For Council members flying into Sacramento to attend meetings, ACSA will reimburse the cost of the following travel expenses (with receipts as appropriate):

·                       mileage to/from the airport

·                       economy airfare

·                       shuttle (preferred) or taxicab to/from airport

Flight Arrangements
ACSA asks that Council members fly only if it is the least expensive way to travel. ACSA also requests that members make flight arrangements such that they are able to attend the entire Council meeting. That is, flights should arrive into Sacramento no later than approximately 8:30 a.m. and depart Sacramento no earlier than approximately 4:30 p.m.

In order to make flight reservations in as cost saving and cost effective a manner as possible, Council members are asked to make their reservations as far in advance as possible. It is more cost effective to book reservations early and cancel in the case of an emergency than to book reservations at the last minute and pay a premium price. Therefore, Council members are asked to book their flights one month or more in advance of each meeting. Council members are asked to book flights no later than 14 days in advance of the meeting.

Council members are asked to book discounted fares available online. Reservations may be made directly with carriers such as Southwest (www.southwest.com), jetBlue (www.jetblue.com), America West/US Airways (www.usairways.com/awa), United (www.united.com), etc. or through discounted travel services such as SideStep (www.sidestep.com), Expedia (www.expedia.com),  Orbitz (www.orbitz.com), Travelocity (www.travelocity.com), CheapTickets (www.cheaptickets.com), Hotwire.com (www.hotwire.com), Lowestfare.com (http://lowestfare.com),  TravelZoo (www.travelzoo.com), Kayak (www.kayak.com), etc.

Shuttle or Taxi Service
Super Shuttle is available from the Sacramento airport. Reservations may be made ahead of time or upon arrival at the airport at the Ground Transportation Desk located in the main terminal by the baggage claim area. The fare is $13 per passenger one way. Super Shuttle will drop-off and pick-up in front of the ACSA Sacramento office.

While Super Shuttle is encouraged as the preferred method of transportation from the airport, Council members may take a taxicab from the airport to the Sacramento ACSA office. The fare is approximately $25 one way. In order to reduce transportation costs, Council members may share taxicabs back to the airport following Council meetings.