Getting to San Antonio
Reduced Airfare
American Airlines is the official SAS Global Forum airline. To book your reservations, call American Airlines Meetings Services Desk at 800-433-1790 (toll free for US only) and use authorization number A5938AN. The travel discount is valid for travel to San Antonio from March 13 to March 22, 2008.Car Rental
Avis, the official car rental supplier for SAS Global Forum, is offering discounted group rates. To book your reservations, call 800-331-1600 (toll free in the US only). Use the Avis World Discount (AWD) Number A132699 or access the Avis Web site at http://tinyurl.com/yw2lfn.Train Service
Amtrak service is available to San Antonio. Visit www.amtrak.com for details and fares. The code for San Antonio is "SAS". The station is located at 350 Hoefgen St. and is under a mile from the conference hotels.Getting to Your Hotel
Taxi
Taxi cabs are available at the lower level curbside, outside of baggage claim, at Terminal 1 and at the front curbside of Terminal 2 just outside baggage claim. Fares to San Antonio's downtown area (where the convention center and conference hotels are located) are approximately $20 to $22 per cab. Up to four people may share a cab.Airport/Hotel Shuttle Service
Regularly scheduled shuttle service from the San Antonio International Airport to the downtown hotels will run from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. daily. Shuttle tickets are sold curbside, outside the baggage area, at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Tickets cost $18 per person one way or $32 for a roundtrip ticket (subject to change). For more details, visit http://www.sanantonio.gov/aviation/downtownshuttle.asp or call 210-281-9900.Getting Around Town
The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center is located within an easy walk of most hotels in the downtown area and the famous River Walk. But San Antonio also offers some unique modes of public transportation. There are four streetcar routes that connect you to the Convention Center as well as other attractions. And the River Taxi makes stops all along the River Walk. For more information on these, as well as other options, check out the site the Convention and Visitors Bureau has put together just for SAS Global Forum attendees!
Parking
Parking Rates
Parking Map
(The location numbers on the Parking Rates match the numbers on the Parking Map.)
For parking at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, please use lots #14, #12 or #19. For parking during the Kick Back party, do not use lot #12; it closes at 8:00 pm.