The Journey: Share flight sales and car pooling info here!

By now you have all likely read the travel information available on the conference section of the LMDA site. If not, you should check out the link on this blog and read through the important travel information. The link to the Banff Airporter discount booking page for the LMDA Conference is on this blog, too!

Have you found a great seat sale to Calgary that your want to share? Are you renting a car at the Calgary airport or driving to Banff and have some room for another person? Looking for information about travel?

Please post a comment on this post if you want to share travel information or questions with your fellow delegates!

Safe travels everyone!

THINGS TO DO IN AND AROUND BANFF

If you are planning to stay on a couple of extra days to enjoy the beauty of Banff National Park, or if you find yourself with some free time, there are lots of wonderful things to do in the Banff area.

Here are some suggestions of where to look for things to do:

The Parks Canada website lists some great day hikes in the Banff area, as well as info on self-guided interpretive trails, and information about current conditions and safety tips. http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/banff/activ/activ1.aspx

The Banff area also boasts some fantastic white water rafting on the Kicking Horse River. http://www.wildwater.com/rafting-trips/

If you prefer something a little less adventurous, how about a beautiful gondola ride to see the sights from the air - http://www.explorerockies.com/banff-gondola/

or a dip in Banff’s famous Hot Springs - http://www.pleiadesmassage.com/banff/index.html

The Banff Springs Hotel is a lovely place to enjoy afternoon tea. - http://www.fairmont.com/banffsprings

And the hotel also maintains one of the best spas in Alberta - http://www.fairmont.com/banffsprings/GuestServices/SPA/

Banff has all kinds of restaurants and bars worth checking out, as well as lots and lots of shopping, if that’s your thing. Lots of info on wining, dining and shopping can be found on the Town of Banff website - http://www.banff.ca/visiting-banff.htm.

The Banff Centre has all kinds of entertainment, year round. Check out their website for listings of other activities going on at the centre during the time of the LMDA conference. Summer programming may not all be listed until June, so check back closer to the time of the conference for more details. http://www.banffcentre.ca/events/

July 1^st is a big holiday in Canada. It’s Canada Day, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the 1 July 1867 enactment of The British North America Act, which united two British colonies and a province of the British Empire into a single country called Canada. Canada Day observances take place throughout Canada. Activities scheduled in commemorate the day in Banff can be found here: http://www.banff.ca/activities-events/festivals-special-events/canada-day.htm