Hotel ABA Returns for BookExpo America 2014. The Grand Hyatt New York [1], at 42nd Street and Grand Central Terminal, is the exclusive hotel for ABA member booksellers attending BEA.
The special nightly rate for ABA members is $265, plus tax and occupancy fee, for stays from Monday, May 26, through Sunday, June 1, 2014. The deadline for reservations at the ABA rate is midnight EST on Friday, May 2 unless the block sells out sooner. Reservations are via the hotel’s dedicated ABA webpage [2]. ABA members may also call Hyatt Central Reservations at 1-888-421-1442 [3] and ask for the American Booksellers rate.
Special Hotel ABA Event:
Penguin Random House invites all ABA member booksellers for informal nightcaps at the Hotel ABA on Tuesday, May 27th,
Date: Tuesday, May 27th, 2014
Time: 9:00 pm to Midnight
Location: The Gallery at the Grand Hyatt Hotel (lobby level, east side)
Closed: Hyatt Room Giveaway, Courtesy of BEA
Every ABA member store in good standing that books at the Grand Hyatt by April 7, midnight EST, will be entered into a random drawing for free hotel nights. There are 56 prizes; only one winner per bookstore member is allowed:
- 1 grand prize of four free hotel nights (room and tax)
- 5 second place prizes of three free hotel nights (room and tax)
- 15 third place prizes of two free hotel nights (room and tax)
- 35 fourth place prizes of one free hotel nights (room and tax)