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Beyond the Box
Expanding convention centers are addressing new planner expectations
By KATIE MORELL
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The steady tide of convention center expansions is continuing in full force, with cities across the nation looking to attract more events.
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With competition mounting for convention business, many of these enhanced facilities are being designed to fulfill the requirements for service and technology that planners now expect.
At the beginning of 2011, a massive expansion was unveiled at the Indianapolis Convention Center, doubling its size.
“This expansion has taken us from being the 32nd largest convention city in the country to the 16th largest,” says Michelle Travis, vice president of sales for the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association. “The reception has been fantastic. So far, we’ve booked 69 conventions, totaling nearly $1.3 billion in economic impact for the city, thanks to the expansion.”
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News Trends
Inaugural IMEX America a Resounding Success
By LORI TENNY
The first edition of IMEX America took Las Vegas by storm last month, drawing thousands of attendees and exhibitors to the Sands Expo and Convention Center and adjacent Venetian and Palazzo Oct. 11-13. With roughly 2,000 hosted buyers and 1,867 exhibitors¬—800 from the U.S. and the rest from 140 countries around the world—the show added a dynamic new model to the meetings, conventions and incentives market in the U.S.
Designed after the award-winning annual IMEX in Frankfurt, Germany, IMEX America paired prequalified, hosted buyers with exhibitors and featured high-quality professional development and collaborative networking programs, including the MPI MeetDifferent Day of Education and Innovation.
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Site Scene
FLORIDA
- The Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek opened at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista in October. The hotel offers 400 guest rooms and suites that overlook the property’s 10-acre lake and Walt Disney World parks. Each room features a 40-inch, flat-panel television and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access. Guests staying on concierge floors, located on the top two floors of the hotel, have private access to the concierge lounge. Other amenities include a fitness center, 24-hour business center and a lagoon-style pool with private outdoor cabanas. Guests also have access to a nearby 18-hole championship golf course. There are more than 25,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor areas, including the 8,000-square-foot Ponce de Leon ballroom with 19-foot ceilings as well as an outdoor pool deck that can accommodate up to 400. For more information, call 407.390.2300 or visit www.wyndham.com.
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