Hotel & Travel
Discounts on lodging and travel for attendees
AIGA has partnered with three hotels, all offering special rates for "Gain: AIGA Design for Social Value Conference" in San Francisco. Be sure to ask for the AIGA rate when making your reservation. The AIGA rates shown below are available until the block sells out or September 18, whichever comes first. After September 18, availability and rates are at the hotel’s discretion.
Westin San Francisco Market Street
(Distance to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts: two-minute walk)
50 Third St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
Rate: $289 single or double
Reservations: Online or by phone: 415 974 6400 (be sure to ask for the AIGA block)
The Hotel Union Square
(Distance to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts: six-minute walk)
114 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Rate: $170 single or double
Reservations: Online or by phone: 800 553 1900 (be sure to ask for the AIGA block)
The Powell Hotel
(Distance to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts: seven-minute walk)
28 Cyril Magnin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Rates: $169 single or double
Reservations: 415 398 3200 x267 (be sure to ask for the AIGA block)
Air travel
Continental Airlines is offering up to a 10 percent discount (depending on when you make your reservation) for "Gain" attendees flying into San Francisco (SFO). Make your reservations online at www.continental.com and enter ZM79830713 in the offer code box. You can also receive the discount by calling 800 468 7022 and mentioning the same code but please note that Continental charges a fee for phone reservations.
Train
Car rental
Avis is also offering discounts for conference participants while in San Francisco. Make your reservation by calling 800 331 1600 and mentioning AWD number J770134 or online, entering the same AWD number.