Venue

Hotel: Southfork Hotel

1600 North Central Expressway, Plano, TX 75074

Special Rates for VL/HCC'05: 

$59/night plus tax

$65/night plus tax including breakfast

To obtain these rates, quote "UTD Visual Language Symposium".

• Participants from the USA may use toll-free number 1-866-665-2680 to make reservations.

• International participants can email Linda Lewis at llewis@southforkhotel.com, or fax this reservation form to 972-423-7147.

• Do NOT use the hotel's online reservation page which is not supposed to work for groups like ours (as we were told).

The hotel is conveniently located on Central Expressway, just minutes from the heart of downtown Dallas and Love Field Airport. It is close to a wide variety of area cultural and entertainment options, as well as an endless array of shopping and dining options. The Southfork Hotel's close proximity to key employers and attractions in the north Dallas area make it an ideal location for both business and leisure.

Distances:
Dallas Love Field Airport: 22 miles
DFW International Airport: 35 miles
Downtown Dallas Business District: 25 miles
Southfork Ranch: 8 miles
Collin Creek Mall: 1/4 mile
Downtown Old Plano: 1 1/2 miles
University of Texas - Richardson: 5 miles

Travel information

1. From Airport DFW, you have a lot of options to get to Southfork Hotel, including charter buses, courtesy cars, limousines, public transportation, rental cars, shared ride and taxis. We recommend shared ride and taxis.

Option Taxis: you can call following numbers to reserve a cab, and the fare to the hotel is around $58.Please visit DFW taxis page for more information.

Option shared ride: you can call following numbers to reserve an airport shuttle, and the fare to the hotel is around $28 - $35 .Please visit corresponding companies web page for more information.

2. For those who travel from DAL(Dallas Love Field), please visit the DAL transportation web page. Above shuttle companies serve both DAL and DFW.

TIPS: Please try to make a printout of the Southfork Hotel's detail information, including name, address and phone number, in case the driver doesn't know the hotel.

For those who enjoy renting a car to have freedom of driving around, there is always an option called rental car company as following. Please reserve ahead.

Rental Cars
The following companies offer rental car services at Dallas Love Field and DFW airport. Hertz, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, National, Alamo, Thrifty, Advantage.

SuperShuttle DFW, Inc.