Travel
By planeNewfoundland being an island, most of the transportation is done by air. St. John's has an international airport (YYT) located at only 15 minutes of the conference venue/downtown.
Two very important information when you'll arrange your travel:
- Make sure you book your ticket for St. John's (airport code YYT), NOT St. John, which is another Canadian city located in another province (for almost every conference we always have one person that does this mistake)
- Try to allow at least one day of buffer before the conference in case weather causes delays in flights, as fog is not uncommon in this season and may cancel the flights.
Direct flight from:
- New York (USA) - Continental Airlines
- Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto (Canada), ... - Air Canada and/or West Jet
Also:
Halifax is the closest airport to St. John's and has direct flights from London (AirCanada), Paris (Corsair), Washington (United Airlines), Boston (Air Canada or Delta) and New York (AirCanada, Continental or American Eagle)
You can then connect several times per day to St. John's from Halifax with AirCanada or WestJet.
By car
In case you want to drive to St. John's, ferries from the company Marine Atlantic leave from North Sydney (Nova Scotia, Canada) to Newfoundland everyday.
Accomodation and Venue
The conference will be hosted at
The Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
115 Cavendish Sq.
St. John's, NL
A block of rooms with a group discount has been reserved at the Sheraton Hotel. Make sure to book your room soon as we have a limited number of rooms available. Do your reservation on this web site
How to get there
Newfoundland is a large island off the East coast of Canada. With a population of about 490,000 people and a land area of around 111,000 square kilometers we have a large amount of wilderness. The East Coast Trail, which follows the East coast of the Avalon Peninsula, is over 400km in length and traverses some of the most spectacular terrain that can be found. Icebergs can be seen in the Spring. Different species of whales and seabirds (e.g. puffins) should be here in early July, at the time of the conference.
Visiting Newfoundland
Newfoundland has been awarded this year the title of "#1 travel secret in the world" by Wanderlust, one of the United Kingdom's leading travel magazines!
Top-five places to see in Newfoundland:
1. L'Anse-aux-Meadows Archaelogical site: Site of the first known European (Viking) settlement in North America, 1000 years ago. This is the first site in Canada added to the World Heritage list.
2. Gros Morne National Park: One of the nicest Canadian park with beautiful fjords. Second World Heritage site in Newfoundland
3. Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve: One of the best and most accessible places in the world to see nesting seabirds.
4. City of St. John's: Oldest English-founded city in North America. Go on Signal Hill and visit the Cabot Tower where the first transatlantic wireless transmission was received in 1901 by G. Marconi. Have a drink on George Street, the street with the highest density of pubs and bars in North America! Drive to Cape Spear, the easternmost point in Canada, and see its lighthouse designed Canadian National Historic site.
5. Newfoundland coast: Drive along the Newfoundland coast and you may see icebergs (not every year and more in the Spring) or whales (Summer) and beautiful landscapes and communities. You can also visit the Colony of Avalon archaeological site in Ferryland.
All images courtesy of Newfoundland and Labrador Toursim
