City of the Week: Atlanta
Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 10/24/2005
Number of separate exhibit facilities 10
Total exhibit space 2.4 million sq. ft.
Number of convention hotel rooms 92,087 in 742 hotels
Average room rate $77.91
Hotel room tax 15%
Current hotel occupancy 60.4%
Largest 2004 tradeshow Intl. Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair — USA at 832,813 net sq. ft. (Georgia World Congress Center)
Distance from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Intl. Airport to GWCC 11 miles
Average labor rate (decorator at regular time) $53.35
Sources: 2005 TSW Survey of U.S. & Canadian Labor Rates; 2005 TSW Major Exhibit Hall Directory; 2005 TSW 200; Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau; Smith Travel Research
