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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's an old joke in America that you can always tell a Texan... but you can't tell him much. Outside of the US, the image is of big [...]

As the fourth largest city in the US, Houston can pose challenges for visitors who don't want to spend most of their trip sitting in traffic, especially if you're not [...]

THE CARIBBEAN SEMINAR FOUR OUR BEST CARIBBEAN YET. Come aboard NCL's Caribbean where eight different ships are ready to take your clients to exotic ports of call from the convenience [...]

Why here? Houston is in growth mode, with new hotels rising, new parks blooming, new restaurants welcoming diners and the convention district in the midst of an expansive redesign. As [...]

Houston, TX, tries to attract more convention visitors even as it has already been selected as the site of the Republican National Convention. With its 260-acre Astrodomain Complex housing the Astrodome, Astrohall and Astroarena and Expo Center, Houston has more than enough convention space for even the largest of gatherings. However, this bustling adopted hometown of George Bush has to invigorate its nightlife if it wants to become a more interesting destination for convention participants.

There's an old joke in the US that you can always tell a Texan ... but you can't tell him much. The stereotypical image people have is of big guys [...]

Why here? The district around the George R. Brown Convention Center has been revamped (see 'Next-Level Convention Centers,' page 29), a new headquarters hotel has opened and properties all around [...]

Houston, TX, offers trade show, exhibition and convention attendees luxurious accommodations and spacious meeting facilities. Major meeting centers include the George R. Brown Convention Center, which has 770,500 sq ft of function space and 43 meeting rooms, and the Astrodomain Complex, which has 1.2 million sq ft of exhibit space and 27 meeting rooms. Major attractions include the Space Center Houston and Moody Garden's Rain forest Pyramid.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Home to a respected and energetic cultural arts scene, celebrated restaurants featuring flavors from 35 countries, the oldest African-American theater in the Southwest and the brains behind United [...]

It's no wonder Houston residents dine out an average of 4.2 times a week--more frequently than diners in any other city--according to a 2008 Zagat Survey. With more than 8,000 [...]

A recent take on Houston: 'People who live there do not want to stay. And people do not want to move there.' So contends a rankled reader in The Economist [...]

GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU RHONDA STONE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CONVENTION SALES & SERVICES 901 BAGBY PHONE: 713-437-5200 OR 800-4-HOUSTON HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 FAX: 713-227-6336 WEB SITE: WWW.HOUSTON-GUIDE.COM The city [...]

NewontheScene HAVING A BALL. The 2000 baseball season was the Houston Astros' first in their new stadium, Enron Field. The entrance is through the refurbished Union Station, which offers a [...]

Perhaps no one knows the nooks and crannies of Houston as well as Omar Lopez. The singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist spends most of his nights performing at various hot spots [...]

The Gulf Coast region of Texas is perhaps one of the state's most dynamic. Seaside retreats compliment major urban offerings, complementing each other to form the ideal locale for both [...]

THE LAST-SECOND WIN OF THE NEW England Patriots over the Carolina Panthers (32-29) in Super Bowl XXXVIII last January wasn't the only victory that night. All over town, Houstonians were [...]

Article describes key features of Houston making it worthwhile for meeting planners. Historic sites, meeting facilities, hotels, etc., are also covered.

Houston is high, wide and handsome: high as in high-rise (the Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Council is preparing a guide to showcase its innovative downtown architecture); wide in that [...]

Another era, another slogan. Just as 'Houston Proud' became the city's mantra during the bust and 'Houston's Hot' became the rallying cry of the recovery, the Greater Houston Convention and [...]

Armando's 2630 Westheimer Road. (713) 520-1738. www.armandoshouston.com. Seats: 80. Cuisine: Mexican. Specialties: queso flameado; beef fajitas with rice and beans; Armando's cut 8-ounce beef tenderloin with rice and beans. Main [...]

Houston is the largest city in the South, with a bustling economy, a 17-block theatre district, and an event planned for every night of the year. Houstonians eat out more [...]

Houston's convention industry is blasting off. With new development coming together seemingly at once, SpaceCity truly is a space of infinite possibilities. A recent $165 million expansion project virtually doubled [...]

BRIMMING WITH NEW FACILITIES Houstonians are feeling a lot of civic pride these days and rightly so. Just a couple of months after the city celebrated the opening of its [...]

* Continental Airlines will begin two daily nonstop Houston-Bakersfield, Calif., flights on April 4. www.conti [...]

There are plenty of reasons why Houston, host city for the first TSW Fastest 50 gala weekend, is one of the United States top meeting and tradeshow locations. It has [...]

The Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau has launched a new website to help meeting planners and other visitors research the city's offerings in accommodations, meeting facilities, shopping, dining, entertainment [...]

Dolce International, the international conference center company, continues to diversify its portfolio of properties, recently garnering the management contract for Houston's historical Warwick Hotel. 'We believe the Warwick has excellent [...]

Start with an incredibly serene and beautiful setting in the forest. Add award-winning accommodations and state-of-the-art meeting facilities. Then, combine all that with world-class golf and recreation. This is the [...]

TEXAS 9 Time Winner Houston, SpaceCity USA has meeting space, hotel space, fun space, and is your convention base. Gerard J. 'Jordy' Tollett President & CEO KEY PERSONNEL Gerard J. [...]

HOUSTON IS MORE than just an oil town. It's also home to NASA's Johnson's Space Center, four--soon to be five--professional sports teams, the world's largest rodeo, 18 Fortune 500 companies, [...]

When the Gulf Building (pictured) appeared on the skyline in 1929, it was the tallest structure in Houston and would remain so for 34 years -- a record no other [...]

The networks of transportation across the United States have been integral to the development of economic progress. Nowhere have railroads, highways and airports better defined patterns of prosperity than in [...]

8 Time Winner Gerard 'Jordy' Tollett Preisident & CEO TEXAS SITE DESCRIPTION The city of Houston, in the seat of Harris County, is centrally located in the upper Gulf Coast [...]

Bonded Concrete Overlays Resurface Busy Freeway Keeping the milled and shotblasted surface clean helps the contractor get good bond for 6.7 miles of overlays. Champagne-Webber Inc., Houston, is rehabilitating the [...]

As the fourth largest city in the United States, Houston is everything Texas. There are cowboys and Indians, the world's largest rodeo, and the Astrodome, the world's first domed stadium. [...]

Looking up enough to host a summit THE last time it was America's turn to play host to the rotating economic summit, President Ronald Reagan chose Williamsburg, Virginia, a small [...]