1.   Added to the eatery-addicted natives is the yearly influx of tourists and convention visitors, who help support the restaurant trade.

2.   Craig estimates about half the convention visitors will arrive on Saturday for the IAME conference at the Atlanta Hilton.

3.   He also said more convention visitors would want to stay downtown overnight.

4.   He predicted that if enacted, the ban would cost the state tourist and convention business visitors from countries with high smoking rates, such as Japan.

5.   In addition to the exhibits at the Astrodome complex, convention visitors can visit the Houston suburbs of Sugar Land and Kingwood to tour new showcase homes.

6.   While business travel is still down, he said, convention visitors abound.

7.   Afraid of negative publicity, ComicMarket officials require convention visitors to change out of costume before going home.