Discover all that is new in Meet Boston

The closest US city to the UK, Boston offers visitors everything they could want from an authentic US experience – from seafood to shopping to sporting events and sightseeing,  the city has it all. From the downtown core to the outlying neighbourhoods, visitors find that Boston is a city of intriguing diversity. With a mix of colonial charm and urban sophistication, the city is rich in history with great dining and nightlife, extraordinary shopping, championship professional and college sports teams, and a vibrant arts and cultural community spanning numerous neighbourhoods, making it a dynamic destination for groups and events.

Boston & Cambridge offer upscale, international, and eclectic options for the taste buds, and each unique neighbourhood is home to a whole different dining scene. Great new restaurants join the mix on a regular basis, keeping things fresh and cutting-edge.  And the area boasts a variety of hotel product to suit the needs of any group – from five-star boutique properties to independently owned properties, to all of the major domestic and international chain, Boston can offer something for everyone. With approximately 30,000 hotel rooms, the Boston and Cambridge market offers a diverse inventory of options.  This fall the first Raffles Hotel in North America will open in Boston’s Back Bay with 5 food and beverage venues, expansive meeting and pre-function space, and a rooftop terrace.  Also in the luxury space, the Four Seasons Boston Hotel has recently completed an extensive renovation overseen by designer Ken Fulk to reimagine the lobby, front drive and restaurant concept.  Meanwhile, Boston is poised to open its second citizenM Hotel in 2024. Boston boasts an ample array of meeting space, anchored by two convention centres in prime neighbourhoods and connected to thousands of hotel rooms, retail and entertainment offerings, and enticing culinary options.  The Boston Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) features 516,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space, 82 meeting rooms, and a 40,000 square foot ballroom.  Just across Summer Street from the BCEC is the exquisite Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport, providing an additional 100,000 square feet of meeting and event space.  In total, there are 16 hotels located in the Seaport District near the BCEC.  In Boston’s iconic Back Bay neighbourhood, the Hynes Convention Centre includes nearly 180,000 square feet of exhibit space and 28 meeting rooms.  With a 25,000 square foot ballroom, the Hynes is also connected to over 3,100 hotels rooms. Airport and transportation: Boston Logan International Airport has nonstop service to 83 domestic and 54 international locations.  In August of 2023 the new international terminal – Terminal E – was unveiled after years of new construction and renovation.  Getting to Boston from the UK is easy, with daily non-stop service on a number of carriers from London to Boston.  And Logan International Airport is only three miles from the city centre, making it easy for attendees once they land. With free service on the silver line from each terminal, the proximity of the airport to downtown is an invaluable destination asset. In addition, Boston conveniently has two major train depots – South Station and Back Bay Station – that offer rail connectivity throughout the East Coast with Acela service, and longer-haul service into the Midwest. Visitors find that Boston has excellent access to air, rail, and bus connections. Boston is known as America’s Walking City, but when you can’t get around by foot, the city is easily accessible by the “T”, Boston’s public transportation system.  And what’s more, planners and delegates find that Boston is a very safe city to move around in. https://www.meetboston.com/meetings