Business travel nationwide remains unlikely to bring in 2019-level revenues this year. But hotel leaders in office-dense Houston are optimistic about their prospects ahead of a summer they believe will be rife with conventions, business travel and tourism. "I think we're going to have a gangbuster summer," said Jamal Mazhar, director of sales and marketing at CityCentre hotel The Moran, said. "We think corporate [travel] is going to hold through the summer because there's a lot of pent-up demand for meetings, events and groups." A few questions and things to check. It should not take long at all. 
Amid strong spring break tourism and upcoming conventions that are set to draw tens of thousands to Houston, hotel leaders told Bisnow occupancy numbers are beginning to creep back to pre-pandemic levels, though the city has a higher mountain to climb than other metros. Cindy Decker, vice…  Read the full story here. | 
