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Houston’s 10 Most Instagrammed Restaurants

By VisitHouston on Jul. 22, 2015

By John Egan If you want to wow colleagues or clients while you're visiting Houston for a meeting or convention - or if you're a tourist or already live here - at least some of the Bayou City's most popular restaurants should be on your agenda. But aside from reading reviews, how do you decide which eateries deserve a look? Try giving one of these restaurants a shot. They're the 10 most Instagrammed Houston restaurants of 2014, according to MyFab5. Before you dash out the door, a word of…

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Wi-Fi at Bush Intercontinental Ranked Among World’s Fastest

By VisitHouston on Jul. 01, 2015

By John Egan When it comes to Wi-Fi service, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is soaring. RottenWiFi.com ranked Bush's free Wi-Fi service as the ninth-fastest airport Wi-Fi in the world. Users tested and evaluated the quality of Wi-Fi at more than 130 airports in 53 countries. Only the airport in Chattanooga, Tennessee, beat Bush for Wi-Fi speed among US airports. Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, topped the list. Data collected through a RottenWiFi.com app…

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Houston An International Hot Spot, MasterCard Says

By VisitHouston on Jun. 26, 2015

By John Egan Move over, Los Angeles and Miami. Houston ranks as the fastest-growing destination in North America for international visitors. According to this year's MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index, Houston is the only major North American city to see a double-digit average annual growth rate (10.9 percent) for international visitors since 2009. These cities sit behind Houston on the MasterCard index: Los Angeles (7.8 percent) Miami (7.5 percent) New York (6 percent) San…

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Houston Arboretum & Nature Center: It's Dog-Gone Great!

By VisitHouston on Jun. 18, 2015

By John Egan The Houston Arboretum & Nature Center has collared some high praise from pups. The nonprofit Houston Arboretum & Nature Center appears at No. 11 on Milk-Bone's new list of America's top 50 dog-friendly destinations for road trips. But it also ranks as a favorite for plenty of people, including meeting planners. By cross-referencing online reviews with data about dog-friendly restaurants and hotels, Milk-Bone compiled its list of dog-approved parks and landmarks. Each place was…

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3 ‘Authentic’ Experiences for Houston Meeting Attendees

By VisitHouston on Jun. 11, 2015

By John Egan These days, meeting planners increasingly are craving "authentic" experiences for attendees of corporate and association gatherings. According to BizBash, it's no longer enough to secure a meeting location "purely based on the feasibility and budget appropriateness of its room block and function space." "Instead," BizBash says, "groups want to experience local culture outside of the hotel, both as a part of the meeting, and separate from it, returning to their desks enriched and…

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19 Facts About the Marriott Marquis Houston

By VisitHouston on May 28, 2015

By John Egan With its debut set for November 2016, the soon-to-be-gleaming Marriott Marquis Houston is rising in the midst of the Houston Convention District. The $355 million, 29-story hotel, connected to the George R. Brown Convention Center, will feature 1,000 guest rooms and 100,000 square feet of event space. "When the Marriott Marquis opens its doors in 2016, it will increase the hotel room capacity in downtown Houston by 20 percent and will give the George R. Brown Convention Center…

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5 Sightseeing Suggestions for Houston ‘Bleisure’ Travelers

By VisitHouston on May 21, 2015

by John Egan Business travel doesn't need to be all work and no play. Increasingly, travelers are blending business and leisure, resulting in a trend dubbed "bleisure" travel. A 2014 survey by Hotwire.com found that nearly half of Americans who travel for work tack leisure time onto their business trips. "You might have to travel for business, but it doesn't mean you have to let much-deserved leisure trips fall by the wayside," said Henrik Kjellberg, president of Hotwire.com. Not surprisingly…

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7 Tasty Twists on Crawfish in Houston

By VisitHouston on Apr. 29, 2015

by John Egan Sure, you can savor boiled crawfish at any number of fine joints in Houston, and we wouldn't discourage you from doing that. But any number of local restaurants put their own spin on mudbugs. Here are seven distinctive crawfish dishes you should sample in the Bayou City. Wild Cajun's crawfish egg rolls At Wild Cajun, East meets West (or maybe that should be South) in the form of crawfish egg rolls. These Vietnamese-influenced creations represent just one of the many offerings at…

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Travel+Leisure Readers Serve up Top Rating for Houston Food

By VisitHouston on Apr. 23, 2015

By John Egan Eat your hearts out, America. Houston is the country's No. 1 city for foodies, according to readers of Travel and Leisure magazine. In praising the sizzling fare in Houston, Travel+Leisure trumpeted: "The business-travel hub staged a Texas-sized upset this year, winning the food category by offering an irresistible combination of refined tastes and downhome comfort." The magazine says its readers ranked Houston the top US food city in three categories: burgers, brunch and…

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Restaurants and Retail in the Works for Houston Convention District

By VisitHouston on Apr. 06, 2015

by John Egan Next year, it'll be easier to eat, drink and be merry in the Houston Convention District. As many as seven new retail stores, restaurants and entertainment venues are on tap for the area surrounding the George R. Brown Convention Center "as part of a bold streetscape makeover in the newly revitalized eastern section of downtown Houston," according to Houston First Corp., which manages the convention center. These new spots are on track to open in late 2016, ahead of the Super…

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