Omni Dallas Hotel, and AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Accepted Into ALHI

. July 15, 2014

July 15, 2014 - Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) has expanded its exclusive portfolio of Four- and Five-Diamond quality meeting, convention and incentive hotels and resorts, as well as its portfolio offerings in Texas, with the addition of two hotels. The impressive AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, located by The University of Texas at Austin, and the extraordinary Omni Dallas Hotel in Dallas, have been accepted into ALHI's worldwide portfolio, becoming ALHI's seventh and eighth Member hotels in Texas. ALHI now provides Global Sales Organization (GSO) support, expertise, and sales services to meeting professionals, association executives, incentive/recognition specialists, and business executives in North America interested in conducting meetings and/or programs at the hotels.

AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, ideally situated in downtown Austin at the south entrance to The University of Texas at Austin, features 297 stylish guest rooms and 40,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel's 37 different meeting spaces include a 300-seat tiered Amphitheater (with a very large video wall and a sizable stage), multiple tiered classrooms, an 800-seat divisible ballroom, and 18 breakout rooms (ranging from 200 to 600 square feet). In addition, the hotel's state-of-the-art telepresence environment enables meeting participants to connect virtually with up to 48 locations, 24/7. Conveniently located just four blocks from the Texas State Capitol, the hotel also features complimentary high-speed internet (wired and wireless), a 24-hour fitness center, a heated outdoor pool, the award-winning and sophisticated Carillon Restaurant, Gabriel's Cafe, and One Twenty 5 Cafe. The use of University of Texas campus recreational facilities and pools also may be arranged at the hotel. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is just eight miles away.

The Omni Dallas Hotel, the recipient of many of the meetings industry's highest honors, offers 110,000 square feet of meeting space, with 39 meeting rooms that includes the 31,733-square-foot Dallas Ballroom and the 15,418-square-foot Trinity Ballroom. Located in the center of the revitalized downtown Dallas, the hotel is connected via sky bridge to the Dallas Convention Center, providing convenient access to 2.1 million square feet of meeting space. Featuring a contemporary reflective glass exterior, the luxurious 23-story hotel offers 1,001 guest rooms (appealingly decorated with art created by local artists), which includes 67 spacious suites and three presidential suites. The hotel also features the full-service Mokara Spa, a rooftop terrace pool deck, a spacious state-of-the-art fitness center with stunning views of downtown, a heated infinity swimming pool, a sauna, the nationally-renowned Bob's Steak & Chop House restaurant, the farm-to-table restaurant Texas Spice, The Owner's Box interactive sports bar, a gourmet coffee shop, and a lobby lounge. The hotel is close to the area's impressive array of restaurants, shops and entertainment options, including the historical West End District, just one-half mile away. The American Airlines Center (home to the NBA's Dallas Mavericks) is just 1.4 miles away, and DFW International Airport is 19 miles from the hotel.

The two hotels join ALHI's other exceptional Member hotels and resorts in Texas, which includes: the elegant, 244-room Hotel Sorella CITYCENTRE in Houston; the contemporary Hotel Valencia Riverwalk on the banks of San Antonio's famed River Walk; the 528-room InterContinental Dallas in the heart of North Dallas in Addison; the highly decorated La Cantera Hill Country Resort in the breathtaking Texas Hill Country in San Antonio; the magnificent Dallas landmark The Adolphus; and the AAA Four-Diamond The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa in Houston's dynamic Galleria area.

“Texas continues to be a very popular and convenient destination for meetings and conventions, and these two outstanding hotels handsomely augment our offerings and are two of the very best meeting hotels and facilities in the state,” said David Gabri, CEO of ALHI. “Each features an excellent location, exceptional meeting facilities, and first-class facilities and service. They are very welcome additions to our worldwide portfolio.”

In addition to their Membership in ALHI's worldwide portfolio, the two hotels become the newest options in ALHI's “City Solutions Collection” specialty segment, which now features 62 Four- and Five-Diamond quality hotels in distinctive metropolitan areas around the world. Omni Dallas Hotel also becomes a new addition to ALHI's “Big Box Solutions Collection” specialty segment, consisting of 27 ALHI hotels with at least 500 guest rooms, a minimum of 50,000 square feet of meeting space, and at least one ballroom of 20,000 square feet.

ALHI's 160+ Member hotels and resorts include exceptional Four- and Five-Diamond quality meeting, convention, and incentive resorts on land and sea, incomparable city hotels, exclusive smaller hotels, golf resorts, historic & landmark properties, island destinations, resorts with spas, properties in international destinations, and hotels with world-class gaming and entertainment.

With a worldwide portfolio of over 115,000 rooms and suites and 10 million square feet of meeting space, ALHI provides planners and their organizations experienced Global Sales services with diverse options among its outstanding worldwide member hotels and resorts which specialize in meetings and incentive programs. ALHI provides reliable one-call professional sales assistance and access to their distinctive hotels, resorts, and venues for programs ranging from 10 to more than 6,500. There is no cost to planners' organizations to utilize the ALHI GSO services, expertise, and account advocacy, as its Members' dues fund the Global Sales Organization to best serve planners with local professionals.

For a list of ALHI's portfolio, visit www.alhi.com, and preview details of ALHI's Membership, including useful information on the 12 defined “specialty segments” within the portfolio, which are designed to make it easy for planners to identify properties, destinations, venues, and/or ships that will best suit their programs' objectives, unique desires and specific needs.

On the ALHI website, planners can quickly see details of the properties' meeting, accommodation, recreational and dining offerings, as well as destination information and “Luxury on Sale” value opportunities. A photo gallery, meeting floor plans and specs, and a location map for each property are also easily available.

ALHI has 20 professionally-staffed Global Sales Offices to serve, with locations in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Louisville, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Richmond, Southern California (3), Toronto, Washington, D.C., and Washington (state). Go to www.alhi.com to identify the “ALHI Team” sales professionals in your state/area.

For more information about ALHI, to inquire about any of the ALHI member properties, and/or to acquire a free copy of ALHI's “2014 Global Sales Guide To Meeting Facilities” or the new ALHI app, contact your nearest ALHI Global Sales Office, or call the “ALHI Group Desk” toll-free at 866-303-ALHI (2544), and visit www.alhi.com .

Business Contact:

Karen Lamonica
T: 407-788-7070
E: [email protected]

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