Potential partnership between Seabrook and Space Center Houston could benefit hotel and tourism opportunities [Video]

SEABROOK, Texas — Seabrook hotels might be able to take advantage of a partnership between the city and Space Center Houston to offer bookings on the center’s website, and offer hotel guests tickets to the center.

What happened

On Dec. 3, Seabrook City Council heard from Space Center Houston, the official visitors center for NASA Johnson Space Center, about potential paid partnerships the center offers with nearby hotels, including partnerships that would allow Seabrook hotels to be listed on the center’s website, and include branding for the city and local hotels in email campaigns that go out to visitors who’ve booked tickets to the center.

Space Center Houston began discussions about a potential partnership with Seabrook in October, when the city expressed interest in pursuing partnerships that allow the city to increase hotel occupancy tax, or HOT, revenue. This would help the city reinvest in its tourism sector, Brian Hayes, director of business enterprises at …