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ADVERTISING SECTION
Meeting
and Conference Destinations:
Hampton
Convention Center Near
Completion
Construction is advancing on the 344,000-square-foot
Hampton Roads Convention Center that is slated
to open in May 2005. When open, more than 1,600
hotel rooms will be within walking distance.
Features of the facility include
a 108,000-square-foot exhibit hall, a 28,000-square-foot
grand ballroom with a banquet capacity of 2,000
and a total of 35 meeting rooms to serve planner
break-out needs. Located on the same campus, the
Hampton Coliseum offers 84,000 square feet of
arena and meeting space, accommodating up to 11,000
people.
Nautical in design, the Hampton
Roads Convention Center is located at the geographic
center of the Hampton Roads region, positioned
between Williamsburg, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Virginia Beach. Water recreation, historic
landmarks and African-American heritage sites
enrich the Hampton visitor experience.
Hampton CVB customizes
all meeting services based on the needs of
the convening group.
Hampton’s staff meets with the event planner
to determine the assistance most needed by the
meeting group. Planners are encouraged to submit
an RFP on www.hamptoncvb.com.
Hampton Convention and
Visitor Bureau
1919 Commerce Drive, Suite 290
Hampton, VA 23666
800-487-8778
757-722-1222
www.hamptoncvb.com
lgibson@hamptoncvb.com
Contact: Lacy Gibson, director of sales
CONFERENCE
HOTELS
Radisson Hotel Hampton
700 Settlers Landing Road
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-9700
www.radisson.com/hamptonva
Contact: Susan F. Bates, director of sales and
marketing
nossidar@aol.com
Situated on Hampton’s waterfront,
Radisson Hotel Hampton offers guests a host of
amenities, including waterfront dining in Pier
21 restaurant, Signals Sports Grill and Oyster
Alley outdoor patio restaurant; an outdoor roof
top pool, exercise facilities, data ports in all
guest rooms, complimentary covered parking and
an easy walk to the Virginia Air & Space
Center, The Cousteau Society and Antiques Shops.
The hotel has 8,358 square feet
of meeting space in eight rooms that can accommodate
450 people banquet style and 680 theater style.
All meeting rooms have T-1 lines.
Radisson has 172 guest rooms with five suites
ranging in price from $99 to $179.
ROOM
REPORT
Hampton presents meeting delegates with a wide
variety of popular lodging brands. A new 300-suite
Embassy Suites Hotel will connect to the Hampton
Roads Convention Center by covered walkway. With
3,000 rooms citywide, 2,500 are within five minutes
of the convention center.
AIRPORTS
Newport News / Williamsburg International
Airport
Newport News / Williamsburg International Airport
provides direct flights to Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte,
New York (La Guardia), Orlando and Philadelphia,
with connecting flights to all major U.S. cities.
Major carriers include Air Tran Airways, ASA The
Delta Connection, US Airways and US Airways Express.
Norfolk International
Airport
Norfolk International Airport is served by 18
airlines, including: American, Continental, Delta,
Northwest, Southwest, US Airways, United Express
and Independence Air. The airport handles more
than 200 daily flights, including non-stop flights
to 22 U.S. cities with connecting flights to all
major U.S. cities.
Long-term parking: $1
per hour; $7 per day. The newly expanded and
opened terminal
includes a nine-story parking garage and is part
of the airport’s $133 million capital-improvement
campaign.
ATTRACTIONS
Virginia Air & Space Center and Riverside
IMAX Theater
Hampton History Museum
Hampton Miss Hampton II Harbor Tour
Hampton University Museum
Hampton Carousel
Fort Monroe and the Casemate Museum
Cousteau Society
The American Theatre
Fort Wool
Buckroe Beach Park
St. John’s Church
Sandy Bottom Nature Park
Bluebird Gap Farm
Grandview Nature Preserve
Aberdeen Gardens Historic Museum
Little England Chapel
Langley Speedway
Air Power Park
Peninsula Pilots
PUBLIC
GOLF COURSES
The Hamptons
757-766-9148
The Woodlands
757-727-1195
SHOPPING
Power Plant of Hampton Roads anchored by Bass
Pro Shops Outdoor World
Coliseum Mall
Downtown Hampton featuring The Art Market
Phoebus Shopping District
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