There are over 50 cities in the world which are linked to Beijing via international air routes. See the ICM 2002 Transportation web page for a list of airlines which has services to Beijing. Air travel from Beijing to Xi'an takes about 40 minutes. The total cost for a round trip ticket from Chicago to Xi'an is about $1100 to $1300, and is about $1000 from Los Angelas. In the US, United Airline and Northwest, as well as several other foreign airlines, have services to China. Here is the airport name and airport code for Xi'an.

Airport name: XIANYANG
Airport code: XIY.

The following are some of the Chinese travel agents in Chicago and Los Angelas, who might know more about travel to China, and might be able to provide lower airfare or better connection to Xi'an. You may want to compare them with other sources before purchasing the ticket.

• Gateway Travel, 1-800-886-8580.
• Oceania Tours, 1-800-621-4685.
• Oriental Travel, 1-800-786-1688.

It is likely that we will be able to provide transportation from the airport to your hotel, if you arrive Xi'an on August 11, the day before the conference.

The following are the schedules of Air China on the days before and after the conference. There are other airlines serving Beijing-Xi'an, but it may be difficult buying their tickets from abroad.