Hotel & Travel Information
The 2007 conference will be held at the Tradewinds Island Grand Resort, located at 5500 Gulf Boulevard in St Pete Beach, Florida. The hotel is located in the Tampa Bay area of Florida's Central West Coast directly on the Gulf of Mexico beach.
To make online reservations click here.
To make reservations by phone, call 1-800-808-9833 and mention the Getting in Touch with Literacy Conference to receive the conference rate for the length of your stay. We recommend making reservations by phone to ensure that you receive the conference rate. Also, the reservations specialists will assist you in selecting the building and accommodations that best suit your wants and needs.
Group reservations should be made by October 30, 2007. The room rate of $139.00 for standard hotel room for $175.00 per night for standard one bedroom suite INCLUDES the nightly resort fee (EVP/Parking). Group rates are available for arrivals two days prior and departures two days after group dates on a space available basis.
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Area Airports
Ground Transportation Options
- Rental Car
Super Shuttle (727-572-1111) - The cost is $24.00 per person one-way ($48.00 round trip). There is an online discount of $2.00 one-way / $4.00 round trip. Go to www.supershuttle.com and enter the discount code 5QCSG when prompted. Reservations can also be made by calling 1-800-258-3826 or upon arrival at Tampa International Airport at any of the Supershuttle booths. Please click here for additional information.
Directions to the Resort
From Tampa International Airport
Follow the signs to I-275 South "To St. Petersburg" and across Tampa Bay. Continue South on I-275 approximately 15 miles through St. Petersburg. Exit I-275 at the St. Pete Beach/Pinellas Bayway Exit (new exit 17, old exit 4). Proceed West across Pinellas Bayway ($.50 toll) which takes you directly to St. Pete Beach and ends at Gulf Blvd. Turn right, and the TradeWinds Resorts are on the left hand side of the street, about 1-1.5 miles north.From St. Petersburg / Clearwater International Airport
Turn left out of airport onto Roosevelt and follow signs to I-275 South through St. Petersburg, approximately 13 miles. Exit I-275 at the St. Pete Beach/Pinellas Bayway Exit (new exit 17, old exit 4). Proceed West across Pinellas Bayway ($.50 toll) which takes you directly to St. Pete Beach and ends at Gulf Blvd. Turn right, and the TradeWinds Resorts are on the left hand side of the street, about 1-1.5 miles north.