We are taking our FIRST Group Trip, to the Caribbean Carnival Festival, formerly known as Caribana!!! August 3rd - August 5th, 2012

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How to reserve and secure your room at the reduced group rate:  Call the Hotel directly at the number below and book the room over the phone. You will need to give them the group confirmation code Marvalous Events.

Telephone Reservations : 1-[masked] or Toll-Free: [masked] (and say you want to confirm with the Marvalous Events.

Or use the link below

https://booking.ihotelier.com/istay/istay.jsp?hotelid=10245&identifier=marvalous

The scheduled parties and clubs that we will attend will be announced later, so be sure to check back for updates!!!

Note: We will be staying at The Strathcona Hotel, located in the heart of downtown Toronto, right next to all of the city nightlife, bars, lounges and restaurants!!! And we will only be a few blocks off the parade route! The perfect hotel for our Toronto Meetup Getaway!

In addition to the planned optional group events on both Friday and Saturday, there will also be plenty for free time for members to go off on their own for quiet time, shopping, hitting parties solo, etc. You will be able to join in when you want, or plan your own activities to enjoy the most of your trip!!! :)

Hotel Info

We have negotiated a group rate for our members at the Strathcona Hotel for

* Smart Twin Room Rate: Single/Double $169.00

** Smart Queen Room Rate: Single/Double $179.00

***Executive Room Rate: Single/Double $199.00, Triple: $209.00, Quad: $219.00

If you would like to split the cost of the room with a friend, to make the trip more affordable, you can do that as well!

The Hotel is centrally located right in the heart of downtown, right in the middle of everything!

Transportation

Airfares

The best flight deals are always on Fly.com, where you can use one website to check hundreds of flights in one shot!!!

Car Rentals

For those that may be interested in getting a car rental for the weekend in Toronto (or for the drive up), we have set up a special group car rental discount codes for our Meetup group members:

Avis: Call 1-[masked] or book on-line at www.avis.com and mention the special group/rate code Q317694

Bus

There is also a very low cost option for travel to Toronto on the The trip is about 8 hours, and the fares average about $80 each way. If you choose to make the trip via bus, click on the link below to book your seat: www.greyhound.com

Train

http://www.amtrak.com/

Event Schedule/Itinerary

These are the events that I have picked for the group as a suggested itinerary. You can decide to attend any and all events, or just plan as you go along, and attend only some of the events!!

Events

Friday August 3rd, 2012

TBA

Saturday August 4th, 2012

TBA

Sunday August 5th, 2012

TBA & then departure (try to schedule an early evening flight or bus departure if you can).