City of the Week: St. Louis
Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 1/24/2005
Number of separate exhibit facilities 2
Total exhibit space 578,000 sq. ft.
Number of convention hotel rooms 35,000 in 90 hotels
Average room rate $75.85
Current hotel occupancy 61.2%
Hotel room tax 14.9%
Average hourly rate for general labor/decorator $54.78 regular $88.18 overtime $109.57 Sunday
Average hourly rate for general labor/drayage $54.56 regular $81.85 overtime $109.13 Sunday
Largest 2004 tradeshow Ace Hardware Fall Convention & Exhibit at 240,671 net sq. ft. (America's Center/Cervantes Convention Center)
Distance from airport to AC/CCC 13 miles (Lambert-St. Louis Intl. Airport)
