| Providence, RI - ( is proud to feature Albany meeting | | | | even more meeting facilities in Albany and make it |
| facilities and highlight the Albany CVB as a new | | | | that much more competitive for convention site |
| featured meeting destination for business functions, | | | | selection. |
| meetings and conventions in New York. | | | | Right now, Albany has a natural beauty that larger |
| Albany County contains 6,000 hotel rooms and | | | | cities lack. The Hudson River runs through downtown |
| several hundred thousand square feet of meeting | | | | and ski mountains are just a few miles away. |
| space, accommodations and function rooms are | | | | Easily accessible by air or road, Albany is ideally |
| always available. | | | | located for meetings and events both near and far. |
| For almost four centuries, New York's Capital city has | | | | For visitors traveling abroad, Albany's International |
| been hosting meetings that shaped the nation and | | | | airport has 25 non-stop destinations, due to a |
| continue to mold its future. History, heritage and | | | | recently completed multi-million dollar redevelopment |
| affordable hospitality define our places and spaces. | | | | project. |
| Albany is an amazing discovery! | | | | The Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau |
| "With its convenient location, competitive room rates | | | | (ACCVB) ( will personally assist convention planners. |
| and wide variety of function sites, Albany already has | | | | By offering clients some of the best meeting facilities |
| a wealth of qualities meeting planners' desire. It should | | | | in New York, the Albany CVB can extend creative |
| do well on MeetingSource.com," said Laura Straub, an | | | | options from a professional view for a friendly, |
| editor at the site. | | | | effective experience. |
| In the fall of 2008, will introduce a new site selection | | | | About MeetingSource.com: |
| tool that will help meeting planners sort through | | | | is the leading resource to help planners find meeting |
| destinations based on their top criteria (see | | | | facilities for corporate meetings, conventions and |
| One of the factors that would no doubt help | | | | conferences. Started as a print publisher in 1989 for |
| Albany’s results would be the completion of a | | | | the six New England states, the company grew |
| new Albany Convention Center. A new Convention | | | | nationwide in 1995 and now includes meeting site |
| Center is being planned, but is still putting together its | | | | selection information for approximately 8000 hotels |
| funding. Once complete, this of course, would add | | | | and destinations in the USA. |