Travel Arrangements
	To make low cost hotel reservations or find low cost airline reservations to the Louisville radiology oral board examination, try:        Hotwire.com  You can also try to call the airlines directly at the telephone numbers listed below.  Additional online links directly to hotels and airlines serving Louisville, Kentucky are provided below for your convenience.

Lodging

I would recommend arriving in Louisville at least the day before the examination.  Flights may not arrive on time.  The added stress of trying to make tight travel connections could make the difference in your anxiety level at the exam.  Staying at the Executive West Hotel in Louisville is convenient and the American Board of Radiology usually negotiates a great rate at the hotel.  Many people recommend staying at the Executive West since it is considered part of the over all radiology oral board experience.  I would not recommend staying at the Executive West .  You will probably be more relaxed if you stay at another hotel in the area.  The atmosphere at the Executive West can be very tense.  To learn more about the Executive West Inn in Louisville, Click Here .  There are other hotels within a short distance of the Executive West.  Most even offer free continental breakfast.  For example, the Hampton Inn Airport, Marriott Residence Inn Airport, Courtyard Marriott Airport, Executive Inn, and Best Western Airport are all within walking distance of the Executive West.  I stayed at the Hampton Inn for my CAQ exam in interventional radiology in 1998.  This hotel is clean and was easy walking distance to the Executive West.  The Courtyard Marriott, Best Western, and Residence Inn are all newer.  The Executive Inn is across the street from the Executive West.  Most of these hotels provide a continental breakfast and a shuttle to and from the airport.  Other hotels in the area are also available, click here for info...   The Rhodeway Inn Airport is also close, but walking could be more difficult if it is warm or rainy due to the distance and lack of a sidewalk in some portions of the walk.  Hampton Inn Louisville-Airport 800 Phillips Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, United States 40209-1330 Tel: +1-502-366-8100  Fax: +1-502-366-0700  To visit the Hampton Inn Louisville Airport website, Click Here.  To learn about other Hotels near the Louisville Airport and Executive West Inn, Click Here.

Air Travel To Louisville, Kentucky

The Louisville airport is very close to the exam site.  However, I would not recommend trying to time your flight to arrive or depart on the day of the exam.  Some people recommend flying to Louisville a few days early to adjust to the time zone.  If you want to do that, it would not hurt.  I believe that you should try to arrive the day before the exam early enough to assure a good evening meal and a restful night of sleep before the exam (even if your flight is delayed.)  If you try to leave on the day of the examination, allow several hours after the end of the examination.  (Imagine how many other people are trying to do the same thing.) Airlines serving the Louisville, Kentucky Airport (Click on Airline Name to go to their website) include: Airlines AMERICAN AIRLINES /AMERICAN EAGLE RESERVATIONS: 1-800-433-7300 ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES: 1-800-223-5436 CONTINENTAL AIRLINES /CONTINENTAL EXPRESS RESERVATIONS: 1-800-525-0280 ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES: 1-800-784-4444 DELTA AIRLINES RESERVATIONS: 1-800-221-1212 ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES: 1-800-325-1999 DELTA CONNECTION RESERVATIONS: 1-800-221-1212 ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES: 1-800-325-1999  INDEPENDENCE AIR RESERVATIONS: 1-800-359-3594 ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES: 1-800-359-3594 MIDWEST/MIDWEST CONNECT RESERVATIONS: 1-800-452-2022 ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES: 1-800-452-2022 NORTHWEST/NORTHWEST AIRLINK RESERVATIONS: (Domestic) 1-800-225-2525 (International) 1-800-447-4747 ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES: 1-800-441-1818 SOUTHWEST RESERVATIONS: 1-800-435-9792 ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES: 1-800-435-9792 UNITED EXPRESS RESERVATIONS: 1-800-241-6522 ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES: 1-800-824-6200 US AIRWAYS EXPRESS RESERVATIONS: 1-800-428-4322 ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES: 1-800-943-5436

Food
	Few restaurants are in the area around the Executive West and surrounding hotels.  A restaurant is available at the Executive Inn and the Executive West for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  If the offerings here do not suit your taste, you may take a taxi to restaurant several miles away or try Take Out Taxi  at http://www.takeouttaxi.com/