Hotel and Travel

Conference seminars and the trade show will be located in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, located at 200 E. Market St. in San Antonio. The trade show will be in Exhibit Hall C and D.

The following hotels have blocks for the conference. Make your reservations directly and ask for the special Athletic Business Conference rate. Please reserve rooms by the cutoff date; all reservations made after the cutoff date will be handled on a space- and rate-available basis.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Outside Travel Agencies and Travel Coordinators
If you receive a fax, e-mail or phone call from a company offering hotel rooms for the Athletic Business Conference & Expo, please note that these services are NOT endorsed by or in any way affiliated with Athletic Business. Athletic Business does not hire outside travel agencies or travel coordinators to arrange room reservations for the Conference, and does not disclose exhibitor or attendee contact information to such companies. You can receive the Athletic Business Conference hotel rates by directly contacting the hotels listed below. If you have any questions about hotel arrangements for the Conference, do not hesitate to contact Athletic Business at 800/722-8764.

Marriott Rivercenter

Marriott Riverwalk

Historic Menger Hotel

Holiday Inn Downtown Market Square

Historic Crockett Hotel

Red Roof Inn

Discount Air Travel/Car Rental

Special air rates have been arranged that allow conference attendees a discount off published round-trip fares on both Northwest and American Airlines. By purchasing airline tickets 30 days or more prior to departure date, attendees may receive additional bonus discounts. Call the Burkhalter Travel Group Department at 800-556-9286 (Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm CST) to make your reservations. Ask for Extension 250, 251, 254 or 255. Please refer to the Athletic Business meeting fare. Auto Rentals may also be arranged through Burkhalter Travel. Special rates have been contracted with Budget Rental Car so please ask your agent for pricing and availability.

Transportation

Taxi Service
Yellow Checker Cab provides cab service throughout the San Antonio area with San Antonio's only computer dispatched fleet. Yellow Checker features more than 500 vehicles in the San Antonio area to meet your needs. For service dial 210-222-2222.
Pricing: Estimated fares to conference hotels — $19.00-$22.65.

SATRANS
SATRANS is San Antonio's official airport shuttle provider, which provides shuttle service from the airport to downtown hotels from 7:00am to 1:00am daily. Shuttle tickets can be purchased curbside, outside the baggage area, at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. For more information, please call 210-281-9900.
Pricing: From the airport to downtown hotels — $32 round-trip or $18 one-way.

Parking

Three parking options are available in the areas closest to Halls C & D.

• Convention Center Parking — Located on Market Street (between Bowie and I37). An event flat rate of $8 is available 24 hours a day.
• Marina Garage — Located at Bowie and Commerce St. An event flat rate of $8. The garage opens at 7:00am and closes between 9:00pm and 12:00pm, depending on demand.
• Tower Parking — Located on Bowie Street (between Market and Durango). A flat rate of $6 is available between 8:00am and 10:00pm.

For detailed driving directions, please visit www.sanantonio.gov/convfac/ and click on "Maps & Directions."

Special Assistance

If you are physically challenged and require special assistance during the conference, please call Athletic Business Publications at (800) 722-8764.

San Antonio Information

San Antonio captures the spirit of Texas. Now the eighth largest city in the United States, the city has retained its sense of history and tradition, while carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress. The city has always been a crossroads and a meeting place. Sounds and flavors of Native Americans, Old Mexico, Germans, the Wild West, African-Americans and the Deep South mingle and merge. Close to 20 million visitors a year delight in the discovery of San Antonio's charms.

Amidst the daily hubbub of the busy metropolitan downtown, sequestered 20 feet below street level, lies one of San Antonio's jewels — the Paseo del Rio. Better known as the "River Walk," cobblestone and flagstone paths border both sides of the San Antonio River as it winds its way from the convention center through the middle of the business district. The River Walk has multiple personalities — quiet and park-like in some stretches, while other areas are full of activity with European-style sidewalk cafes, specialty boutiques, nightclubs and gleaming high-rise hotels.

For history buffs, San Antonio is a mecca. Native Americans first lived along the San Antonio River, calling the area "Yanaguana," which means "refreshing waters," or "clear waters." A band of Spanish explorers and missionaries came upon the river in 1691, and because it was the feast day of St. Anthony, they named the river "San Antonio." The actual founding of the city came in 1718 by Father Antonio Olivares, when he established Mission San Antonio de Valero, which became permanently etched in the annals of history in 1836 as The Alamo where 189 defenders held the old mission against some 4,000 Mexican troops for 13 days. The cry "Remember the Alamo" became the rallying point of the Texan revolution against Mexico. Located in the heart of downtown, today The Alamo is a shrine and museum.

San Antonio Web Sites

• San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau
• San Antonio River Walk
• The Alamo
• San Antonio International Airport