Houston was recently named the most ethnically diverse large metropolitan area in the country. Our city’s diversity is one of the things that Houston Greeters celebrates and encourages our visitors and residents to celebrate as well. On our “Areas of Interest” listing here on our web page, you can choose from among many Greets that will help introduce you to the wealth of diversity we enjoy here in Houston.
(To learn more about our selection as “most ethnically diverse” area, check out the this article from the Houston Chronicle.)
( Photos from Last Year’s International Festival – Celebrating China)
Houston International Festival
April 21 – 22 and April 28-29, 2012
Spotlighting Argentina
The spotlight is on Argentina at this year’s International Festival on April 21-22 and April 28-29. The event is around City Hall, Tranquility Park and Sam Houston Park. The Festival highlights ethnic food booths, musical and dance performances and numerous arts and crafts booths. This is one of Houston’s premier festivals. If you would like to attend with a Houston Greeter, please fill out a Greet Request form and submit it to us.
It was a Houston love fest at Global Greeter Network’s closing reception for its fifth annual convention. Held at the Mosaic — the ultra-modern residential complex at the edge of Hermann Park — local host chapter, the Houston Greeters, pulled out all the stoppers for nearly 100 guests from more than 10 countries earlier this week.
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Houston Greeters is featured in the Houston Chronicle in an article about the Global Greeter Network meeting in Houston. Long considered a great place for business and to raise a family, Houston has rarely been viewed as a tourist destination. Yet with the guidance of a native, Houston can be one of the most fascinating cities in the world! That’s just what visitors from around the globe will learn when the city takes the international stage and Houston Greeters plays host to the annual meeting of the Global Greeter Network.
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Houston a Mecca for tourists?
