Suite Dreams and Big Plans | S1 E2: How a New Downtown Convention Center & Hotel Could Bring Big Business to Beaumont

We talk about the potential economic impacts and potential next steps for building a full-service convention center hotel downtown. We also address how a convention center differs from a civic center, how hotel revenue can potentially lower your taxes, and what the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) does to drive tourism and bring business to the area.Resources:Downtown Hotel/Convention Center Public Input MeetingDowntown Plan InputTopics:00:00 Intro00:44 Hotel & Downtown Economic Development01:49 HOT Tax & CVB04:55 Other Cities06:45 Convention vs Civic Center08:47 Cost12:29 Downtown Development Process13:56 Phases15:54 Hotel & the Bigger Downtown Plan17:47 Stimulate Growth19:20 OutroYou can stream the Beaumont Beat on multiple platforms:Podcast WebsiteAudio onlyYouTubeFacebookContact us at: communicatioYou can stream the Beaumont Beat on multiple platforms:Podcast WebsiteAudio onlyYouTubeFacebookContact us at: [email protected]