Travel Arrangements

Attention Canadian Parents

Please read all of this as it will eliminate Grief !!!!

Remember Parents that all Canadian People traveling to the U.S. by Vehicle or Airlines must have a Passport starting Jan. 1st 2009.

If Both Parents and children are going to Las Vegas, items to remember to take;

1. ALL family personal MUST have a Birth certificate or Passport plus other ID.
2. Please contact the AMA for travel Insurance as you will not be covered in case you Or a family member has to go to the hospital ( this Insurance is cheap for 10 days or less). Provincial Health Care does not cover as much in the States as the AMA Insurance does or Blue Cross.
3. Flying or driving you must have the above documents or they will refuse you entry into the United States.

If One Parent and Child or Children are going to Las Vegas, items to remember to have.

1. If you are married and only one parent and child are going to Las Vegas, The Other parent Must send along a letter signed by him/her stating that he/she acknowledges and permits his/ her spouse to take said Child to Las Vegas for the North American AAA Champions Cup Hockey tournament from July ?? ( what ever day you cross the border ), Until you arrive back home, July 12 or 13 or ?? ( what ever day you leave the states). Also he/she must Put down Home and Cell phone numbers where he/she can be reached. The Tournament dates are July 7 - 11 but allow 2-3 days going or coming home to be safe.
2. ALL family members MUST have birth certificates or passports plus other ID like drivers License, etc.
3. Personal Health Insurance, Blue Cross or AMA Travel Insurance. ( AMA Travel Insurance is cheap ) which covers you the best for travel into the states. Better safe then sorry !!! Alberta Health Care or Provincial Health care does not cover as much.

If NO parents are going, But you send your child with another Family , Items to remember.

1. If YOU are sending your child to the tournament with another family, BOTH parents must sign a letter that gives permission for said family to take your son______?_______ to Las Vegas from July ?? to July ?/ for the North American AAA Champions Cup Hockey Tournament. Also include: We give permission to ____ to take our child _____to the United States for the North American AAA Champions Cup Hockey Tournament.
2. Put down Home and Cell phone numbers where you and your spouse can be reached, in this letter. BOTH parents must sign the letter.
3. Get your child AMA Travel Health Insurance (it is cheap ) when sending your child with another Family. YOU must send your son’s Passport or Birth Certificate & ID with the family taking him.

* * If you have other questions or want to have these items explained in detail Please call the AMA Travel Insurance People 780 – 474 - 8700 or e-mail at www.ama.ab.ca or check with your own Provincial AMA or Health Care agency.

Hotel Reservations

ALL Teams will stay either at the Monte Carlo Hotel or the Excalibur Hotel which are on the South end of the strip and very close to the Airport.

Parents, For the Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino, YOU MUST CALL 1-800 - 311 - 8999 and inform the agent that you are booking for the GROUP CODE - XCUP09 " North American AAA Champions Cup" ( NO On-line booking or outside booking Agents can be used )

Parents, For the Excalibur Hotel, You Must Call 1 – 800 – 937 – 7777 and inform the agent that you are booking for the Group Code - XCHAMP - North American AAA Championship Cup. ( No on-line or outside booking agents can be used. )

This is so the Hotel can keep track as we have booked so many rooms and the Hotels want to ensure that their sponsorship of the tournament is offset by the amount of Hotel rooms booked by the team parents. If we donot meet their a-lotted amount of rooms our future sponsorship for following years will not be given. Remember that your entry fee only covers 65% of the tournament budget. We need these sponsors to offset the budget. Thank You and your help in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Right now is a great time to get your U.S. Dollars at the bank or check around to the cheapest place to get the best rate on your exchange. ALL Banks are different so check around.

Directions to the Fiesta Rancho Hotel & Sobe Rink - 702 – 647 – 7465

From the Excalibur Hotel go North on the strip about 4 blocks and turn left at the Flamingo Hotel ( Flamingo Blvd ) Now go west only about 2 blocks to the Interstate Highway ( I – 15 ) and turn right now going North Towards Salt lake City. Keep going North until you come to Lake Mead Blvd.( East or West ). Take the Lake Mead Blvd. West off ramp and go west until you come to the Fiesta Hotel (on right hand side ) and pull into the huge parking lot and go to the North side of the building where you will find the Entrance to the Rink.

Directions to Las Vegas Ice Center Ph - 702 – 320 - 7777

From the Excalibur Hotel go north on the Strip ( all the lights and hotels ) about 4 blocks and turn left at the Flamingo Hotel ( Flamingo Blvd ) ( You cannot miss the hotel as it is large and on the right side of the street).

You now should be going West towards the Mountains. Keep going about 12 – 15 minutes until you reach El Capitan road. Just pass that on the left side of the road you will reach 9295 W Flamingo Road. The twin arena is on the left side of the road and is brown in Color.( hopefully they have not repainted it ). It looks more like a Brown warehouse, but it is nice and has Old Style Castle towers on the roof.

These are the fastest way to the rinks.

Cell Phones

Remember that once you cross the U.S. border the ROAMING charges on your cell phone are very High. You can run up a $200 - $400 bill on just roaming charges very quickly. Turn off your cell phone and only turn it on a couple times a day to get messages, or call.

I learned the hard way with a $400 bill for 8 days.

Questions? Call Brian Serniak 780 – 499 – 5784 cell or b.serniak@shaw.ca

Notice
All Canadian players, Coaches, parents and siblings that are planning on going to the North American AAA Champions Cup in Las Vegas should contact their Provincial Health Insurance office to obtain proper health Care Insurance while traveling in the United States. If you do not, your health Insurance will be void and any treatment will cost you major money which will not be reimbursed.