VISIT HOUSTON

IPW 2023

Houston is America’s fourth-largest city and filled with world-class dining, arts, hotels, shopping and nightlife. Visit Houston handles domestic and international marketing, tourism, and media relations for the city of Houston.

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Visit Houston Contacts

- Jorge Franz
- Houston First Contact
  
  Senior Vice President of Tourism and Industry Relations
- Phone: 713-853-8306
- Email: jorge.franz@houstonfirst.com
- Shandra Mitchell
- Houston First Contact
  
  Vice President of Leisure Market Initiatives
- Phone: 713-853-8909
- Email: smitchell@visithouston.com
- Laura Haces
- Houston First Contact
  
  Sr. Manager, Product Development
- Phone: 713-853-8917
- Email: lhaces@visithouston.com
- Daniel Taylor
- Houston First Contact
  
  Sr. Manager, Product Development
- Phone: 713-853-8321
- Email: dtaylor@visithouston.com
- Claudia Gonzalez
- Houston First Contact
  
  Manager, International Leisure Sales
- Phone: 713-853-8319
- Email: cgonzalez@visithouston.com
- Celia Morales
- Houston First Contact
  
  Senior Manager of International Media Relations
- Phone: 713-853-8947
- Email: cmorales@visithouston.com
- Jennie Bui-McCoy
- PR Director
- Phone: 713-853-8313
- Email: jennie.bui-mccoy@houstonfirst.com
- Leo Yao
- Houston First Contact
  
  Asia-Pacific Account Director
- Phone: 832-866-3377
- Email: leo@ivisithouston.com
- Anja Puschmann
- Houston First Contact
  
  Account Director Sales, Marketing, PR - Europe & UK
- Phone: + 49 (0) 174 32 666 36
- Email: anja@apconsulting-houston.com
- Loretta Fadanelli
- Connect Worldwide, Mexico
  
  PR Manager, CWW Mexico
- Phone: + 52 55 6787 7823
- Email: loretta.f@cww.travel
- Mauricio Gonzalez
- Connect Worldwide, Mexico
  
  CEO, CWW Mexico
- Phone: + 52 55 1474 9009
- Email: mauricio.g@cww.travel
- Mike Gomez
- Connect Worldwide, Mexico
  
  Account Manager, CWW Mexico
- Phone: +52 55 6787 7823
- Email: miguel.g@cww.travel

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IPW Booth Partners

- Dottie Bossley
- Visit Galveston
  
  Regional Sales Director
- Phone: 409-797-5126
- Email: dbossley@visitgalveston.com
- Martine Kaye
- Houston Museum of Natural Science
  
  Senior Director of Corporate Sales
- Phone: 281-630-7682
- Email: mkaye@hmns.org
- Neda Asgharzadeh
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
  
  Guest Services Manager
- Phone: 713-639-7300
- Email: neda@mfah.org
- Dean Conwell
- Beaumont Convention & Visitor's Bureau
  
  Executive Director
- Phone: 409-880-3749
- Email: dean.conwell@beaumonttexas.gov
- Julie Charros
- Experience Houston
  
  Director, International Sales
- Phone: 832-473-4841
- Email: julie@experiencehouston.com
- Meshele Jackson
- Staybridge Suites & Holiday Inn Express Houston Galleria
  
  Sales Manager
- Phone: 936-247-4904
- Email: mjackson@amliberty.com
- Marilyn DeSimone
- Landry's
  
  Area Director of Sales
- Phone: 713-315-5140
- Email: mdesimone@ldry.com
- Cathy Pigue
- Space Center Houston
  
  Group Sales Executive
- Phone: 281-283-4765
- Email: cpigue@spacecenter.org
- Elizabeth Ostermann
- Marriott International
  
  Senior Sales Executive
- Phone: 713-960-6562
- Email: elizabeth.ostermann@marriott.com
- Jorge Cadena
- Smart Strategic Marketing
  
  President
- Phone: 832-948-4440
- Email: jorge@smartsmarketing.com
- Leo Padilla
- Tax Free Shopping
  
  Houston Area Manager
- Phone: 214-368-9067
- Email: Leop@taxfreeshopping.com