special report Check g Hotel/Convention Center Complexes of North America BY DANICA TORMOHLEN, editor-at-large and RENEE DIIULIO, senior editor 42 September 2014 | Trade Show Executive HOTEL/CONVENTION CENTER COMPLEXES Greater Fort Lauderdale/ Broward County Convention Center . .55 QUICK REFERENCE Fort Worth Convention Center . .55 Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center. .55 Section I: United States Page Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center . .55 Garden State Convention & Exhibit Center . .55 Albuquerque Convention Center . .48 Gatlinburg Convention Center . .55 Hoteliers across the U.S. are Allen County War Memorial Coliseum . .48 Georgia Dome . .56 enjoying increased revenues, Alliant Energy Center . .48 Georgia International Convention Center . .56 America's Center . .48 Georgia World Congress Center . .56 occupancies and average daily Anaheim Convention Center . .48 Gillette Stadium . .56 Arlington Convention Center . .48 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center . .56 rates (ADR). All of the major hotel The Atlanta Convention Grand Wayne Convention Center . .56 chains — including Hyatt, Hilton, Center at AmericasMart . .48 Gwinnett Center . .56 Atlantic City Convention Center . .48 Hampton Roads Convention Center . .56 Marriott and Starwood — are Austin Convention Center . .48 Hot Springs Convention Center . .58 reporting strong gains through Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center . .48 John B. Hynes Veterans Baltimore Convention Center . .48 Memorial Convention Center . .58 the 2nd Quarter of 2014. Baton Rouge River Center . .48 Indiana Convention Center M.C. Benton Jr. Convention Center . .48 & Lucas Oil Stadium . .58 While this is great news for hotels, show Big Sandy Superstore Arena . .50 Iowa Events Center . .58 organizers aren’t necessarily celebrating. Birmingham-Jefferson Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas . .58 Aft er years of enjoying a buyer’s market, Convention Complex . .50 Kansas City Convention Boston Convention & Exhibition Center . .50 & Entertainment Facilities . .58 show organizers can expect to pay higher Branson Convention Center . .50 Kansas Expocentre . .58 room rates — in some but not all destina- George R. Brown Convention Center . .50 KCI Expo Center . .58 tions — in the near term. It will also be Buffalo Niagara Convention Center . .50 Kentucky Exposition Center. .58 tougher to negotiate contracts for group Cajundome/Convention Center . .50 Kentucky International Convention Center . .60 business if corporate and leisure travelers CAL EXPO/ Knoxville Convention Center . .60 continue to fi ll more room nights. California Exposition & State Fair . .50 La Crosse Center . .60 Th e good news: Hotel construction is Century II Performing The Lakeland Center . .60 on the rise. Th ere are a number of hotel/ Arts & Convention Center . .50 Lansing Center . .60 convention center complexes under con- CenturyLink Center Omaha . .50 Las Vegas Convention Center . .60 struction, and it’s likely we are headed CenturyLink Field Event Center . .50 David L. Lawrence Convention Center. .60 Charleston Area Convention Center . .50 Lexington Convention Center . .60 for more if the economy continues to Charleston Civic Center . .50 Long Beach Convention grow. In fact, Marriott ended 2013 with Charlotte Convention Center . .52 & Entertainment Center . .60 more than 22,000 hotel rooms under Chattanooga Convention Center . .52 Los Angeles Convention Center . .60 construction in the U.S., representing Cleveland Convention Center/ McAllen Convention Center . .60 the largest hotel construction pipeline Global Center for Health Innovation . .52 McCormick Place . .60 in the industry, according to data from Cobb Galleria Centre . .52 Meadowlands Exposition Center . .60 Smith Travel Research. Cobo Center . .52 Memphis Cook Convention Center . .62 Colorado Convention Center . .52 Mercedes-Benz Superdome . .62 Recent Openings Greater Columbus Convention Center . .52 Miami Airport Convention Center . .62 Since last year’s edition of Trade Show Connecticut Convention Center . .52 Minneapolis Convention Center . .62 Executive’s Hotel/Convention Center Cox Business Center . .52 Mobile Civic Center . .62 Cox Convention Center . .52 Monroeville Convention Center . .62 Complexes of North America, several hotel Crown Center Exhibit Hall . .52 Music City Center . .62 properties have completed construction. Dallas Market Center . .54 Myrtle Beach Convention Center . .62 Th e largest opening in the last year: Th e Dayton Convention Center . .54 Nashville Convention Center . .62 1,175-room, 49-suite Marriott Marquis DCU Center . .54 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum . .62 Washington, DC, which is adjacent to Dena’ina Civic & Convention New Orleans Ernest N. the Walter E. Washington Convention Center/Egan Center . .54 Morial Convention Center . .62 Center. Hotel guests have direct access Denver Mart . .54 NRG Park . .64 to the convention center via an under- DeVos Place. .54 Oakland Convention Center . .64 ground concourse connection. Th e hotel Duke Energy Convention Center . .54 Ocean Center . .64 features 83 meeting rooms with 105,000 Dulles Expo Center . .54 Ontario Convention Center . .64 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center . .54 Orange County Convention Center . .64 sf of total meeting space and the Marquis El Paso Convention Oregon Convention Center. .64 Ballroom with a capacity of 3,000. & Performing Arts Centers . .54 Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center . .64 In addition, the Omni Nashville Expo Square . .54 Overland Park Convention Center . .64 Hotel opened in Fall 2013 across the Fairplex/Sheraton Fairplex Palm Beach County Convention Center . .64 street from Music City Center. Th e new Hotel & Conference Center . .55 Palm Springs Convention Center . .64 21-story hotel features 800 rooms and 54 Fargodome . .55 suites. It also off ers 80,000 sf of meeting Florida State Fairgrounds . .55 continued on next page Continued on page 44 www.TradeShowExecutive.com | September 2014 43 Hotel/Convention Center 2014 Complexes of North America Continued from page 43 The Omni Nashville Hotel space and 49,000 sf of pre-function square feet of meeting space. Th e hotel space. Under a room-block agreement off ers free Wi-Fi along with a business opened in Fall 2013 across for incentives with the city, Omni gives center, indoor pool and fi tness facility. 80% of its room inventory to large city- Also in July, a skywalk that connects the the street from Music City wide conventions booked three years Peoria Civic Center to the Peoria Mar- in advance and 50% to those booked riott Père Marquette was completed. Th e Center. The new 21-story two to three years in advance. 10-story Peoria Marriott Père Marquette, hotel also offers 80,000 sf In May, the Westin Cleveland Down- which opened in June 2013, features 286 town, a $70 million project, opened aft er guest rooms and seven meeting rooms of meeting space. Under being closed for more than two years for with 19,000 sf of event space. renovations. Located across the street from Th e new six-story Hyatt Place Detroit/ a room-block agreement the Cleveland Convention Center/Global Novi opened in August 2013. Attached Center for Health Innovation, the former to the Suburban Collection Showplace, for incentives with the city, Crowne Plaza Hotel has been transformed the hotel off ers 126 guest rooms — all of Omni gives 80% of its room into a 484-room Starwood property. All which feature a 42-inch HDTV, the Hyatt guest rooms include a sectional sofa, an Grand Bed and a sectional sofa; compli- inventory to large citywide ergonomic work space and high-speed mentary Wi-Fi access throughout the Wi-Fi. Th e hotel features more than 20,000 hotel; and complimentary breakfast. conventions booked three sf of meeting space, including a 9,000 sf Grand Ballroom and 18 meeting rooms. Coming Soon years in advance and 50% Th e Courtyard by Marriott opened with In February 2015, the JW Marriott Aus- to those booked two to 116 rooms in Peoria, IL, in July. Connected tin is expected to open with 1,012 rooms via skywalk to the Peoria Civic Center, the near the Austin Convention Center. Th e three years in advance. hotel features one meeting room with 600 new 34-story hotel will off er 112,000 sf continued from page 43 San Diego Convention Center . 70 Wisconsin Center . 74 San Jose Convention Center . 70 XL Center . .74 QUICK REFERENCE Denny Sanford PREMIER Center . 70 Santa Clara Convention Center . 70 Section II: Canada Page Section I: United States Page Savannah International Trade & Convention Center . 70 Calgary TELUS Convention Centre . 75 Pasadena Convention Center . 64 SeaGate Convention Centre. 70 Credit Union Centre . 75 Pennsylvania Convention Center . 64 Sevierville Convention Center . ..