that are below the ones on the Internet. With domestic fares, she does need to charge a fee, but for many, it is well worth it. Call Paula at 978-470-1493 on the east coast or e-mail her at paula (at) parkst-travel (dot) com. (Obviously, you must put this into the standard name@domain.com form.) It is not our custom to recommend outside travel resources, so this lets you know how highly we regard Paula. Please note that in cases where we negotiate special rates with our hotels, you must use our links and make your reservations yourself. Flying with Photo Equipment: It is always good to check with TSA and your airline before traveling by air. Currently, TSA regulations note: "You may carry one (1) bag of photographic equipment in addition to one (1) carry-on and one (1) personal item through the screening checkpoint. The additional bag must conform to your air carrier's carry-on restrictions for size and weight. Please confirm your air carrier's restrictions prior to arriving at the airport." They do remind everyone that not all airlines will allow this, so you may want to select your airline based on thier willingness to work with photographers... "Air carriers may or may not allow the additional carry-on item on their aircraft. Please check with your air carrier prior to arriving at the airport." If you are a member of a photo association, carry your membership card. It may help you, but that is not a guarantee. Always check back with the TSA website for the latest updates! Rental Cars: Because we stop in locations where the roads and streets may be narrow and parking minimal, we encourage car sharing. If you are interested in sharing a rental car with others, let us know. We'll pool those who respond and get you in touch with one another to make your own plans. We can't guarantee that there will be takers, so we also recommend that you rent a car, as you can always cancel later. That way, you won't find your car of choice no longer available.
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