City of the Week: New York
Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 10/3/2005
Number of separate exhibit facilities 7
Total exhibit space 1.7 million sq. ft.
Number of convention hotel rooms 69,912
Average room rate $220.99
Hotel room tax 13.6% plus $3.50/room/night
Current hotel occupancy 84.8%
Largest 2004 tradeshow New York Intl. Gift Fair (Jan.) at 670,520 net sq. ft. (Jacob K. Javits Convention Center; ShowPiers on the Hudson at the New York City Passenger Ship Terminal)
Distance from John F. Kennedy Intl. Airport to Javits 15 miles
Average labor rate (decorator at regular time) $107.72
Sources: 2005 TSW Survey of U.S. & Canadian Labor Rates; 2005 TSW Major Exhibit Hall Directory; 2005 TSW 200; NYC & Co.
