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GALVESTON.COM: The Official Website of The Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Galveston is located just 50 miles south of Houston. Nearby airports include Houston Hobby Airport, a thirty minute drive from Galveston and George Bush International Airport, a 90 minute drive from Galveston. Scholes International Airport at Galveston is accessible for chartered planes, helicopters and can also accommodate up to a Boeing 767.



The Island offers 4,000 sleeping rooms and more than 130,000 combined square feet of meeting space at various hotels. The Galveston Island Convention Center at The San Luis Resort provides a column-free 43,100 square-foot exhibition hall, a 15,500 square-foot grand ballroom, 12,000 square feet of breakout meeting space and 29,000 square feet of pre-function, exhibit and reception space.

Two-story floor-to-ceiling windows offer unparalleled views of the Gulf as guests enter and exit the first floor exhibition space and second level ballroom. It is the official convention center for Galveston Island.


 


To receive a complete Galveston Island Meeting Planner Guide, contact the Galveston Island Convention and Visitors Bureau toll-free at (866)505-4456.




 

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