Article: CVB, hotel collaboration breeds success in Houston.(convention-and-visitors-bureau, Hilton Hotels Corp.)

HOUSTON -- The Hilton Americas-Houston, a 1,200-guestroom hotel that was a collaboration between the city, the convention-and-visitors-bureau and Hilton Hotels Corp., is an example of how partnerships can help a hotel and a destination be successful.

The city owns the convention-center hotel, which was developed with city funding, but Hilton manages it.

"The city realized that, with all of the large hotels Hilton had in its system and its large presence in the convention market, it had a large pool of convention customers that it could encourage to meet in Houston," said Janice O'Neill-Cox, director of sales and marketing for the Hilton Americas-Houston. ...

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