Newport News Tourism Development Office

Why Choose Our Destination?

Are you looking at Coastal Virginia (Williamsburg, Hampton, Norfolk or Virginia Beach) for your next meeting? Consider Newport News and save yourself and your attendees time and money! Situated on the eastern edge of the Virginia Peninsula and just a short drive to Virginia Beach and Williamsburg, Newport News is an ideal meeting location. Our “hi-tech” hometown not only offers an extensive park system with historical sites and nationally accredited museums, but is also: * Headquarters for more than 20 international firms * Home to two national laboratories * The largest employer in Virginia: Newport News Shipbuilding * Home to the U.S. Army's largest transportation unit Getting Here Newport News is only hours from two thirds of the U.S. population, so getting here and meeting here is extremely convenient for travel and budget needs. We offer excellent transportation access via car and train and three convenient airports: * Newport News/Williamsburg International * Richmond International * Norfolk International Newport News Conference Center Information Nestled in Newport News’ trendy City Center, Newport News Marriott at City Center is a modern, stylish hotel and conference center featuring 25,000 total square feet of meeting space. The hotel’s meeting facilities include 23 meeting rooms and a maximum of 12 breakout rooms. The hotel’s largest space is its 12,032-square-foot Grand Ballroom, which offers seating for 1,600 guests. Meeting amenities include on-site catering and audiovisual services. The 11-floor, 250-room hotel overlooks the City Center fountain, features on-site dining and sits four miles from the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport Point Plaza Suites at City Center With a "suite" approach to hospitality, Point Plaza Suites at City Center offers a variety of accommodations ranging from deluxe guest rooms to executive suites that feature over 550 square feet of living area for a total of 150 rooms. Guests enjoy a breakfast buffet each morning. The conference center features 10,500 total square feet of meeting space that include 6 meeting rooms and a maximum of 9 breakout rooms. The hotel’s largest space is its 6,400-square-foot Chesapeake Ballroom, which offers seating for 450 guests. Hilton Garden Inn Designed for the individual business travelers and the weekend leisure guest, this property also offers 1566 total square feet of meeting space that include 1 meeting rooms and a maximum of 2 breakout rooms with seating for 90 guests. Attractions Also Used for Special Meeting Venues *Christopher Newport University's Ferguson Center for the Arts, a 300,000 sq.ft. facility, is known for its striking open design and multi-faceted layout. The facility holds a 1,700-seat Concert Hall, 500-seat Music & Theatre Hall and 257-seat Studio Theatre, and is available for private event rentals *Lee Hall Mansion, one of the last remaining antebellum homes on the Virginia Peninsula *Designated by Congress as America's National Maritime Museum and the nation's premier Civil War attraction, The Mariners' Museum/USS Monitor Center tells the history of the ocean and its relationship with mankind *Newport News Park, spanning more than 8,000 acres, is the second largest municipal park in the U.S. Great Ropes and Initiatives Course among other group acitvities *An "affordable" Golf Digest four-star rated golf course located at the Newport News Park *Combining a native wildlife park, science museum, aquarium, botanical preserve and planetarium, the Virginia Living Museum is home to living exhibits, green house and conversation garden Dining *More than 250 restaurants varying from elegant to casual to chef-owned to franchise *Wide range of cuisine that include American, southern home-style, seafood, fine dining, Brazilian, Caribbean, Chinese, Filipino, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Mexican *Many offer private dining for groups *Vibrant nightli