Why Choose Our Destination?

Get down to business in Austin, the Texas capital and Live Music Capital of the World®. Ranked among the top cities for nightlife, safety, airport satisfaction and high-tech facilities, Austin offers all the amenities you'll need for work and play. Groups enjoy a compact downtown with live music, distinctive dining, outdoor attractions, world class museums and more within walking distance from more than 11,000 hotel rooms (36,000 rooms citywide). In addition, our state-of-the-art Convention Center features 247,052 square feet of contiguous, column-free exhibit space (more than 800,000 square feet of meeting space, total including 5 Exhibit Halls, 7 ballrooms, and 54 meeting rooms) with an expansive and free Wi-Fi network. When planning for your next event, also include the 131,000-square-foot lakeside Palmer Event Center to find an infrastructure capable of seamlessly executing your meeting and attendee entertainment. Learn more about meeting in Austin at www.austintexas.org.