Attendees must make their own hotel reservations by calling the TradeWinds Resort at (800) 808-9833 and identifying themselves as attending the FPA Conferences. The TradeWinds has agreed to a special standard room rate of $157.00. Upgrades are available based on availability: Tropical Hotel Room- $171.00, Gulf Front Parlors- $184.00. To guarantee these rates, the hotel must receive your reservation no later than December 22, 2006.
TradeWinds Island
Grand Resort
5500 Gulf Blvd.,
St. Petersburg Beach, FL 33706
Toll-free: 800-808-9833
TRANSPORTATION
Tampa International Airport: 35-40 minute drive to the hotel.
St. Pete’s/Clearwater International Airport: 30 minute drive to the hotel.
Super shuttle service is available for $22 from the airport. Call 1-800-282-6817 for more information.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From points North:
From I-75, take I-275 to Tampa and remain on it through Tampa and
across Tampa Bay. Continue South on I-275 approximately 15 miles
through St. Petersburg. Proceed from * below.
From points East:
Take I-4 west into Tampa. Stay in the left hand lane and follow the signs
for I-275 South "To St. Petersburg" past downtown Tampa and
across
Tampa Bay. Continue South on I-275 approximately 15 miles through St.
Petersburg. Proceed from * below.
From points South:
From I-75 take the I-275 exit "To St. Petersburg" (not Tampa),
and over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Proceed from * below.
From Tampa International Airport:
Follow the signs to I-275 South "To St. Petersburg" and across
Tampa Bay. Continue South on I-275 approximately 15 miles through St.
Petersburg. Proceed from * below.
From St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport:
Turn left out of airport onto Roosevelt and follow signs to I-275 South
through St. Petersburg, approximately 13 miles. Proceed from * below.
* Exit I-275 at the St. Pete Beach/Pinellas Bayway Exit (new exit 17,
old
exit 4). Proceed West across Pinellas Bayway ($.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. |
