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The
International Friendship Program
Welcome to SMU Program
Airport Pickup
THE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP
PROGRAM WILL BE HAPPY TO PICK YOU UP WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT.
If THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME
COMING TO DALLAS (we offer one time pickup, not a shuttle service)
AND
YOU WOULD LIKE A RIDE FROM THE AIRPORT,
PLEASE CONTACT THE
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP PROGRAM
ONE WEEK PRIOR TO
ARRIVAL.
(If we do not receive your request in time or if we are unable to pick you up,
please proceed to the orange signs that say "shared ride" on the same floor you
depart your plane and pick up your baggage and wait for the Super Shuttle. The
cost is usually $24 for one person and $8 for a second passenger. We also
recommend a $3 tip.)
PLEASE SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BY E-MAIL ONE WEEK PRIOR TO ARRIVAL TO:
FAMILY NAME: ___________________________ GIVEN NAME: __________________________
MALE_____ FEMALE____ HOME COUNTRY: _______________________________
DEPT OF STUDY AT SMU: ____________________________
TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAVELING (including yourself): _________________________________
PHONE:
_______________________ FAX: ________________________
E MAIL: _______________________________
FLIGHT ORIGIN: OTHER STOPS: ARRIVAL AT DFW AIRPORT:
CITY FROM: ________________ _______________ ______________________
CITY TO: _________________ _______________ ______________________
AIRLINES: _________________ _______________ ______________________
FLIGHT NUMBER: ____________ _______________ ______________________
DATE: ______________________ _______________ ______________________
TIME: ______________________ _______________ _____________________
WHERE WILL YOU STAY THE FIRST NIGHT? ___________________________________________________________
If you want us to make hotel reservations for you, we need your visa credit card number or master charge credit card number: ___________________________________________________________
expiration date: _____________ Name on credit card: __________________
The cost for a hotel for one night is approximately $150.
If you plan on staying with a friend or in campus house please include details: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
WE CANNOT PICK YOU UP FROM THE AIRPORT UNLESS WE KNOW WHERE YOU WILL BE STAYING.
THERE ARE FOUR TIME ZONES IN THE U.S. PLEASE CHECK YOUR WATCH AT EACH CONNECTING AIRPORT TO PREVENT MISSING YOUR CONNECTING FLIGHT.
PLEASE NOTE...BECAUSE OF NEW SECURITY RULES WE CANNOT MEET YOU AT THE GATE. WHEN YOU ARRIVE, GO TO THE BAGGAGE CLAIM, COLLECT YOUR BAGGAGE, AND WAIT FOR THE SMU INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP VOLUNTEER IN THIS AREA.
WE DO NOT WANT TO MAKE THE MISTAKE OF HAVING TWO PEOPLE PICK YOU UP FROM THE AIRPORT. DO NOT FILL OUT THIS FORM IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A FRIEND PICKING YOU UP. PLEASE COMMUNICATE ANY CHANGES.
THE PERSON WHO WILL PICK YOU UP AT THE AIRPORT IS A MEMBER OF THE "INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP PROGRAM" WHICH IS OFFERED BY VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED BY LOCAL CHURCHES. THEREFORE, THERE IS NO CHARGE TO YOU. THESE PEOPLE ENJOY HELPING YOU OUT OF FRIENDSHIP AND KINDNESS SO THAT YOU WILL FEEL WELCOME. IT TAKES THEM SEVERAL HOURS TO DRIVE TO THE AIRPORT AND HELP YOU TO YOUR NEW HOME AT SMU. OUT OF COURTESY TO THEM, PLEASE CALL US IF YOU CHANGE YOUR PLANS. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE A STAND BY FLIGHT WHICH WOULD CHANGE YOUR ARRIVAL TIME UNLESS THERE IS TIME TO NOTIFY US OF THE CHANGE (DURING BUSINESS HOURS). IT IS DISCOURAGING TO SPEND AN HOUR OR TWO DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT AND THEN NOT BE ABLE TO FIND YOU.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ARRIVAL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
