LOUISVILLE, Ky.
The Kentucky State Fair Board is seeking proposals for a luxury hotel.
The board sent requests to 30 hotel-development companies asking for a minimum of 600 rooms and full-service amenities. The hotel would be located near Gate One and serve as a headquarters for trade shows and conventions. It would have an elevated walkway connecting it to the fairgrounds' South Wing exhibit complex.
Officials at the fairgrounds say they've lost at least one convention and one trade show because of the lack of a hotel.The fair board set a March 21 deadline for proposals and hopes to get at least five responses. The earliest that a new luxury hotel could open is mid-2014, according to officials.
Courtesy of The Courier-Journal
