About Minneapolis & Transportation

About Minneapolis

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital. Known as the Twin Cities, these two form the core of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the sixteenth-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with 3.5 million residents.

The city is abundantly rich in water with over twenty lakes and wetlands, the Mississippi river, creeks and waterfalls, many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway. Minneapolis was once the world's flour milling capital and a hub for timber, and today is the primary business center. Named America's most literate city, Minneapolis has cultural organizations that draw creative people and audiences to the city for theater, visual art, writing, and music.

The name Minneapolis is attributed to the city's first schoolmaster, who combined mni, the Dakota word for water, and polis, the Greek word for city. Minneapolis is nicknamed the "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City".

The Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington is home to the Mall of America, the 14th largest shopping mall in world and 3rd largest in North America. Easy access to the Mall, is available using Light Rail Transit's Mall of America Station.

For more information on Minneapolis, visit:
City of Minneapolis
Minneapolis Convention & Visitor's Association
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Newspaper

Air Travel

Minneapolis is served by the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport (MSP). Major airlines flying into MSP are:

Air Canada
AirTran Airways
Alaska Airlines
American Airlines
Continental Airlines
Delta Airlines
Frontier Airlines
Icelandair
Midwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Sun Country Airlines
United Airlines
US Airways

MSP is a hub for Delta Airlines. The IPMA has made arrangements with Delta for travel discounts, based on the chart below:

Fare Information
*Hub Markets include travel to/from ATL, CVG, DTW, MEM, MSP and SLC.
Discounts are applicable to base fares greater than $120USD/CAD each way. Round trip travel is required.
Discounts applicable to U.S./ Canada originating passengers.
Contract not valid with other discounts, certificates, coupons or promotional offers. Not all fares are eligible for use with this contract (see above for minimum requirement for one way published base fare). Fare rules will determine eligibility.
Discount is valid between October 10 - 19.

Reservations & Ticketing
For reservations and ticketing assistance, call (800) 328-1111 and refer to file number NM5SL.
Discounted reservations cannot be made on delta.com.
Under the TSA regulations, all airlines are required to request and collect the following Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD) information from passengers who have booked travel to, from or within the U.S.
• Full name, as it appears on government-issued I.D. approved for use when traveling
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Redress Number (optional)
Note: Those who believe they have been mistakenly matched to a name of the watch list are invited to apply for Redress through DHS TRIP.
Miles may be earned. SkyMiles travel award options are not permitted.
Once ticketed, if changes occur, an administrative fee may apply in addition to any difference in the fare.

Ground Transportation

Minneapolis is a walking city with an 8 mile (linking 80 city blocks) skyway system. Most events will be held at theand those not held on-site, transportation will be provided. The IPMA strongly advises you not rent a car during the Conference timeframe

There are various ways for you to travel from MSP to the Minneapolis Marriott City Center.

*SuperShuttle Online Discount Group Code is valid between October 10 - 18 on the shared ride van and ExecuCar sedan service.

About Minneapolis copy courtesy of Wikipedia.
Photos courtesy of the Meet Minneapolis.
Logo courtesty of Delta Airlines.

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