Travel and Accomodation

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

KENES TOURS
P.O. Box 50006, Tel Aviv 61500, Israel
Tel : 972 3 5140014
Fax : 972 3 5140044 / 5175674

Kenes Tours is the official travel agent for the Fourth World Congress of Theoretically Oriented Chemists and will be offering specially reduced rates for accommodation and Congress Tours.

Hotel space has been reserved by Kenes Tours at the following hotels:

					Per person in a		Single Room	
					double room		one person	
DELUXE CLASS
Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza*
	Regular Room			US$ 91			US$166
	Crowne Club Room**		US$117			US$216
			
SUPERIOR CLASS
Park Plaza Hotel			US$ 46			US$ 86

TOURIST CLASS
Jerusalem Gate				US$ 45			US$ 84

Tirat Bat-Sheva				US$ 41			US$ 76

* Congress venue
** Crowne Plaza Club rooms include access to the Executive Floor Lounge.

All above hotels are located within walking distance of the Congress venue except the Tirat Bat-Sheva hotel which is located in the city center with a regular bus service to the Congress venue.

Rates are per night, per person including a large Israeli buffet style breakfast and service charge.

STUDENT DORMITORIES
A limited number of rooms has been reserved at the Hebrew University student dormitories, approximately 4 km from the Congress venue. Regular bus service to the Congress venue is available. Prices are US$20 per person in a double room, US$25 per person in a single room. Prices do not include breakfast. Applications should be made to the Secretariat.

YOUTH HOSTELS
Prices are between US$18-US$28.00 per person, per night, including breakfast. For reservations, please write directly to:

Israel Youth Hostels Association Convention Center, 1 Shazar St., Jerusalem 91060, Israel. Tel: 972 2 6558400; Fax: 972 2 6558432
Beth Shemuel Hostel. 6 Shamah St., Beth Shemuel, Jerusalem 94101, Israel Tel: 972 2 203456; Fax: 972 2 203467

Regular bus service to the congress venue is available.

HOW TO BOOK
In order to benefit from the special congress rates, kindly send the paper Accommodation Form with the required deposit (see below) by AIRMAIL at your earliest convenience. You may also reserve accommodation for the Congress using the appropriate form on the WATOC Internet server. Reservations will be confirmed on a 'first come first served' basis.

PAYMENT
Payment of services (less deposit) should be made at the Kenes Tours Hospitality Desk upon registration.
Kenes Tours accepts Travelers' cheques and Eurocheques (in the currency of the issuing country), Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Diners Club credit cards. Payment in Israeli currency is subject to Value-Added Tax which is currently 17%.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Participants requiring single rooms will be accommodated in double rooms for single occupancy, without additional charge.
Kenes Tours reserves the right to change the requested hotels to those of a similar grade or better.
Kenes Tours and their agents shall not be responsible for, and shall be exempt from, all liability in respect of any loss, damage, injury, accident, delay or inconvenience to any person, or his/her luggage or any other property, for any reason whatsoever, for any tourist services provided.
Personal travel and health insurance is highly recommended.
Official check-in time for hotels is 14:00 and check-out time is noon.

CANCELLATION POLICY
Up to May 15, 1996 - full refund less bank charges
Up to July 1, 1996 - cancellation charge of $ 50.00 per room
After July 1 - cancellation charge of one night accommodation at your selected hotel.

AIRPORT ASSISTANCE
All participants advising Kenes Tours of their flight details will be met by a Kenes representative and assisted inside the arrival hall at the Ben-Gurion terminal, upon arrival on Sunday, July 7, 1996. Transfers from the Airport to the Congress hotels can be arrranged on Sunday, July 7, 1996 or any other day at an additional cost of US$30.00 per person, on a car sharing basis. Please forward exact flight information at least three weeks prior to arrival if transfer is required.

TRANSPORTATION TO JERUSALEM FROM BEN-GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
For participants arriving at Ben-Gurion International Airport who have not booked their transfer in advance, the following transportation alternatives to Jerusalem are available:

'Egged' buses leave the airport regularly for Jerusalem Central Bus Station, from 07.00 to 21.30. Buses run until 15.30 on Friday and service resumes at 18.15 on Saturday (payment in local currency, approximately US$5).
'Nesher'(sherut) taxis leave the airport for Jerusalem hotels, 24 hours a day. Taxis are shared with other passengers and they leave only when all places are taken, and cost approximately US$15 per person (payment in local currency).
Private taxis (24 hours a day). The fare is fixed and the price list is posted at the taxi station in the airport as well as with the drivers. The price is approximately US$50 per taxi (payment in foreign or local currency).