The decision on whereto fly out of generally will be determined by the type of travel you need to do and availability of flights you will be taking. The smaller of the two airports, William P. Hobby Airport and Ellington Airport will handle charter flights and personal private jet traffic. The large George Bush Intercontinental Airport is your general international airport that handles most of the commercial traffic in and out of Houston. It is important to take everything into consideration when deciding how and where you will fly in and out of Houston. Keep in mind the location of where you need to be and the cost of the type of air traffic you want to use.

The many options available for air traffic in Houston make it a unique location and allows for it to be an air traffic capital. This is great for business and travel in Houston.

If you want to shop and get a meaningful souvenir for that someone special Discover Houston Space City will probably have that special gift. Another good place to try is Life is Good. They carry not only gifts, but they have apparel also. Finally, on the way to your gate don’t miss Hudson News. You can get a paper from just about everywhere or pick up that best selling novel that you have been wanting to read. All of these places, will make your trip just a little easier.

Both the Hobby and the Intercontinental boasts world class amenities like the wide variety of gift shops, food courts and comfortable lounges. For People who always has to be connected, these airports also have Wi-Fi internet coverage. Very accommodating visitor information centers and rental car services can also be accessed. If you’re travelling with your pet, you can take advantage of the animal assistance and pet relief areas present. Smokers will also have their “relief” as both airports have a designated smokers’ area. Hotels that will cater to your varied needs, tastes and budgets are also very accessible. Scattered near airports are the Springhill Suites Marriott, Comfort Suites, Days Inn, Drury Inn, Hampton Inn, Hobby Hilton, Baymont Inn & Suites, Motel 6, Knights Inn, Red Roof Inn, Super 8, La Quinta, The Executive Inn & Suites, Airport Marriott, AmeriSuites, Best Western, Clarion Hotel, Crowne Plaza, Double Tree, Hampton Inn, Hilton, Holiday Inn, Howard Johnson, Ramada, Sleep Inn, Sheraton and the Quality Suites.

Now, unless you have somebody to graciously send you off and/or fetch you, your only worry will be on where to park your car, right? Well. Not in Houston. We have up to 25,000 available parking lots. Covered and uncovered parking lots are available as well as SurePark (for members only). The more economical “ecopark” is just walking distance from the Hobby. Now, who says flying is such a hassle?

This will allow you to quickly meet up with the guys, and get ready to really enjoy your team play. You are going to find that being near the action is much better than staying at a further hotel. Although you may pay a little more to be close to the action, and near the bars where the fans go to for the games, you are going to get a much better experience for watching your team and the game this way.