“I think we change minds when we get people to come firsthand and experience the city,” said Mattie Scheeter, vice president of sales and services, Visit Omaha. If local transportation is a costly headache, Omaha hotels offer complimentary shuttle service to the Omaha Airport, located five miles from the convention center. On the heels of the 75th rendition of the annual event, Scheeter deemed it the “Omaha experience.” New Orleans is acclaimed on the global stage for its culinary scene, but Omaha has shown Straight why its food scene is deserving of recognition. “Well, first of all, you can’t really compare New Orleans food with any other city in the world, right?