DEPARTMENT: Aviation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Russell J. Handy
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Downtown Hotel Shuttle Service for the San Antonio International Airport
SUMMARY:
Consideration of two Ordinances related to the downtown shuttle services concession agreement at the San Antonio International Airport (SAT):
A. This Ordinance will authorize a concession agreement with Star Shuttle, Inc. (Star Shuttle) for exclusive airport shuttle bus services and additional non-exclusive services SAT. The firm will be the exclusive airport shuttle bus service for SAT to downtown hotels and other attractions. The term of the agreement will be five years. The minimum annual guarantee (MAG) is $127,500.00. In addition, the concessionaire will pay the City percentage fees which include 6.5% of the year-to-date gross revenues of shuttle bus trips originating from SAT and 10% of the year-to-date gross revenues from advertising and tour tickets.
B. This Ordinance will consent to the assignment and assumption of the downtown hotel shuttle concession agreement from Star Shuttle, Inc. to Trans Texas Shared Ride Services, LLC (TTSRS). Star Shuttle, Inc. informed the City that it had entered an agreement with TTSRS in order to operate as Super Shuttle, Inc. which has nationwide name recognition.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The downtown shuttle service operator provides exclusive shuttle bus service to and from downtown hotels and area attractions to San Antonio International Airport as well as additional non-exclusive services. Often time, convention and international visitors prefer to utilize shuttle service to and from SAT over other transportation options. The previous agreement for shuttle service expired on May 31, 2017.
Passengers are able to utilize a variety of existing transportation options at SAT including taxis, rideshares, hotel shuttles, limousines and public transportation. Convention event planners typically prefer an airport shuttle option as a d...
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