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The Peninsula is a great place for meetings and conventions. Our area offers a perfect blend of location, accessibility, variety of meeting sites and community attractions.

The Peninsula draws all types and sizes of groups from professional societies to fraternal organizations, from religious conventions to military reunions. Centrally located on the Atlantic Coast, the Peninsula is popular for any group in the East as well as many from the Mid-West.

The proximity of the Newport News/Williamsburg, Norfolk, Williamsburg/James City County and Richmond Airports with shuttle services to local hotels, combined with plenty of bus and train routes and the interstate highways, make access easy and convenient.

From Williamsburg to Hampton, the plethora of meeting locations and facilities is certain to satisfy any group.

“The Peninsula is affordable and easy to reach. We also feature superb hotels, a wide variety of restaurants and exciting attractions,” says the Newport News Tourism Development Office.

“All groups are VIP groups to us. We do our homework about groups and then try to tailor our convention packages to their needs,” says the Hampton Department of Conventions & Tourism.

“Williamsburg’s unique history plays a special role in drawing conventions,” according to the Williamsburg Convention Bureau. “The area’s moderate climate ensures people will visit year-round for sports and entertainment attractions.”

The Williamsburg area offers 15 conference hotels accommodating groups of 10 to 1,200 people for meetings and banquets. Upon availability, The College ofWilliam and Mary is available for larger city-wide conference groups. There are over 10,000 rooms available through members of the Williamsburg Hotel-Motel Association.

Hampton offers several convention sites, the largest being the Hampton Coliseum which can accommodate 11,000 people. The Hampton University Convocation Center, can host over 6,000 people, and attracts very large conventions to the area.

Once a convention group selects the Peninsula, hotels step to the forefront to ensure each group’s needs are met. “We offer a wide range of activities,” says Lee Severino, General Manager of the Omni Hotel in Newport News. “We sometimes have five to six day-long meetings per week as well as week-long training seminars.”

“A lot of our convention business is repeat business and from word-of-mouth from groups who have been satisfied with their meetings here,” shares Sue Bates, Director of Sales & Marketing for Hampton’s Radisson Hotel. “We will help with everything from simple breakfasts and lunches to daylong meetings and conventions.”

Interested groups can call the Peninsula’s three convention bureaus anytime while planning their programs. The bureaus will provide one-stop-shopping information about the Peninsula, meeting sites, and transportation carriers and schedules.

Nearby Norfolk is a world-class city, home to dynamic attractions, attractive lodging options and a convention center complex that brings you one of the best settings possible for a successful gathering.

For larger meetings, more than 1,000 deluxe hotel rooms are within blocks of Norfolk’s modern, downtown convention facilities. City-wide conventions are convenient too because this sparkling city boasts top-drawer attractions and entertainment. With so many varied attractions, Norfolk offers something for everyone in your group — museums, military history, architecture, antiquing, or simply relaxing on the beach. M