United States: Travel Assistance

TRAVEL ASSISTANCE United States Tourism Industries International Trade Administration Department of CommerceRoom 1860, Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20230 Tel: [1] (202) 482-4028 Fax: [1] (202) 482-2887 Web: www.tinet.ita.doc.gov Travel Industry Association of America 1100 New York Avenue, Suite 450 West, NW Washington, D.C. 20005 Tel: [1] (202) 408-1832 Fax: [1] (202) 408-1255 Web: www.tia.org Travel and Tourism Sites for the 50 States Put out by the U.S.and state governments Web: www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml Note: Each major city also has a visitors' convention bureau that will assist with questions and information. Chicago Chicago Office of Tourism 78 E. Washington St. Chicago, IL 60602 Tel: [1] (312) 744-2400 Toll-free: [1] (800) 226-6632 Houston Downtown Houston Association 1221 McKinney, Suite 3434 Houston, TX 77010 Tel: [1] (713) 658-8938 Fax: [1] (713) 658-0503 Hotel Reservations Network Tel: [1] (800) 964-6835 Web: www.hoteldiscount.com Los Angeles Beverly Hills Visitors Bureau239 S. Beverly Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Tel: [1] (310) 248-1015 Fax: [1] (310) 248-1020 Long Beach Area Convention and Visitors BureauOne World Trade Center, STE 300 Long Beach, CA 90831-0300 Tel: [1] (562) 436-3645 Fax: [1] (562) 435-5653 Los Angeles Business Travel Association 1804 W. Burbank Blvd. Burbank, CA 91506 Tel: [1] (818) 848-5578 Fax: [1] (818) 843-7423 Email: labta@aol.com Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau 633 W. Fifth Street, Suite 6000 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Tel: [1] (213) 624-7300 Fax: [1] (213) 624-9746 Venice Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau P.O. Box 202 Venice, CA 90294 Tel: [1] (310) 396-7016 Fax: [1] (310) 392-9868 Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau89 S. California St., STE C Ventura, CA 93001-3799 Tel: [1] (805) 648-2075 Fax: [1] (805) 648-2150 West Hollywood Convention and Visitors Bureau8687 Melrose Ave., STE M-25 West Hollywood, CA 90069 Tel: [1] (310) 289-2525 Fax: [1] (310) 289-2529 Miami Greater Miami and The Beaches Hotel Association 407 Lincoln Rd., Suite 10G Miami Beach, FL 33139 Tel: [1] (305) 531-3553 Toll-free: [1] (800) SEE-MIAMI Fax: [1] (305) 531-8954 Email: info@gmbha.org. Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Center 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2700 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: [1] (305) 539-3000 Fax: [1] (305) 539-3113 Customs 909 SE 1st Ave. Tel: [1] (305) 536-6600 Immigration and Naturalization 7880 Biscayne Blvd., Room 100 Miami Toll-free: [1] (800) 375-5283 Passport Agency 51 SW 1st Ave. Miami Tel: [1] (305) 539-3600 General Information Post Office Answer Line: [1] (305) 599-1789 State Operator for Florida: [1] (305) 325-2500 Time of Day: [1] (305) 324-8811 Weather Bureau: [1] (305) 229-4522 San Francisco San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau 201 Third Street, Ste. 900 San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel: [1] (415) 391-2000 TDD: [1] (415) 392-0328 Fax: [1] (415) 974-1992 Web: www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/ Seattle Seattle-King County Convention and Visitors Bureau 520 Pike Street, Suite 1300 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: [1] (206) 461-5800 Fax: [1] (206) 461-5855 TDD: [1] (206) 461-5840 Web: www.seeseattle.org Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30a.m. to 5p.m.