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Fort Worth at Your Service FORT WORTH AT YOUR SERVICE FORT WORTH SNAPSHOT • Population 895,000 • 13th largest city in U.S. HIGHLIGHTS OF ATTRACTIONS Fort Worth’s main attraction districts are located within a three-mile radius. Culture, western heritage and America’s No. 1 • 20 minutes from DFW International Airport and AT&T Stadium downtown are easy for visitors to get to. Each district has a variety of restaurants, shopping and nightlife. • “Top 6 cities to watch” by Downtown & Sundance Square Near Southside Condé Nast Traveler Sundance Square Plaza Boutique restaurants, shops and galleries Bass Performance Hall Breweries and distilleries • Vibrant, walkable city center named Water Gardens Theaters No. 1 downtown in America by Ambassador Program Livability.com Nearby Stockyards National Historic District Texas Motor Speedway • Stockyards National Historic District Billy Bob’s Texas AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys features western heritage and year- Cowtown Coliseum round rodeo Twice-Daily Cattle Drive Globe Life Ballpark, home of the Texas Rangers Grapevine Vintage Railroad Bureau of Engraving and Printing • Cultural District contains five world- Stockyards Championship Rodeo Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge class museums, designed by renowned Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame Texas Civil War Museum architects, in a walkable area White Elephant Saloon Vintage Flying Museum American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum • Fort Worth Zoo ranked #4 in nation Cultural District & Crockett Row Six Flags Over Texas Kimbell Art Museum The Shops at Clearfork • Top 10 value destination. (Hotwire) Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Tanger Outlets • Bike Sharing program offers 40+ Amon Carter Museum of American Art Foundry District National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame stations connecting major destinations Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and districts Will Rogers Memorial Center Dickies Arena • 70+ miles of trails along the Trinity River, Blue Zones healthy food choices, TCU & Zoo Area and walkable spaces provide an Photo by Robert Polidori Fort Worth Zoo environment for healthy meetings Botanic Garden and Japanese Gardens • Designated the first music-friendly city Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Texas by the Texas Music Office Log Cabin Village Support for Meetings and Conventions Texas Christian University Visit Fort Worth offers many useful services that can save you time and money before and during your event. Our Convention Services team can help you CONVENTION SERVICES TEAM promote the City of Cowboys and Culture and provide materials and tools that April Montez, Sr. Convention Services Manager boost attendance. We are a powerful resource for accessing local resources, from Stephanie Garcia, Sr. Convention Services Manager transportation services to unique event ideas. Elizabeth Story, Convention Services Coordinator FORTWORTH.COM/PLAN ONLINE CONTENT E-NEWSLETTER Pre-Convention Meetings* Our staff will help coordinate your pre-conference meeting Molly the Trolley Car Rental with the hotels, event facilities and service providers. Free downtown circulator Enterprise Rent-A-Car every 12 minutes 1001 Jones Street, Suite 139 Convention Alerts, Welcome Signs, Welcome Banners* 817.215.8600, 817.885.8219 Enterprise.com Area restaurants, shops and attractions will receive a detailed MollyTheTrolley.com Budget Car Rental convention alert and welcome signs from our office notifying Operates 10 a.m. – them of your conference. Visit Fort Worth will provide 1001 Henderson Street 10 p.m. daily welcome banners that will be displayed around the Fort Worth 817.336.6601 Budget.com NextBus app available Convention Center. UNIQUE EVENT IDEAS Hertz Work with your Visit Fort Worth Convention Services 917 Taylor Street Housing Services* Manager to enhance your events with unique local concepts. Trinity Railway Express 817.332.5205 Hertz.com Passkey decreases cumbersome manual processes and • Stockyards Adventure Train to Dallas POSTCARDS SOCIAL MEDIA increases efficiency by automating the group housing • Ghost History Tour $12 daypass to Dallas process. Its dynamic tools and solutions provide a range Taxi/Shuttle • Appearance from Fort Worth Herd Operates Monday-Saturday MARKETING SUPPORT of benefits, including accessing and sharing real-time data, See website for schedule. $60 typical taxi fare from DFW needing to use just one system from city to city and • River Front Venues TO PROMOTE YOUR EVENT TrinityRailwayExpress.org International Airport reducing attrition exposure. Provided by Key Bookings. • Fort Worth Ale Trail Breweries and Distilleries We offer many ways to create excitement, generate awareness to downtown Fort Worth. and promote attendance for your meeting in Fort Worth. YellowCheckerShuttle.com Worth Saving Program VISITOR INFORMATION CENTERS TeXRail • Materials to entice your attendees, from postcards that Provide your attendees with special offers at participating • Downtown/Sundance Square Train to DFW airport Uber and Lyft services are downtown businesses through their convention badge or by can be printed with your information to maps, buttons and • Stockyards National Historic District $5 daypass to/from available in Fort Worth. “Fort Worth Next” stickers. special email. Enjoy discounted or free appetizers, desserts • Fort Worth Convention Center DFW International Airport, and other options simply by showing your conference badge. Terminal B Fort Worth • Online content, including a landing page with your logo on Operates 7 days a week. FortWorth.com and links to videos, images and more. Bike Sharing On-Site Brochure Delivery RideTrinityMetro.org/TexRail Before your meeting we will deliver Fort Worth visitor guides, Pick up a bike at any conveniently • Social media guidelines and recommendations for area attraction brochures and useful maps – one copy of each located bike sharing station and connecting with attendees and locals using #SeeFortWorth for every room contracted on peak night. Greater quantities The Dash drop it off when you’re done. and more. available at a minimum charge. Downtown to Cultural District FortWorthBikeSharing.org ADD RESOURCES, SAVE MONEY circulator. $2 one way/$5 Information Desk or On-Site Registration daypass. Operates 7 days a week Trinity Metro Ground Fort Worth Convention Services is a part of your virtual team Allow our local knowledgeable staff to provide your with late weekend hours. Transportation to help plan and prepare for your meeting and convention. Fort Worth public bus service attendees with true Fort Worth hospitality. For every 100 RideTrinityMetro.org rooms contracted on peak night you receive four hours of connects downtown and the city’s Service Lead Program complimentary service. major attractions and districts for Our staff helps take the hassle out of event planning. We share Amtrak a typical fare or $2 each way. *Available for meetings contracting a minimum 750 rooms on peak night. your ideas, needs and wish list with area attractions and service Service to Fort Worth providers. In turn, they will contact you directly with proposals RideTrinityMetro.org Central Station. to help you make final planning decisions to ensure a great See Amtrak.com for details. experience in Fort Worth. Site Inspections Want to make a pre-convention site visit to your hotels, off-site venues or the convention center? Let us book the A VERY ACCESSIBLE CITY appointments and create the itinerary for you. Fort Worth is just 20 minutes from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Corporate Social Responsibility Make an impact through volunteering in the Fort Worth • Nation’s fourth busiest airport, with 2,000 flights daily community during your stay here. We can connect you • Reach any U.S. major city in four hours or less with the right organization to create a meaningful • Rated No. 1 airport for customer technology service program. • Car rental center served by 11 companies.
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