Hotel & Travel

Participants of the AIS Student Chapter Leadership Conference are responsible for all of their own travel expenses and accommodations. 

Airport

The following airports serve the JMU area. 

  • Dulles International Airport (IAD) - 2 hours 
  • Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO) - 1 hour and 10 minutes frpm campus
  • Shenandoah Valley Airport (SHD) - 25 minutes from campus.
  • Richmond Airport (RIC)- 2 hours from campus
  • Reagan International (DCA) - 2 hours from campus (note DC traffic can add significant time) 

Transportation

Dulles Bus Service 

The Virginia Breeze has two routes daily between Dulles and Harrisonburg. 

Rideshare 

Uber and Lyft are available. Estimated fare is $150-200. 

Car Rentals

SHD Shuttle 

If you are flying in to SHD, a shuttle is available for approximately $50. 

Parking Information

Conference Parking Information is coming soon

Hotel Accommodations

Nearby hotels that are convenient to the venue are: 

There are no official room blocks at this venues. The room block at the official conference hotel, Hotel Madison, is currently sold out.

To make reservations within the group block, guests may use the link provided below or call the hotel reservations department directly at (540) 564-0200. If calling directly, please note that you are a participant of the JMU Student Leadership Conference 2026 room block to ensure your room is booked in the block at the special group rate.

The room block will be active until March 4th, 20206 (03/04/2026). Any remaining rooms in the block will be released by 5PM on the aforementioned cutoff date. The booking link provided below will give your access to your discounted rate of $169. 

Booking link: https://reservations.travelclick.com/110365?groupID=4414266

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