Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Address: 25 Quackenbush Square Albany, NY 12207
Phone: (800)258-3582 or (518)434-1217
Fax: (518)434-0887
Key Contact: Gina Mintzer, Director of Sales, CMP, MHA
Contact Email: gmintzer@albany.org
Website: http://www.albany.org/
Albany, Host It Here - Your Perfect Meet-in-the-Northeast Destination!
For over 400 years New York’s Capital City, on the banks of the mighty Hudson River, has been planning meetings that helped to shape our nation’s past and continue to mold its future.
As the oldest chartered city in the United States, Albany brings you culture, beauty, world-class museums, great architecture, and centuries of hosting successful meetings.
We invite you to explore the New York State Capitol and Albany’s governmental center the Empire State Plaza, which houses the New York State Museum, The Egg Performing Arts Center, and the Corning Tower Observation Deck offering spectacular views of Albany and the surrounding landscape. The Albany Aqua Ducks can take guests on a guided tour to see the fabulous sites of the capital city by land and then by water.
Albany's proximity to other major cities in the Northeast makes it Your Perfect Meet-in-the-Northeast Destination! When it comes to meetings and special events Albany has an affordable variety of venues and lodging, and complimentary services. New York’s Capital City also offers a variety of restaurants, interesting attractions, and multiple shopping experiences -- all within a short drive along convenient highways. Meeting spaces of up to 26,000 square feet, over 6,500 hotel/motel rooms, 500 restaurants, and lively entertainment districts, make Albany the ideal destination for your next meeting, convention, or event. Albany, an amazing discovery!
Complimentary Meeting & Event Planning Assistance
The ACCVB offers a sales and services team approach to site selection, itinerary development, support services, media relations and marketing, right through to program completion.
- Serve as your attendance building contact for all Albany facilities and services.
- Complimentary online marketing.
- Professional coordination of all support services proposals; including transportation, audio-visual, entertainment and off-site catering.
- Public and community relations assistance: media lists, development and distribution of press releases.
- Post-convention collection of feedback from meeting planner and hotel contacts.
Transportation – Air, Road, Rail
AIR: Albany International Airport served by these airlines: Air Canada, American Eagle, Continental, Delta, Northwest, Southwest, United, US Airways with 82 daily direct flights to the following cities:
Atlanta Baltimore Boston Charlotte Chicago Midway Chicago O’Hare Cleveland Detroit Ft. Lauderdale Las Vegas Minneapolis NYC JFK NYC LaGuardia Newark Orlando Philadelphia Raleigh/Durham Tampa Toronto Washington Dulles Washington National
ROAD: Albany, New York is the crossroads of the Northeast, I-87 (N/S); I-90 (E/W).
RAIL: Albany-Rensselaer Train Station: AMTRAK offers 12 daily trains to/from Penn Station/NYC.
Total event space: 100,000+ sq. ft.; 17,000-seat arena
Total hotel rooms: 5800 committable