City of the Week-San Jose

Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 1/30/2006

Highlights

• San Jose welcomed the Broadway show "The Lion King" on Jan. 20. The show will be staged at the American Music Theater San Jose through Feb. 26. The Cirque du Soleil show "Corteo" is also visiting the city, running Jan. 19 to March 5 inside a temporary structure.

Number of separate exhibit facilities

• 2

Total exhibit space at venues

• 253,000 sq. ft.

Largest venue

• San Jose McEnery Convention Center (with 223,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space)

Last venue expansion

• The 80,000 sq. ft. South Hall was added to McEnery last year.

Space rate at McEnery

• $31 per sq. ft. (2005 average)

Number of convention hotel rooms

• 9,000 in 87 hotels

Average room rate

• $115 (2005 average)

Largest 2005 tradeshow and longest-running at McEnery

•Photonics West at 173,000 sq. ft. (16 years)

Number of hotels within one mile of McEnery

• 7

This week's shows at McEnery

•Religious Conference Management Assn. World Conference & Exposition Jan. 31–Feb. 3

Sources: 2005 TSW Major Exhibit Hall Directory; San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau