Location, accommodation & travel information
Location
The International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts will take place at the Hilton Clearwater Beach, Florida, USA.
Hilton Clearwater Beach(opens in new tab/window) 400 Mandalay Avenue Clearwater Florida, 33767 USA

Accommodation
A limited number of rooms have been reserved for delegates at the Hilton Clearwater Beach, at the reduced rate of $269 per room, per night, exclusive of applicable state and local taxes. This rate is available for 3 days before and after the conference dates, subject to availability.
Please book your room here: ALGAL BIOFUEL AND BIOPRODUCTS (hilton.com)(opens in new tab/window)
Rooms must be booked by 8 May 2024, but are based on availability and may sell out prior to this date.
Sleeping rooms are also subject to a mandatory daily resort fee, of $25 per room per night. The resort charge covers:
1 hour complimentary paddle boarding in the morning (based on availability and weather conditions)
Complimentary beach yoga 8am – 9am daily
Bicycle rental (based on availability)
Onsite fitness center and complimentary access to a full-service gym (2 blocks north)
Guest room wi-fi
Two bottles of water in room daily
Pool and beach activities
Free beach photo shoot and 1 print
Daily kids crafts and games
10% discount on spa merchandise
WARNING - SCAM ALERT: Exhibitor Housing Services (EHS) & Exhibitor Housing Management (EHM), Traveller Point (TP) and Travel Hosting Team (THT)
Elsevier has learned that a third-party company, Exhibitor Housing Services (EHS), also operating under the name Exhibitor Housing Management (EHM), Traveller Point (TP) and Travel Housing team (THT) are targeting Elsevier conference speakers and attendees with a fraudulent travel and hotel booking scheme. The companies are calling and/or emailing conference speakers and attendees and falsely claiming it is the “official” housing bureau and/or authorized by Elsevier to book hotel and/or travel accommodations for the conference. This is entirely FALSE. Elsevier is not affiliated in any way with EHS, EHM, TP or THT.
Travel
The Hilton Clearwater beach is located in the heart of Clearwater, on 10 acres of beach
Sunsets at Pier 60 - 0.1 miles
Clearwater Marina - 0.2 miles
Clearwater Marine Aquarium - 1 mile
City Center - 3 miles
The closest airports are St. Petersburg-Clearwater International, 15 miles and Tampa International, 20 miles. Lyft and Uber are readily available from both airports and cost in the region of $60 USD.