City of the Week: Seattle
Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 7/11/2005
Number of separate exhibit facilities 2
Total exhibit space 730,700 sq. ft.
Number of convention hotel rooms 31,000 rooms in 125 hotels
Average room rate $157.68
Hotel room tax 15.8%
Current hotel occupancy 80.1%
Largest 2004 tradeshow The Seattle Gift Show (Jan.) at 134,963 net sq. ft. (Washington State Convention & Trade Center)
Distance from the Seattle-Tacoma Intl. Airport to the WSCTC 16 miles
Sources: 2004 TSW Major Exhibit Hall Directory; Seattle's Convention & Visitors Bureau; Smith Travel Research
