City of the Week-Cleveland

Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 3/27/2006

Highlights

• For the past two years, the Cleveland Botanical Gardens' Orchid Mania show has been an appealing respite from the gray of winter. The show, which ran Feb. 25–March 26, this year featured the tagline "Blossoms & Butterflies."

Number of separate exhibit facilities

• 2

Total exhibit space at venues

• 1.3 million sq. ft.

Largest venue

• I-X Center (902,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space)

Number of convention hotel rooms

• 4,900

Average room rate

• $107 (2005 average)

Shows this week

• NA—The Material Handling & Logistics Show & Conference (March 27–30 at I-X)

Sources: 2005 TSW Major Exhibit Hall Directory; Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland