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Whether you are planning a corporate board meeting in an intimate setting or a large trade show at the architecturally grand Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio has a wide array of options designed to fit your needs.
Experience San Antonio on us. Start your successful meeting now with our customized site visit offer.
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Go to meetings.visitsanantonio.com to register.
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State of the Market: Texas
Deep from the Heart
By JEFF HEILMAN
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With all the stamina of a long-distance runner, Texas can count a strong economic heartbeat among the reasons to celebrate in 2011, its 175th year of independence. With recessionary clouds gathering once more, the Texas group and hospitality market is keeping a watchful eye on the horizon along with everybody else, but in conversations with CVB leaders across the state, we find hearts pumped and legs ready for the road ahead.
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MAJOR MUSCLE
The outlook is bright in Austin, where delegates enjoy 300 days of sunshine annually and inspiring views from the open, airy Austin Convention Center.
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Over 73,000 square feet of meeting space, 19 meeting rooms, stylish all-suite accommodations, endless group activities, award winning conference space and restaurants make La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa Houston’s ideal meeting retreat.
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Click here to see our group and meeting package rates now!.
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Cuisine
Essential Ingredients
By JEFF HEILMAN
Legendary author John Steinbeck found in Texas “…a tight cohesiveness perhaps stronger than any other section of America” and observed that Texas was “the obsession, the proper study and the passionate possession of all Texans.”
It’s a philosophy embraced by the founders of Love and War in Texas, a concept restaurant dedicated to Texas food, heritage and music. All three are served at the restaurant’s group-friendly “ranchhouses” in Plano and Grapevine, along with full-production catering for large-scale events.
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Film
Texas on the Silver Screen
By JEFF HEILMAN
As the Texas A&M Aggie football team has the “12th Man” support of its student body, films shot in the Lone Star State have a guaranteed A-list supporting cast in Texas landscapes, locales and personalities.
Founded in Austin in 2007 and now with multiple locations in Austin, San Antonio and Houston, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (www.drafthouse.com) is among the state’s coolest group and event venues. Every year, the company’s Rolling Roadshow tour crisscrosses the U.S. or travels internationally, screening famous movies in famous places. For 2011, the focus was on Texas.
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| Texas Tourism |
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Texas has 268,581 square miles of amazing opportunities and unforgettable destinations for your next meeting. The state offers 18.5 million square feet of meeting space statewide, from the world’s largest column-free exhibit hall to meeting rooms flanked by sparkling bays and lazy rivers. For big business or big fun, there’s no place like the Lone Star State. For more information and to order your free Texas Tour & Meeting Guide, visit MeetingsTexas.com.
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