Benchmark Hospitality International has set the standard for integrity, quality and service in management and marketing services for resorts, conference centers, conference hotels and golf clubs.

In our twenty-five year history, we've learned a great deal about our business, about what makes a great conference center, hotel or conference resort and what doesn't. Early on in our quest to become the company we are today, we developed a philosophy for our endeavors, a formula for success that you'll find at each of our properties, throughout our literature and as the foundation of our logo

We realized early on that the core function of a Benchmark conference hotel or conference resort was to provide an environment that would facilitate idea exchange, problem-solving and retention of learning.

Founded in 1980, The Benchmark Management Company was originally designed to provide hospitality management services for its parent company, The Woodlands Corporation. In 1986, Burt Cabañas, then Senior Vice President of The Woodlands Corporation and Chief Operating Officer of Benchmark, purchased The Benchmark Management Company and created the independent subsidiary ‐‐ Benchmark Hospitality, Inc.

Benchmark Hospitality International today provides management and marketing services for resorts, executive conference centers, conference hotels and golf clubs. Services range from the developmental phases of projects ‐‐ consulting on market demand and feasibility analysis ‐‐ to facilities design and construction, marketing, technical services, profitable operational marketing and management of the property.

The company's main focus has always been on resorts and conference centers. In recent years, Benchmark has taken advantage of its expertise in management infrastructure and marketing to expand into other related fields, as well.

Meeting Client Expectations

Corporations and other organizations are facing greater pressure to maximize meeting productivity, thus raising expectations of the meeting planners. Benchmark Hospitality meets these expectations as an innovative leader in management and marketing services for some of the country's top resorts, executive conference centers, conference hotels, and golf clubs.

As a natural result of the age of specialization, Benchmark was among the first to realize the need for conference centers to be specifically designed to allow individuals to communicate face to face in the conference format. Benchmark recognizes that the primary purpose of true conference centers is to avoid the problems encountered at other venues ‐‐ problems such as noise distraction, inappropriate equipment, and inadequate or inefficient services.

A Benchmark Hospitality‐managed property applies the vision of "Living, Learning, and Leisure TM" ‐‐ the fundamental ingredient in the Benchmark philosophy. This concept ensures that a conference center is a specialized hospitality operation dedicated to facilitating and supporting successful meetings, while offering the necessary balance between work and play.

The goal is to enhance the success of the meeting ‐‐ accomplished through the design of the facility, the availability of professional support services, dedicated training of staff and packaging of the product. Due to their specialized nature, Benchmark's conference centers have succeeded in creating meeting, lodging, dining, and recreational facilities that are accompanied by suitable atmosphere, excellent accommodations, and unsurpassed service. At the end of the day, Benchmark conference centers have one overriding goal in mind ‐‐ to provide a total meeting environment, integrally designed and controlled by a team of meeting‐planning and management professionals.

Benchmark Builds Futures

At Benchmark Hospitality International, the definition of success is as individual as each of the over 6,000 people worldwide who compose our award-winning teams. Each person brings unique skills, talents, experience, history and culture to our company. Together, they form an extraordinary mosaic that supports Benchmark’s very entrepreneurial culture. Each team member’s desire for accomplishment is supported by our objective to build futures.

To be the “benchmark” by which all others are judged takes passion, courage and a dedication. We invite you to explore our extraordinary offering of unique opportunities, all with a common goal of providing an unforgettable journey.

All training and development, or employee learning, is managed through Benchmark University. Benchmark Builds Futures captures in words our commitment to continuous learning for all employees, at all levels, all departments and disciplines.

Through Benchmark University we offer:

• on site trainings


• area trainings


• professional development conferences


• skills and leadership trainings


• e-learning


• webinars


• manuals and resource guidebooks


• self-study courses


• professional certifications


• team and individual coaching and development.