Houston is the perfect place for your next meeting.
With great restaurants, easy downtown transportation via trolley and light rail, and one of the finest convention centers in the country, Houston is the perfect choice. While here, enjoy our mild weather. Stroll around our Museum District, where you'll find not only 11 institutions, but the excellent Houston Zoo, the Rose Garden at Hermann Park, and depending on the time of year, a free performance at Miller Outdoor Theater. Tour NASA and Space Center Houston or catch the performing arts of our ballet, opera, symphony, or theater in our downtown Theater District.
They can help you promote Houston to your attendees, even attending your conference a year in advance to provide general information about the City and its attractions. From planning site visits to assistance with housing and publicity materials, GHCVB will meet with the local host committee or representative of your group to better understand your needs and goals.
Convention Services also serves as a liaison between the meeting planner and GHCVB members, who can provide expert service and assistance to help make your meeting perfect.
With a total of 1.7 million square feet, the Houston area offers top-notch convention facilities for events of any size. The variety of options makes Houston a natural choice for meetings - exquisite arts centers, a Texas-sized convention center, world-famous sports arenas and a tropical oasis. In addition, the George R. Brown Convention Center (GRBCC) (official GRBCC site or Convention and Meeting Planners link of GHCVB) has expanded to add three exhibit halls and 60 meeting rooms; this has doubled the size of the GRBCC. The GRBCC celebrates its 20th year in 2007!
There are at least 46,000 hotel rooms in the Houston area. With such a selection of accommodations, Houston boasts a multitude of luxury hotels and resorts. More and more hotels are catering to business travelers by offering business services from voice mail to in-room work stations.
The City of Houston has also facilitated the building of a convention center hotel in downtown Houston. The new Hilton hotel opened in December 2003 and is a downtown landmark with 1,200 rooms, 70,000 square feet of meeting space and two ballrooms.
For more information on bringing your meeting to Houston, click the Contact Us link of the GHCVB.