69th Y’s Men International Convention
Note: The deadline for early bird registration has been extended to May 15
Ray Seto, travel
coordinator for the Y's Men Hawaii Region has spent some
time working with travel people to come up with a proposal
for how people from Hawaii can attend the
69th
Y’s Men
International Convention in Yokohama, Japan, August 5-8. .
His proposed itinerary is for travel to and from Honolulu,
hotels in Japan and some free time in Tokyo after the
Yokohama convention. It does not include air fares since
airlines have not yet set them for that period. And it does
not include registration for the convention itself, which
will cost 50,000 yen ($533 at the dollar-yen exchange rate
as of April 24.) Remember, there are three things involved:
1.
Convention registration -- best done before the end of
April to get a discount. Registration rises 50 percent
after April 30.
2. Air travel to and from Japan.
3. Ground package of airport transfers, hotels etc.
For convention information and registration go to the
convention website:
http://ic2010yokohama.web.fc2.com
Here's Ray's proposed itinerary:
Leave Honolulu Aug 3
Arrive Tokyo Aug 4, transfer to Yokohama Sheraton Hotel via local train
Yokohama Aug 5-8
Arrive Tokyo Aug 8, transfer to Hotel Pacific via local train
Tokyo free Aug 9-11
Leave Tokyo Aug 11, arrive Honolulu Aug 11. transfer to Narita Airport for departure
Cost for above is $1,183.00 per person based on double
occupancy.
Cost includes: 8 nights hotel, R/T airport transfer
Yokohama - Tokyo train fare with English speaking guide and daily buffet breakfast. Airfare is not included yet as the airlines have not given Aug. fares yet. It may be in the range of $760 to $820 inclusive of taxes and fuel surcharges.
The International Convention web pages mentioned above have lots of information, including a downloadable convention brochure, information about Yokohama (it’s going to be hot and humid in August!) and details of the convention program and the keynote speakers.
The convention theme is “From Our Hands We Pass Nature’s Torch.”
To see and/or download a letter-size version of the Convention Brochure, click here.