City of the Week - Paris
Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 1/2/2006
Highlights
• The City of Lights will welcome a few notable changes in 2006, including the Jan. 26 reopening of the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville, which was closed for renovations for more than two years.
Number of separate exhibit venues
• 10
Total exhibit space at venues
• 6.1 million sq. ft.
Largest venue
• Paris Expo-Porte de Versailles (2.4 million sq. ft. of exhibit space)
Most recent venue expansion and/or renovation
• Unibail will complete its renovations of Paris Expo-CNIT La Defense in 2008. The venue offers 215,278 sq. ft. of exhibit space.
Number of convention hotel rooms
• 74,967 in 1,446 hotels
Average room rate
• e212 ($251)
Current hotel occupancy
• 69.8%
Largest 2005 tradeshow
• salon intl. de l'agriculture with 414,948 net sq. ft. (PdV)
This week's shows at PdV
• SALON DU MEUBLE Jan. 5–9; FORMATIONS INTERNATIONALES. Jan. 7–8
Sources: 2005 TSW Major Exhibit Hall Directory; Paris Convention & Visitors Bureau; Préfecture de Paris
