Upcoming Houston adult expo booted from hotel venue after advocacy group pressure Organizer says he's found a new venue, the show will go on

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A Hilton hotel in Houston has apparently cancelled the booking for an adult entertainment convention set for next month.

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation sent out an email Friday morning saying it had expressed its concerns to Hilton that the convention would bring an increased demand for prostitution and sex trafficking.

The TEXXXAS fan event was due to kick off Aug. 17 and run through Aug. 20, at the Hilton Houston Southwest in the Galleria area. After-parties are also planned at strip clubs near the hotel that week.

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“Hilton Worldwide and Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), a third-party management services provider, have cancelled their arrangement to host the TEXXXAS pornography expo,” the group states in an email.

Hilton Houston Galleria is independently owned and operated by Hospitality Ventures Management Group, according to a Hilton Worldwide representative.

John Gray, event organizer and president of TEXXXAS, said via email on Friday that he had found a new venue in the area and that the event would go on as planned. Hotel representatives let him know early Thursday morning that they were terminating his contract with that location.

According to Gray, he’s waiting to finish up contracts with that new venue before announcing anything further.

In a statement to the Houston Chronicle on Friday, General manager Maggie Rosa with the Hilton location said that the decision was made in the best interest of other guests at the hotel.

“After careful consideration, our Hilton Houston Galleria Area Hotel made the decision not to host this event and regret if it has unintentionally offended any individual or organization. Our goal is always to provide quality accommodations and a welcoming environment for guests, employees and members of our community visiting our hotel,” Rosa said.

The national center applauded Hilton Worldwide for making the choice to cancel the event at the hotel.

"I want to publicly thank Hilton Worldwide, its CEO Christopher Nassetta, and HVMG for their decision to cancel the contract with the TEXXXAS pornography expo," said Dawn Hawkins, Executive Director of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation.

“I urge all other hotel chains to refuse to host this TEXXXAS expo in favor of community and guest safety,” Dawkins added.

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The anti-exploitation center reports in its latest press release that Hilton made the decision to cancel the event within 48 hours of being informed of the "possibly problematic" booking.

The advocacy group quoted a Hilton Worldwide representative in its release.

"Hilton is committed to respecting human rights and preventing sexual exploitation and we continuously review our policies to ensure we provide a welcoming environment for guests, employees and members of our communities.”

It was just last year that Hilton Worldwide adopted a policy to no longer sell on-demand pornography in its locations.

That means no more on-demand dirty movies on hotel televisions.

There is still Wi-Fi though, as even Hilton Worldwide pointed out.

“We are asking other hotels in the area to not host this event as well, in order to provide their guests with safe and family friendly environments,” an advocacy group representative said in an email.