[robocup-humanoid] Fwd: Information on Accommodation, Travel and Safety

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Assunto: Information on Accommodation, Travel and Safety
Data: 2014-05-28 14:06
De: RoboCup 2014 Chairs <chairs at robocup2014.org>
Para: all_leagues at robocup2014.org, Chairs RoboCup 2014 
<chairs at robocup2014.org>

Dear LOCs,

In order to help the teams preparation to the event, please send the
following important information to your leagues. Please, do not remove
the file attached.

Best,
RC2014 Chairs

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Dear RoboCuppers,

With less than 2 months away from the kickoff of RoboCup 2014 in João
Pessoa we would like to give you important information and
recommendations regarding accommodation, travel and safety. The local
organization committee is working very hard to prepare for a well
organized, exciting, entertaining and safe RoboCup in Brazil. 

João Pessoa has a beautiful seaside with tropical beaches. All hotels
and accommodation opportunities offered through the official RoboCup
2014 website are in the coast area that encompasses the Tambau and Cabo
Branco Beaches. A sufficient number of rooms in all price ranges have
been reserved exclusively for RoboCup participants. These accommodations
are managed by Luck Viagens agency and you can book them directly
through the event website (http://www.robocup2014.org/?page_id=127 [1]).
The list of selected hotels and their prices can be found attached and
it is also displayed on the given website. Please, use the list of
hotels on the website to assure that your visit in Brazil will be very
comfortable and pleasant.

Please note that the deadline for booking one of the blocked rooms is
  *** June 10th ***.
After this date, we will be not able to guarantee the availability of
rooms and their prices.

We strongly recommend that you book accommodation for all of your team
members through our event web page. We strongly discourage you from
booking any other hotel out of this list for several reasons:
* The recommended hotels for the event are all along the coast where you
can walk during the day and the evening comfortably and safe. In those
areas, there is a special tourist police force that can help you in
English language. It is recommended to stay in the coast area that
encompasses the Tambau and Cabo Branco Beaches where special safety
measurements have been taken. It is furthermore recommended to avoid to
walk away from this area as other areas of the city are less safe. It is
therefore not recommended to stay in a hotel away from the area of the
selected hotels or to go there on your own.
* All of the official hotels will be served by a free bus shuttle
service exclusively established to bring RoboCup participants from their
hotels to the venue, which is about 8-16km away from the selected hotel
area, and back. The place and number of stops and busses will be adapted
according to the final distribution of participants to the recommended
hotels.
* All the hotels in the official list offer special prices for RoboCup
participants. Because of the touristic season it is expected that all of
these recommended hotels will be booked out besides the rooms blocked
exclusively for RoboCup.
* From the airports of Joao Pessoa, Recife and Natal, a variety of
special transport arrangements at reduced rates are available to RoboCup
participants to bring them directly from the airport to their
recommended hotel and back. It is highly recommended to make use of
these safe and effective ways of transportation. Booking information is
available on http://www.robocup2014.org/?page_id=1180 [2]  
* For the participants in all of the rooms booked through the official
agency in the recommended hotels, LOC plans to make their badges
available in the hotel as you arrive. Also special volunteers will be
available at these hotels to assist RoboCup participants in any needs. 


Regarding vaccination, João Pessoa does not require Yellow Fever or
Malaria vaccines. However, if you plan to visit other areas of Brazil
you should check for recent travel health information of other areas 4-8
weeks before departure. Additional information and hints will be given
on the event web page.

For any further questions regarding accommodation, travel or safety
please contact us through info at robocup2014.org.

Best Regards,
RoboCup 2014 Organization Team



Links:
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[1] http://www.robocup2014.org/?page_id=127
[2] http://www.robocup2014.org/?page_id=1180
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