NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The American Car Rental Association's 20th annual convention will be held at the Opryland Hotel & Convention Center here April 15 to 19. Its theme is On the Road to Excellence: Celebrating 20 Years of Success, said association president Robert Aprati.

A technology update, legislative and regulatory strategies, and tips on managing the media will be provided, and there will be a trade show.

Carol B. Hallett, president and chief executive officer of the Air Transport Association, and Morris Belzberg, consultant and chairman emeritus of Budget Rent a Car Corp., will be the opening and closing keynote speakers, respectively.

If delegates have their air tickets issued through Opryland International Travel, they will be entitled to airport transfers and will have a chance to win a roundtrip ticket on American, to and from any domestic location of their choosing.

Registration (not including hotel) costs $595 for ACRA members; $845 for nonmembers and $195 for spouses. For registration forms, call (800) 349-3137; fax, (540) 349-8559.

Opryland International Travel can be reached at (800) 677-9526; fax, (615) 871-5794.

The Opryland Hotel can be reached at (615) 883-2211.

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