Travel Information
The 2014 UPCEA Annual Conference is being held at the Hyatt Regency Miami in Miami, FL.*
*All UPCEA HOUSING BLOCKS are closed and full.
If you are experiencing issues with finding a hotel room, please email Shelby Scango, sscango@upcea.edu
To find accommodations on your own we suggestion the following travel websites:
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400 South East Second Avenue
Miami, Florida, USA, 33131-2197
Tel: +1 305 358 1234 |
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Getting to the UPCEA Annual Conference is easy!
Staying at the Doubletree or Marriott Biscayne Bay?
Omni Loop Metromover
The Adrienne Arsht Center Station is two blocks from the DoubleTree and Marriott Biscayne Bay. The Hyatt Regency Miami is located at the Knight Center Station. Once you exit the Knight Center Station the Hyatt lobby is a few steps away.
Cost: Free
Time: 15-20 minutes (trains arrive every 90 seconds during peak and every 3 minutes during off peak)
Hours of operation: 5:00 am to midnight - 7 days a week
Airport Transfer from Miami Intl Airport using the rail service
- Get on the Metrorail at Miami Intl Airport – Fare $2.00 per person
- Exit at Government Center
- Get on the People Mover at Government Center – Complimentary service
- People Mover has two loops – Use the Inner Loop
- Exit at the Knight Center
- Take the escalator down one level to the lobby of the Miami Towers
- Then follow the exit to Hyatt Regency Miami
- Hours of Operation for both train is 5:00 am to midnight
Paying Your Fare – Cost @ $2.00 per trip.
To ride Metrorail, you will need an EASY card or EASY Ticket as the fare gates do not accept cash. To obtain an EASY Card or EASY Ticket, walk over to one of the EASY card vending machines located at the entrance of each rail station. Obtain and load a card or ticket using cash or a valid credit card. Then use the card or ticket to pay your fare at the fare gate, by tapping the EASY Card or EASY ticket on the electronic Metrorail fare gates. |
Hyatt Regency Miami Driving Directions
- From Miami International Airport (8 miles)
Take 836 east, go through tolls and stay to right side. Take I-95 South Exit - Downtown. Once on I-95, stay in left hand lane and take Exit 2A/Biscayne Boulevard. Stay in right hand lane at the end of the ramp, our downtown Miami hotel will be on your immediate right side.
- To Port of Miami (1.9 miles)
Hyatt Regency Miami is just minutes away from the Port of Miami.
Head south on South East Second Ave. and turn left onto Biscayne Boulevard. Turn right onto Port Blvd. for 0.8 miles. Turn right onto N. America Way, and then turn right onto Caribbean Way which becomes N. America Way.
