::CANCUN AIRLINE CONNECTIONS
The airlines of SKYTEAM, Official Alliance Network for Shechtman International Symposium, offer attractive airfares for participants.
SKYTEAM comprises 9 leading international airlines: Aeroflot, Aeromexico, Air France,Alitalia, China Southern Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta, KLM, Korean Air, serving
856 destinations in 169 countries with 13,133 flights daily. To benefit from these special offers, link up with www.skyteam.com/GlobalMeetings and
quote the Identifier Code. Through this site you can also access the schedules of all SkyTeam partners to plan your flights on the airline of your choice.
Identifier Code: 2356S
American Airlines (AA) is the official American/One World Group of Shechtman International Symposium. AA offers to all attendants discount rates of 5 % off the applicable discounted fares to all domestic points where AA has service and to international points that are served by the following oneworld partners and their subsidiaries:
| AA - American Airlines | BA - British Airways |
| CX - Cathay Pacific | QF - Qantas |
| AY - Finnair | IB - Iberia |
| LA - Lan | MA - Malev Hungarian |
| JL - Japan Airlines | RJ - Royal Jordanian |
Discounts are valid for the period from 19 June - 14 July 2014 and will apply to discountable fares where American Airlines, American Airlines codeshare (except Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air), or oneworld alliance partners are involved. AA must be the governing carrier. The use of American Airlines codeshare will require one segment of the itinerary to be on AA metal, the discount be no greater than 5%. All fare rules and restrictions apply.
Tickets can be purchased through the American Airlines website, www.aa.com free of charge mentioning the authorization code given below. Use also AA Meeting Services Desk for reservations and ticketing. Valid for travel to/from all markets where American Airlines, American Eagle, American Airlines codeshare, and all oneworld carriers provide service.
Authorization Code: 3364AD
Air Canada is the official Canadian airline for Shechtman International Symposium. Special Rates are guaranteed by Air Canada for all attendees of the symposium. These rates are valid from Friday, 19 June, 2014 and ends on Friday, 14 July , 2014. To book a flight the attendees need to access www.aircanada.com and enter the following promotion codes in the search panel.
Promotion codes: P6KAEM91
AIR FRANCE & KLM Global Meetings is the official airline for MMM2013 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM. Special Rates are guaranteed by AIR FRANCE-KLM for all attendees of the symposium. These rates are valid from June 17, 2014 - July 16, 2014. To book a flight the attendees need to access Air France - KLM and enter the following Event ID.
Event ID Code: 2356S
AVIS Rental Car discount.
AVIS Rental also offers discounted rates for all attendants of Shechtman International Symposium for a travel window 3 days before and 3 days after the actual meeting dates. When doing the reservation enter or mention the following authorization code:
Authorization Code: Coming soon
::GROUND TRANSPORTATION
Private Transfers from 9am to 5pm every day
One Way transfer rates to Fiesta Americana Condesa offered by
Amstar
| One Way Transfer Rate (a choice of 1 to 4 Guests),per vehicle | $50.00 USD |
| One Way Transfer Flat Rate (5 Guests and above), per person | $12.00 USD |
| One Way Transfer by deluxe SUV (3 Guests), per vehicle | $110.00 USD |
Prices are in USD and include personalized Meet & Greet & bottled water
Shared Transfers:
- From 9am to 5pm every day
One way per person transfer: $12.00 USD
This is for individual travelers who do not mind sharing a transfer with other people who are not part of the group.
- From 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm everyday: A shuttle will be picking people up every 30 minutes at both airport terminals.
One way per person transfer: $20.00 USD. People will be sharing with other people from your group.
Amstar will set up a hospitality desk to assist the participants with anything they may need.
The attendees who are interested in the ground transportation can book it directly in the web site at
http://amstardmc.com/groups/shechtman
or contact Mariana A costa
[E]
Macosta@amstarmexico.com
[T] +52 (998) 881 9587 Ext. 4284
www.amstargroups.com
::EASY PROCEDURES TO VISIT MEXICO
According to Reciprocity agreements with Government of Mexico:
- Citizens of many countries do not need advance visas to enter Mexico for conference or tourism. A simple procedure is only required in the arrival airport.
- Citizens of other countries that require advance visas need to follow the simple procedures as outlined in the Mexican Consulates/Embassies in their country or covering geographical area. A list of the Mexican Consulates and Embassies are given below along with a hyperlink to their web Sites. Generally it is a very simple procedure to obtain a conference or tourist visa for Mexico.
- The foreigner whose country is not on the list, and would therefore require a visa to enter Mexico, can enter the country without the need of a visa, if they have a valid visa to enter the United States of America.
More information
- Letters of Invitations, if necessary, can be obtained by clicking at Generate Invitation Form
- USA Transits: The attendees that chose to come to Mexico through USA may need a proper US transit or tourist visa according to reciprocal agreements with government of USA. If you choose to fly directly to Mexico directly or from a third country you do not need a USA visa. Many options are available for direct flights. For more information please check the link
"Cancun Airline Connections" .
::VISA INFORMATION
IMPORTANT NOTE:
All foreign visitors, regardless of their nationality, who travel to Mexico for tourism, business or in transit to another destination and have a valid visa issued by the government of the United States of America, are exempt from requiring a Mexican visa.
In addition, foreign visitors who, regardless of their nationality, have a valid permanent resident card from Canada, the United States of America, United Kingdom or any of the countries comprising the Schengen Area, do not require a Mexican visa.
More infomation:
consulmex.sre.gob.mx/montreal/index.php/en/tourists
