Hotel & Travel

Official Vendor

MCI USA is the official hotel accommodations vendor for OFC, assisting attendees with negotiated, reduced rates at San Diego hotels and providing essential support with your reservation.

Why Should I Use MCI USA?

OFC strongly recommends booking your room through MCI, as it offers benefits to you and to the conference. 

• Low Rates: The lowest room rates available have been negotiated for the event.
• Reservation Protection: In the event of a sold-out situation at the hotel, MCI USA protects those booked in the Official Hotel Block, an invaluable benefit to guard against travel uncertainty.
• No Resort Fees: No hidden resort, urban or mandatory fees when you book through MCI USA.
• Earn Reward Points: You can still earn reward points from your preferred brand.
• Wait List: Ability to wait list online for additional hotel nights needed.
• Support your Organization: Booking in the Official Hotel Block helps OFC continue to offer the best, most competitive hotel rates for the future as well as keep your registration fee increases to a minimum.

Our business value to a city is measured by a ratio between the total number of sleeping rooms booked inside the Official Hotel Block and the amount of convention center space required. By booking inside the block you help to maintain our strong business value, which is crucial to our negotiations with cities and cost-containment efforts.

We are able to monitor attendance through our Official Hotel Block, which allows us to plan for and submit more accurate event counts.

Important Message Regarding Housing Scams

Room reservations for OFC are handled exclusively by MCI USA. Phone, fax or email communications from any other company or organization, offering cut-rate housing for the OFC Conference and Exhibition or stating that they are a viable alternative to going through OFC’s official housing bureau, are not affiliated with OFC or the conference in any manner. While it is not illegal for a travel firm or booking agent to solicit potential customers, it can be difficult to determine the legitimacy of offers from these organizations. Those who opt for alternatives to OFC negotiated rates may find themselves at risk. Other groups report that after paying these types of companies, no room was reserved and their credit card was fraudulently charged.

For these reasons, and to support our efforts to give you a quality event, we highly recommend that you do not make any reservations through any unknown housing or travel company. Again, OFC has no affiliation with any of these room brokers. MCI USA is the ONLY official housing contractor for OFC. They will never call to solicit your business.

Here are some of the known companies and websites to steer clear of:

• http://ofc2023.org
• American Booking Services
• Elite Housing Services
• Events Plus
• Exhibition Housing Management
• Exhibitor Housing Services
• Global Events Group Travel
• Global Housing Services Corp
• HDMC Group
• National Travel Associates
• National Travel Planners
• Progress Expo Services
• Trade Fair Services
• Trade Show Housing
• Traveller Point